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BNPL in Central Asia

BNPL is buy-now-pay-later purchasing at the intersection of payments, lending, e-commerce and data, so a single instalment story often speaks at once about competition among banks, marketplaces and risk models. The core demand is born in everyday purchases: marketplaces, electronics, travel, education and services, where the customer wants simple instalments without a long banking journey. This topic gathers material from different countries of the region, because product models here migrate faster than regulation.

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Why it is a separate topic

BNPL sits at the intersection of payments, lending, e-commerce and data. That is why a single instalment story often speaks at once about competition among banks, marketplaces and risk models.

Where the demand is

The main demand is born in everyday purchases: marketplaces, electronics, travel, education, healthcare and services, where the customer wants simple instalments without a long banking journey.

What matters to track

The cost of risk, transparency of terms, the burden on the consumer, access to data, merchant fees and where regulators draw the line between a payment and a loan.

Where to start

The hub gathers material from different countries, because BNPL develops regionally: product models often migrate faster than regulation.

Latest materials

Notification Procedure: Uzbekistan Requires Marketplaces and Streaming Services to Report Operations to NAPP

Notification Procedure: Uzbekistan Requires Marketplaces and Streaming Services to Report Operations to NAPP

E-commerce platforms and order aggregators must submit data via the agency’s system using OneID. The regulator will compile a public registry of legal operators.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|RegulationAugust 22, 2026
Foreign Banks Get Green Light to Open Branches in Enterprise Uzbekistan

Foreign Banks Get Green Light to Open Branches in Enterprise Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan will allow foreign banks to establish a physical presence within its new special economic zone.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ProductAugust 22, 2026
Only 4% of Uzbekistanis Use Bank Deposits to Save Money

Only 4% of Uzbekistanis Use Bank Deposits to Save Money

Despite broad access to banking services, the culture of saving through deposits remains low in Uzbekistan.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ResearchAugust 22, 2026
Weekly Updates: Central Asian Bank Apps, August 14–21, 2026

Weekly Updates: Central Asian Bank Apps, August 14–21, 2026

Apple Pay integration, QR payment expansion, and cross-border transfers in the latest app update roundup.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|DigestAugust 21, 2026
Kazakhstan introduces 14-day cooling-off period for loans and insurance

Kazakhstan introduces 14-day cooling-off period for loans and insurance

Starting October 2026, borrowers can cancel unsecured loans and bundled services without penalties. Banks are banned from using pre-checked boxes in apps.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|MarketsAugust 21, 2026
Payment company Paynet opens physical crypto store Voluto in Tashkent

Payment company Paynet opens physical crypto store Voluto in Tashkent

The new project allows citizens and foreigners to buy and sell USDT for cash after mandatory identity verification.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan|ProductAugust 21, 2026
Market Signals: August 18–21

Market Signals: August 18–21

Key events in the Central Asian fintech market: debt rotation and new KASE listings

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan|MarketsAugust 21, 2026
AI enters Kyrgyzstan's labor market through functions, not professions

AI enters Kyrgyzstan's labor market through functions, not professions

A Tazabek study shows artificial intelligence is not displacing workers, but rather reshaping their tasks and raising skill requirements.

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan|ResearchAugust 20, 2026

Key areas

Payments
  • Uzbekistan to ban web-based P2P transfers and tighten bank app loginsAugust 18, 2026
  • Kazakhstan's foreign cashless payments grow 10-fold in six yearsJuly 31, 2026
  • Kazakhstan's Unified QR Exposes Bank Tariff Battle for BusinessJuly 31, 2026
Banking products
  • From Retail to B2B: How TBC Bank Assesses the Transformation of Uzbekistan's Financial MarketJuly 9, 2026
  • Travel-Tech: How Banks Are Becoming the Main Tour OperatorsJuly 2, 2026
  • From Spending to Saving: Why Kazakh PFM Services Need a RebootJuly 2, 2026
Deals
  • Paynet enters the investment market: company buys stake in GoInvest brokerAugust 17, 2026
  • Fintech Association of Uzbekistan announces partnership with international organizationAugust 14, 2026
  • Kazakhstan and China agree on memorandum between banking and financial associationsAugust 10, 2026
Regulation
  • Notification Procedure: Uzbekistan Requires Marketplaces and Streaming Services to Report Operations to NAPPAugust 22, 2026
  • Central Bank of Uzbekistan allows banking app registration using a relative's phone numberAugust 17, 2026
  • ARDFM sets separate 5% capital limit for stablecoins in banksAugust 16, 2026