Uzbekistan is one of the fastest-growing fintech markets in the region: a large young audience, mobile-first onboarding and demand for payments, instalments and e-commerce. On top of the UzCard and Humo national processing, the Payme and Click payment apps have grown, while the Uzum marketplace is developing a super-app model and BNPL. This topic gathers news about banks, payment infrastructure and regulation so that a coherent market becomes visible behind the individual headlines.
Uzbekistan combines a large audience, rapid mobile-first onboarding and notable demand for payments, instalments, e-commerce and services for small businesses.
On top of the national processing and banking layer, apps, merchant services, marketplaces and new consumer lending models are developing.
Signals on payment rules, infrastructure openness, BNPL, super-app competition and cross-border links with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The hub connects Uzbekistan news with the market's foundational materials, so that fresh publications reinforce the topic's permanent page.
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 will allow foreign banks to establish a physical presence within its new special economic zone.
Despite broad access to banking services, the culture of saving through deposits remains low in Uzbekistan.
The new project allows citizens and foreigners to buy and sell USDT for cash after mandatory identity verification.
The government is launching the “AI Partner for 10,000 Enterprises” program with a $100 million budget for its first phase.
Starting November 16, banks and payment services will bear full financial responsibility for fraudulent transfers made without OTP codes.
Fintech company Alif secures investment to scale installment services ahead of the 2027 launch of licensed operators
A government decree introduces an updated regulatory framework for installment services, including purchase limits and mandatory Central Bank registration.