During the first week of August, mobile banking apps in Central Asia and the Caucasus received over 30 updates. Trend of the week: infrastructure integrations. Banks are connecting en masse to national payment systems and global wallets. 🏆 Update of the week: the synchronized launch of Apple Pay across four banks in Kyrgyzstan.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Bereke Bank added unified QR payments and expanded phone number transfers, including sending funds to Russia.
- ForteApp integrated unified QR payments into the general transaction history and shifted OTP code delivery to push notifications.
- Home.kz opened fee-based interbank phone number transfers to all credit institutions in the country.
- BCC Business 2.0 added the ability to pay sole proprietor fines for a third party in its corporate mobile app.
- bcc.kz introduced detailed precious metals portfolio analytics for retail clients directly in the app interface.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
- Click SuperApp launched direct transfers from local Uzcard and HUMO cards to UZS-denominated Visa and Mastercard cards.
- Ipak Yuli Mobile optimized the digital customer identification process and updated the logic of the app’s credit section.
- TBC Bank Uzbekistan automated term deposit rollovers, releasing its third update in three weeks for routine operations.
- Uzum Bank moved insurance products into a separate hub, grouping CASCO, OSAGO, and travel insurance policies together.
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
- DemirBank added support for Apple Pay contactless payments following previous announcements about the technology’s arrival.
- MBank introduced Apple Pay and additionally enabled MoneySend transfers to Mastercard cards worldwide.
- O!Dengi integrated contactless payment via Apple Pay for all users of its e-wallet.
- Optima24 officially launched the Apple Pay contactless payment feature for all mobile banking clients.
- Eldik Bank provided access to full card details directly in the app and restored push notifications on iOS.
- MegaPay added MegaAuto for car purchases and MegaHome for real estate searches, advancing its superapp concept.
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
- Alif changed the logic for phone number transfers and added the ability to top up ATTO transport cards.
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
- Birbank officially announced the implementation of Click to Pay technology to confirm online payments without manual data entry.
- Leobank confirmed the expansion of its service provider list, adding new payment options in the entertainment and sports categories.
- ABB mobile added interactive guides for new features and the ability to buy tickets for low-cost carriers WizzAir and Ryanair.
- UBank launched real-time card data display and added plastic card ordering with courier delivery.
