Consumers choose to use digital services for one main reason – it solves an issue. In Kazakhstan, however, the adoption of digital services has been somewhat lower than in other …

FinTech is a booming industry in Ukraine, with more than 100 such companies operating in the country today (58% of which were founded in the last 3 years). Because of …

In recent years, the banking sector of Uzbekistan has been undergoing a number of reform efforts aimed at improving the availability and quality of financial services, something important for sustained …

Cybersecurity as a service is part of a wider global trend toward the sharing economy model, in which consumers pay for a service over time as opposed to buy a …

Kazakhstani police are investigating the leak of the personal data of Kazakhstani citizens. Earlier this year, it was discovered that an online database containing the personal data of about 11 …

The Big Data Association has announced its intention to create a sandbox for working with the anonymized personal data of association customers, including data on purchases, payment types and mobile-related …

Amendments and additions to Uzbekistan’s criminal code and administrative responsibility code governing the use of personal data have been signed into law. The updated legislation outlines a schedule of fines …

Big Data technologies are gradually entering the Kazakh market. Large companies use solutions based on them, schools of big data analysts open, state projects on digitalization are launched. A lot …

Government is the main initiator of Big Data activities in Uzbekistan. Here are the main ones this year.   The first BI analysts school in UZ The first school of …

PrivatBank is the largest bank in Ukraine. It serves more than 19 million customers. Here’s everything you need to know how the bank processes customer data.   Data sources The …

Despite the advances brought by digitalization and the wide availability of public services in electronic formats, Russians are still forced to make in-person visits and deal with physical documents stored …

Russia’s Central Bank and Rostelecom plan on using biometric data collected by financial institutions to fill out the Unified Biometric System (EBS). EBS, designed to facilitate the delivery of banking …

Kyrgyzstan has begun the process of opening their data, with the State Communications Committee working to create a portal that will give citizens access to up-to-date information from government agencies, …

The government of Kazakhstan is planning to create the Personal Data Agency under the Security Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development. This new agency will be responsible for coordinating …

Amendments to Russia’s Law on Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection are currently being discussed and could have major implications for how Big Data is used in the country. The …

In Kazakhstan, biometrics as an identification tool is still a far-away dream. Currently, the existing state database of citizens is being used for biometrics in the country. Although 11 financial …

Russia’s Central Bank has published its Main Directions for the Development of Information Security in the Credit and Financial Sphere for 2019–2021. The document outlines a plan to combat cyber …

Participants in Russia’s emerging Big Data market, including the Internet Development Institute (IRI) and the Big Data Association (ABD) (which includes Yandex, the Mail.ru Group, Sberbank, Gazprombank, MegaFon and Rostelecom), …

The data market is starting to come to greater prominence around the world. Perhaps nowhere is this truer than in Russia, where the data market is still largely in its …

Understanding the importance of Big Data and other digital technologies in the modern world, Alfa Bank has developed a strong digital strategy and become a leader in Big Data. To …