Central Asia fintech news
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Kazakhstan cuts rates as inflation falls below 10%, and 4 other stories of the week
August 30 – September 6: Rate easing in Kazakhstan, yuan bonds on AIX, Single QR expansion in Uzbekistan, and other market events
Kazakhstani banks may get tax agent status to automatically withhold social payments for the self-employed
Draft amendments to the Tax Code propose that banks withhold and transfer social payments directly upon receiving payment through an app.
Kazakhstan proposes automatic deduction of self-employed social payments via banking apps
The Ministry of National Economy has drafted Tax Code amendments granting banks and marketplaces new fiscal functions.
Markets in Kazakhstan: What happened in August
A contextual breakdown of the month’s main financial sector themes: macroeconomics, banks, and exchange infrastructure
Lion Finance Group considers buying major banks in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Bank of Georgia’s parent company plans regional entry by acquiring top-5 players
Kazakhstan's ARDFM Proposes Allowing Non-Public JSCs Without a Board of Directors
The regulator plans to introduce an intermediate business form between an LLP and a public joint-stock company to simplify option issuance.
KASE Proposes Stronger Self-Regulation for Kazakhstan's Stock Market
The exchange presented a concept for a regulatory committee to handle first-line supervision of issuers and trading
Directory pulse: August 24–31 week
What happened in the Central Asian fintech market during the last week of summer
Central Asian regulators choose technical integration of payment systems over unified legislation
Regional countries abandon the idea of a supranational regulator in favor of QR code interoperability and open banking
Kazakhstan plans to exempt QR payments and mobile transfers from VAT
The government is discussing expanding tax exemptions to all types of digital payments under the new Tax Code
Business Lending Outpaces Retail in Kazakhstan Amid Regulatory Cooling
Entrepreneurs secured 22 trillion tenge over the past year as consumer loan growth steadily slowed.
Halyk Bank builds a superapp: why Kazakhstan's largest bank needs an Islamic window, a crypto card, and AI
The country’s largest bank is changing its customer retention strategy. The Islamic finance announcement complements plans to integrate digital assets and smart assistants.