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Central Bank of Uzbekistan to hand over part of its reserves to external management
Uzbekistan to launch compliance rating for securities issuers on December 18
ABB pays $140 million for 51% of Davr Bank—up from $100 million cited in May
"Uzbekistan Is Not Repeating Kazakhstan's Path—It's Forging Its Own": Oleg Kachalin on Fintech Barriers and Growth Points
Only 4% of Uzbekistanis Use Bank Deposits to Save Money
From 'Fast Money' to Large-Scale Ecosystems: WOOX CEO Shokhrukh Ayibov on Uzbekistan's Fintech Transformation
Paynet launches cashback program for identified users
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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..
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..
From Retail to B2B: How TBC Bank Assesses the Transformation of Uzbekistan's Financial Market
The local market bypassed the era of traditional branches and moved straight to mobile finance.
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Fitch Upgrades Outlook for Microcreditbank Following Uzbekistan's Sovereign Rating
The international agency improved the outlook for seven state-owned banks in the country. The assessment relies on state support rather than the banks’ independent performance.
Uzbekistan Positions Central Asia as an Independent Financial Hub: What It Means for the Market
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the region’s transformation into an independent center of economic growth. For the financial sector, this is a political signal that could be followed by the localization of payment infrastructure.
Uzbekistan's Fintechs Test Package Subscriptions: Market Awaits Results of Click's Spring Pilot
In May, Click conducted a closed test of a new tariff line. A mass launch is still in preparation, but the pilot itself confirms that payment services are looking for new monetization models.
TBC Bank Group Buys OLX in Uzbekistan: Regulator Approves Deal with Conditions
The Competition Committee allowed a TBC entity to acquire 100% of the classifieds service but prohibited it from imposing its own payment services on users.
Payment service Paynet enters the top five largest taxpayers in Uzbekistan's service sector
The company paid 115 billion soums in taxes in the first quarter. The fintech sector is beginning to compete with telecom and aviation in terms of revenue.