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  • 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan·August 21, 2026

    Payment company Paynet opens physical crypto store Voluto in Tashkent

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 11, 2026

    ARDFM requires Kazakh bank shareholders to plan business rescues ahead of crises

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    Uzbekistan tightens advertising rules for financial services and insurance literacy

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Pocket money on a card: how Uzbekistan's banking superapps are mastering kids' finance

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.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
Latin passports and BNPL tours: How Uzbekistan buys travel in superapps

Latin passports and BNPL tours:

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 3, 2026

ARDFM plans to limit loan terms for smartphones and vacations

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·August 1, 2026

    National Bank of Kazakhstan discusses real sector support measures with commercial banks

  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan·July 30, 2026

    ARDFM tightens rules for MFIs and debt collectors: a new wave of regulatory reform

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    IFC makes first investment in Uzbekistan under private sector catalytic funding program

    IFC makes first investment in Uzbekistan under private sector catalytic funding program

    The International Finance Corporation has launched a program to support private business development in the country.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ProductJuly 24, 2026
    Uzbekistan's Centrum Air Becomes First in Central Asia to Launch Cryptocurrency Ticket Payments

    Uzbekistan's Centrum Air Becomes First in Central Asia to Launch Cryptocurrency Ticket Payments

    The airline has implemented crypto acquiring from the Asterium platform with automatic conversion of digital assets into fiat.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|NewsJuly 19, 2026
    Click Launches Personal Financial Profiles: Uzbek Fintech Introduces Product for Customer Segmentation

    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..

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|MarketsJuly 16, 2026
    From Late-Night Pharmacies to VHI Policies: How Medical Services Are Taking Root in Uzbekistan's Super Apps

    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..

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
    How Uzbekistan buys travel in superapps

    Conversion hurdles and why ticket aggregators still beat banking ecosystems.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
    Two Seconds at the Turnstile: How Uzbekistanis Pay for Transport in Banking Ecosystems

    Two Seconds at the Turnstile: How Uzbekistanis Pay for Transport in Banking Ecosystems

    Successful cashbacks and the battle for daily transport transactions.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
    How Uzbekistanis Use Grocery Delivery in Banking Ecosystems

    How Uzbekistanis Use Grocery Delivery in Banking Ecosystems

    Lagging widgets and promo code wars: Why banks are losing to specialized delivery apps.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
    Why Movie and Concert Tickets Remain Outside Uzbekistan's Banking Superapps

    Why Movie and Concert Tickets Remain Outside Uzbekistan's Banking Superapps

    How users interact with entertainment services within banking ecosystems.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
    How Uzbekistanis Use Apparel Shopping in Banking Ecosystems

    How Uzbekistanis Use Apparel Shopping in Banking Ecosystems

    Marketplace fragmentation and the hunt for cashback: why a unified shopping experience is still unavailable.

    🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchJuly 16, 2026
    Halyk Finance adds Sharia investment screening by fintech Ailat to its app

    Halyk Finance adds Sharia investment screening by fintech Ailat to its app

    The Kazakhstani broker has separated Islamic securities into a dedicated section of its mobile app. A partner fintech company provides asset screening according to international standards.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ProductJuly 16, 2026
    Why Buying Medicines Online Turns Into a Quest With an Uncertain Outcome for Kazakhstanis

    Why Buying Medicines Online Turns Into a Quest With an Uncertain Outcome for Kazakhstanis

    Ordering medicines online in Kazakhstan is a lottery: a drug is listed as in stock but is actually unavailable, and users fear making a mistake when choosing an alternative.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ResearchJuly 14, 2026
    Kids' Cards in Kazakhstan: The Child is Bored, the Parent is Anxious

    Kids' Cards in Kazakhstan: The Child is Bored, the Parent is Anxious

    Kids’ cards are stuck between extremes: either a boring “micro-bank” with adult terminology or a toy the child quickly outgrows.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ResearchJuly 14, 2026
    Fear of Flight Cancellations and the Bonus Hunt: How Kazakhstanis Buy Travel in Superapps

    Fear of Flight Cancellations and the Bonus Hunt: How Kazakhstanis Buy Travel in Superapps

    Banks offer better deals on tours and tickets than traditional operators. Yet peace of mind beats price: travelers want to know what happens if their flight gets canceled.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ResearchJuly 14, 2026
    Why automatic analytics "lie" and Kazakhstanis still track budgets manually in spreadsheets

    Why automatic analytics "lie" and Kazakhstanis still track budgets manually in spreadsheets

    Almost every bank offers spending charts, yet users still track their budgets in Excel because they don’t trust automatic categorization.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ResearchJuly 14, 2026
    The Bank as a Ticket Office: What Keeps Superapps from Becoming Leisure Hubs

    The Bank as a Ticket Office: What Keeps Superapps from Becoming Leisure Hubs

    You can buy a ticket through a bank, but the app remains a checkout counter. When planning downtime, users do not want to see loan balances next to movie posters.

    🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|ResearchJuly 14, 2026
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