Universities in Kyrgyzstan will soon start offering programs that include the foundations of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Kyrgyz Economic University was the first in the country to make such a move, …

Uzbekistan hosted the second DigiGirlz High Tech Camp educational program, which is aimed at increasing the potential of girls and attracting them to the technology sector. The program, held at …

New York-based blockchain technology company Blocktech and the French University in Armenia have announced the launch of the country’s first academic blockchain laboratory. The laboratory will undertake an interdisciplinary study …

According to the annual PwC salary and benefit review, Kazakhstani companies continued to improve business efficiency in 2018. The rate of return per employee (Human Capital ROI) grew 14% and …

A two-day hackathon called #HACKProm was held in December 2018 to encourage 44 students from 8 Russian cities to find solutions to some of the biggest problems facing Gazprom Oil …

The National Bank of Kazakhstan introduced several changes last year that have affected online lending. Specifically, the Bank limited the annual effective rate to 100% and also reduced the total …

In May last year, the first fully-digital bank (called Space) opened in Georgia. The bank operates as a daily finance management application and has no branches or other physical spaces. …

Non-cash transactions continue to increase in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan, especially in terms of monetary value. From November 2017 through November 2018, the total volume of non-cash payments in …

The first FinTech lab in Uzbekistan was announced at the ‘Open Innovations in the Banking Section’ session of the International Press Club. The FinTech lab will focus on facilitating the …

In 2018, Kazakhstani financial institutions began working more closely with FinTech companies and purchasing a large number of FinTech products, giving more and more consumers in the country access to …

The government of Tajikistan has decreed that all ministries, departments, state-owned enterprises and institutions that provide payment services must acquire equipment for accepting non-cash payments by April 1, 2019. The …

PAYMO has announced that it is developing a system to unite providers and consumers of financial services in one information space as part of an effort to provide consumers with …

Armenia has become only the second country in the world (after Singapore) to launch the Payment Express system. The system, also known as PayX, is a single payment system that …

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft Azerbaijan for the creation of an internet of things (IoT) laboratory. The laboratory, which …

Armenian Mind, a company based in Armenia and known for producing smart wallets, is now looking to expand production to other accessories. The company is currently in negotiations with three …

National operators from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are joining forces to create internet of things (IoT) products. Uzbektelecom and Kazakhtelecom have exchanged plans for the development of infrastructure as well as …

Kazakh companies have become actively involved in the development and introduction of new technologies in recent years, especially those related to the internet of things (IoT). One of them, OrionM2M, …

In Kazakhstan, the internet of things (IoT) has been long-discussed. The state has even assessed the importance of this sphere, developing 9 fundamental standards in 2015 and 2016 as well …

The American company Teoco is bringing internet of things (IoT) solutions to Uzbekistan and helping the country use technology to become “Smarter”. Previously, Teoco had worked in Mumbai on the …

In October 2018, Almaty hosted the second annual Kaz’Hack’Stan Conference. The Conference, devoted to practical issues in the field of information security, included panel discussions, example cases from information security …