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  • 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan·August 17, 2026

    Paynet enters the investment market: company buys stake in GoInvest broker

  • 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan·August 14, 2026

    Fintech Association of Uzbekistan announces partnership with international organization

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 10, 2026

    Kazakhstan and China agree on memorandum between banking and financial associations

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 4, 2026

    Kaspi.kz completes acquisition of Rabobank A.Ş. in Turkey

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AI startup with roots in Tajikistan raises $17 million for a credit scoring system

AI startup with roots in Tajikistan raises $17 million for a credit scoring system

Entrepreneur Azizjon Azimi’s solution automates loan issuance and is already operating in 20 countries.

🇹🇯 Tajikistan|FundingJuly 8, 2026
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Launch Cross-Exchange Cooperation: UzEx Integrates with EVDE
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 4, 2026

Freedom Holding Completes Turkish Bank Acquisition, Launches Freedom Bank A.Ş. in Turkey

  • 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan·July 29, 2026

    ITFC Allocates $75 Million to Ipak Yuli Bank for Islamic Financing of SMEs and Women's Entrepreneurship

  • 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan·July 27, 2026

    TBC Bank Group acquires controlling stake in OLX Uzbekistan to integrate fintech services

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    ITFC and Hamkorbank close Uzbekistan's largest Islamic trade finance deal

    ITFC and Hamkorbank close Uzbekistan's largest Islamic trade finance deal

    The international corporation and the Uzbek bank launched a $100 million trade finance project.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|DealsJuly 22, 2026
    AFK: Factoring could give banks access to 43 trillion tenge of short-term business debt

    AFK: Factoring could give banks access to 43 trillion tenge of short-term business debt

    The Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan has assessed the prospects of supply chain finance as an alternative to collateralized loans for SMEs..

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJuly 17, 2026
    Digital tenge to get legal tender status in Kazakhstan

    Digital tenge to get legal tender status in Kazakhstan

    Legislative norms establishing the legal status of the third form of the national currency come into force on July 18..

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJuly 17, 2026
    QR payment volume in Kazakhstan reaches 8 trillion tenge, surpassing POS terminals

    QR payment volume in Kazakhstan reaches 8 trillion tenge, surpassing POS terminals

    The share of cashless payments in the country has stabilized at 87.6%, with preparation for the launch of a unified interbank QR code becoming the main market driver..

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJuly 13, 2026

    Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Launch Cross-Exchange Cooperation: UzEx Integrates with EVDE

    Uzbekistan’s UzEx exchange has partnered with Kyrgyzstan’s EVDE exchange to expand trading in the region.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|PartnershipJuly 7, 2026
    Kazakhstan Stock Exchange and CAIER Agree on Free ESG Assessment for Issuers

    Kazakhstan Stock Exchange and CAIER Agree on Free ESG Assessment for Issuers

    KASE and the Central Asian Institute for Ecological Research have signed a memorandum that will lower barriers to issuing green bonds in Kazakhstan.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|PeopleJune 30, 2026
    Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan Synchronize Banking Standards for the Middle Corridor Route

    Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan Synchronize Banking Standards for the Middle Corridor Route

    The countries signed a package of agreements that includes coordination in the financial sector and the harmonization of customs statistics

    🇦🇿 Azerbaijan|PartnershipJune 30, 2026
    Azerbaijan's ABB Discusses Acquisition of 51% Stake in Uzbekistan's Davr Bank at Regulator Level

    Azerbaijan's ABB Discusses Acquisition of 51% Stake in Uzbekistan's Davr Bank at Regulator Level

    The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has officially confirmed negotiations regarding the entry of Azerbaijani capital. The parties have moved on to discussing prudential supervision and the asset’s future development strategy.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|DealsJune 26, 2026
    Kazakhstan's Bank Loan Portfolio Grows by 18%. Bank RBK, Freedom, and Kaspi Lead the Pack

    Kazakhstan's Bank Loan Portfolio Grows by 18%. Bank RBK, Freedom, and Kaspi Lead the Pack

    Total loan volume approached 44 trillion tenge. The top ten players account for over 92% of the market while maintaining a consistently low delinquency rate.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 24, 2026
    Kazakhstan's Senate Approves Amendments to Launch Car Leasing for Individuals

    Kazakhstan's Senate Approves Amendments to Launch Car Leasing for Individuals

    Following a 2025 pilot project, the parliament is updating the legislative framework. Leasing will become an alternative to car loans, allowing drivers to change vehicles without having to sell them.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 23, 2026
    UAE's Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Registers New Subsidiary in Kazakhstan

    UAE's Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Registers New Subsidiary in Kazakhstan

    The UAE investor has established a universal bank, capitalized it with 20 billion tenge, and plans to develop Islamic financing.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 11, 2026
    Fitch Upgrades Outlook for Microcreditbank Following Uzbekistan's Sovereign Rating

    Fitch Upgrades Outlook for Microcreditbank Following Uzbekistan's Sovereign Rating

    The international agency improved the outlook for seven state-owned banks in the country. The assessment relies on state support rather than the banks’ independent performance.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|MarketsJune 11, 2026
    Halyk Bank Completes Acquisition of Online Cash Register Service re:Kassa

    Halyk Bank Completes Acquisition of Online Cash Register Service re:Kassa

    Kazakhstan’s largest bank has become the direct owner of the fintech company, integrating it into its business services ecosystem.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 9, 2026
    Kazakhstanis Are Withdrawing Less Cash: First Decline Since the Pandemic

    Kazakhstanis Are Withdrawing Less Cash: First Decline Since the Pandemic

    The share of cash in card turnover has dropped to a historic low of 12.1%. This marks the first decline in cash withdrawal volumes since 2020.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 4, 2026
    ARDFM prepares unified resolution rules for troubled banks in Kazakhstan

    ARDFM prepares unified resolution rules for troubled banks in Kazakhstan

    The regulator has published a draft resolution intended to consolidate mechanisms for dealing with insolvent financial institutions.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DealsJune 4, 2026
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