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    Uzbekistan to ban web-based P2P transfers and tighten bank app logins

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    Kazakhstan's foreign cashless payments grow 10-fold in six years

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  • 🇹🇯 Tajikistan·July 29, 2026

    Apple Pay officially launches in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

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