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Kazakhstan’s Banks Dominate First Fintech Wave, But Infrastructure is Driving Next

By Assel Satubaldina on 23 September 2026

ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s largest banks have come to dominate one of Central Asia’s most digital consumer finance markets, leaving less room for independent fintech startups and pushing the sector’s next phase of growth toward open banking, embedded finance and shared financial infrastructure, according to a new industry report. Fintech...