Central Asia fintech news
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72% of Kazakhstanis believe AI protects against scammers, but don't trust it to make payments
A Visa study showed that users actively use neural networks for online shopping, but only 14% are ready to delegate the transactions themselves to them.
Weekly Updates: Banking Apps in Central Asia and the Caucasus, July 10–17, 2026
What’s new in mobile banking apps this week: subscription management, QR loans, and Open Banking elements.
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.
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.
Uzbekistan updates internal control rules for insurance organizations: strengthening ARDFM oversight
The National Agency for Prospective Projects has tightened risk management requirements in the insurance sector.
Click Launches Personal Financial Profiles: Uzbek Fintech Introduces Product for Customer Segmentation
Click expands its service with a typology of financial profiles to personalize offers.
A piggy bank instead of an order book: how Uzbekistanis come to investments in superapps
Hidden demand for brokers and the barriers of religious banking.
From Late-Night Pharmacies to VHI Policies: How Medical Services Are Taking Root in Uzbekistan's Super Apps
The shortage of seamless medical services and why ChatGPT is replacing doctors for patients.
Pocket money on a card: how Uzbekistan's banking superapps are mastering kids' finance
A complete information vacuum and an acute shortage of products for parents.
Latin passports and BNPL tours: How Uzbekistan buys travel in superapps
Conversion hurdles and why ticket aggregators still beat banking ecosystems.
Discounted Fines in Two Taps: How Uzbekistanis Use Govtech in Bank Superapps
Tax cashbacks serve as the main driver for integrating state services and fintech.
Charts nobody believes: how Uzbekistanis track finances in banking apps
Primitive banking analytics versus the habit of calculating expenses “in one’s head” and in Excel.