VTB Bank (Armenia) is now offering its customers new and technological services at ATMs. Customers of the bank can now use ATMs to withdraw money, make payments, execute money transfers …

Bank of Russia is considering introducing a common payment space within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) based on blockchain technology. The introduction of Masterchange would allow for financial transactions and …

The number of payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan is on the rise: the number of debit cards has increased 24.3%; the number of credit cards has increased 21.1%; and …

The Armenian government has not approved amendments to the ‘Law on the Development of Digital Technologies’ or the ‘Law on State Registration of Legal Entities, Separated Subdivisions, Enterprises of Legal …

The Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has approved amendments and additions to the ‘Law on Electric Money in the Kyrgyz Republic’ in order to clarify the procedure for …

As FinTech continues to become an important aspect of how financial markets all over the world operate, pressure from Kazakh regulators and information attacks directed against the online lending sector …

The widespread online exchange of currency in Uzbekistan is expected to begin in April 2018. The process began with a decree from the Uzbek President in September 2017 to liberalize …

FinTech is becoming of crucial importance for financial institutions, influencing nearly every financial activity and transforming money management channels. The financial sector in Georgia is no different; here’s a quick …

In Kazakhstan, the rigid regulations of financial companies now also apply to online lending companies, leaving many to wonder if FinTech companies can thrive (or even survive) under such conditions. …

For the first time in Azerbaijan, PASHA Bank is offering consumers the opportunity to pay for parking via a mobile application. To pay for parking in this way, customers need …

The Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has adopted amendments to the resolution ‘On Electronic Money’ that prohibit the replenishment of electronic wallets (e-wallets), prepaid cards and/or virtual prepaid …

The National Bank of Uzbekistan has officially launched Milliy, its free-to-use mobile banking application. The mobile application allows users to access payment/money transfer systems as well as be able to …

Yerevan-based Converse Bank has introduced its free-to-use mobile application called Converse Mobile, which allows customers to manage their accounts at any time of day from anywhere in the world. Using …

Digitization and the development of innovative technologies have contributed to the active transition of the banking sector to remote payment channels. In total in the first three quarters of 2017, …

Artificial intelligence (AI) will help increase the efficiency of banks in Uzbekistan. Manguberdi Abdukarimov, specialist at the National Bank of Uzbekistan, explains that AI is used in foreign banks in …

Ariadne, a London-based regulatory technology (regtech) designer, is hoping to test an innovative regulatory and compliance platform in the Armenian financial sector. Regtech has been growing fast in recent years; …

Pasha Bank will become the first in Azerbaijan to introduce the Asan Imza electronic certificate. This e-certificate will act as a mobile e-signature, allowing customers to verify their identity electronically …

The Fintechstars hackathon took place in Almaty and featured 100 programmers working to develop financial technology projects. During the 48-your hackathon, participants proposed various projects, including many for services to …

The International Financial Center Astana (IFCA) will begin cooperation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a fintech ecosystem and maintain the atmosphere of innovative startup projects in Kazakhstan. Each …

Visa has awarded Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan for the successful launch of the Beeline card, a unique product for the domestic e-commerce market that was launched with Beeline Kazakhstan and the fintech …