{"id":3674,"date":"2016-10-12T12:48:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/first-payments-through-messenger-in-kazakhstan\/"},"modified":"2018-08-08T06:01:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T06:01:40","slug":"first-payments-through-messenger-in-kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/first-payments-through-messenger-in-kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"First payments through Telegram Messenger in Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital-only B1NK, part of Capital Bank Kazakhstan, has unveiled the region\u2019s \u201cfirst\u201d chat and payments bot \u2013 using Telegram Messenger.<br \/>\nGani Uzbekov, CEO, Capital Bank Kazakhstan, confirms that people of Kazakhstan are \u201ctech-savvy and ready to embrace technological innovations\u201d. He expects high potential for the payment service usage, as it aims to simplify banking.<\/p>\n<p>The bank says its customers can send money to friends and manage their cards all via the messenger service. The application allows a range of facilities: users can see their transaction history and card balances, help block cards, set card transaction limits and make mobile money transfers.The chat is user friendly and can answer questions regarding ATM and branch locations, currency exchange rates, in three different languages &#8211; Kazakh, English and Russian.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-3674 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Blockchain technology: a significant opportunity for Georgia'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/georgia-blockchain-technologies-provide-significant-opportunity-to-innovate-improve-services-for-citizens\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/creative-bitcoin-design_23-2147794972-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10205\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/creative-bitcoin-design_23-2147794972-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/creative-bitcoin-design_23-2147794972-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/creative-bitcoin-design_23-2147794972.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10205'>\n\t\t\t\tBlockchain technology: a significant opportunity for Georgia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Russia expecting an uberized mortgage market'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/russia-expecting-an-uberized-mortgage-market\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/uberization-mortgage-russia-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10538\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10538'>\n\t\t\t\tRussia expecting an uberized mortgage market\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Kenyan group in talks with Ethiopian banks on mobile payments'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/kenyan-group-in-talks-with-ethiopian-banks-on-mobile-payments\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kenyan-group-in-talks-with-ethiopian-banks-on-mobile-payments-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10828\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10828'>\n\t\t\t\tKenyan group in talks with Ethiopian banks on mobile payments\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital-only B1NK, part of Capital Bank Kazakhstan, has unveiled the region\u2019s \u201cfirst\u201d chat and payments bot \u2013 using Telegram Messenger. Gani Uzbekov, CEO, Capital Bank Kazakhstan, confirms that people of Kazakhstan are \u201ctech-savvy and ready to embrace technological innovations\u201d. He expects high potential for the payment service usage, as it aims to simplify banking. 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