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  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 16, 2026

    ARDFM sets separate 5% capital limit for stablecoins in banks

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 12, 2026

    ARDFM tightens bank state aid return rules: threshold raised from 66% to 100%

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 3, 2026

    Halyk Bank willing to run certain services at a loss to drive cross-sales

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·July 16, 2026

    Kaspi.kz completes acquisition of Rabobank in Turkey: the bank will become the financial base for Hepsiburada

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·July 14, 2026

    Kazakhstan's National Bank and Ministry of Finance to Issue Tokenized Government Bonds by the End of 2026

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·July 7, 2026

    KMF Bank Raises $10 Million from Turkic Investment Fund for Business Lending

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·June 25, 2026

    AIFC Insights Releases First Comparative Review of Capital Markets in Central Asia and Azerbaijan

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ARDFM to Complicate Account Opening for Foreigners in Kazakhstan

ARDFM to Complicate Account Opening for Foreigners in Kazakhstan

The regulator has prepared amendments to financial monitoring rules.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationJune 19, 2026
Halyk Bank Fined for Flaws in Financial Monitoring System

Halyk Bank Fined for Flaws in Financial Monitoring System

The ARDFM’s banking regulation department identified violations in the internal controls of Kazakhstan’s largest bank.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationJune 18, 2026
National Bank of Kazakhstan sets July 19 deadline for banks to connect to unified QR

National Bank of Kazakhstan sets July 19 deadline for banks to connect to unified QR

The regulator’s head, Timur Suleimenov, confirmed there will be no exceptions for anyone, but the question of fines for missing the deadline remains open..

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|PeopleJune 15, 2026
Bank CenterCredit Launches UnionPay QR Payments Abroad and WeChat Pay in China

Bank CenterCredit Launches UnionPay QR Payments Abroad and WeChat Pay in China

The Kazakhstani bank has added a feature to its mobile app for scanning Asian payment terminals..

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|PeopleJune 12, 2026

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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
Kazakhstan prepares mandatory bank fee to rescue systemically important players

Kazakhstan prepares mandatory bank fee to rescue systemically important players

ARDFM and the National Bank have drafted bank crisis resolution rules. The payment to a single treasury account could reach up to 0.2% of a financial institution’s liabilities.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationMay 28, 2026
Kazakhstan's Microfinance Ombudsman: First Results and Access Barriers

Kazakhstan's Microfinance Ombudsman: First Results and Access Barriers

In four months of operation, the ombudsman received 1,500 complaints against MFIs—the institution is working, but clients need help with filing.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationMay 16, 2026
Kassa24 tightens limits for unidentified wallets

Kassa24 tightens limits for unidentified wallets

The Kazakhstani payment service lowered transaction limits to 3 MCI starting March 19 due to changes in the law

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|RegulationApril 29, 2026