Kazakhstan's National Antifraud Center helped block fraudulent transactions worth 127 billion tenge by September 1, 2026. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
At the Central Asia Fintech Summit 2026 in Almaty, it was announced that more than 270 participants are currently connected to the system. The summit noted that the Antifraud Center has become one of the main elements of the national digital financial infrastructure, alongside interbank payments, the digital tenge and biometric identification. The results of the system's work were summarized during the National Antifraud Awards 2026 ceremony.
Digital tenge and artificial intelligence
Another area of financial infrastructure development remains the digital tenge. In 2026-2027, the volume of transactions with it is expected to reach 2 trillion tenge. In addition, more than ten artificial intelligence-based solutions are already in industrial operation at the National Bank.
The digital assets market also continues to develop. There are currently 34 projects being implemented in the regulatory sandbox, and $700 million has been allocated to the National Crypto Reserve.
Fintech Stars Battle winners
The summit also summarized the results of the Fintech Stars Battle competition. The main winner was the SHART RATE project — a digital platform for concluding legally significant online contracts. The startup received the opportunity to attract up to $100 thousand from White Hill Capital under a SAFE contract.
The BEHYPE influencer marketing platform, led by Aigerim Beisembina, received a place in an acceleration program in Dubai from Tumar Innovation Hub. The BYTRADER startup, which is developing a trading terminal with artificial intelligence and risk management tools, received a grant of 6 million tenge from Yandex Cloud.
Dias Savetkanov, CEO of Kazakhstan Fintech Network, noted that the competition should give startups direct access to capital and industry expertise.
Memorandums with Tether, VEON and HUMO
Within the framework of the Central Asia Fintech Summit, memorandums were also signed with Tether and VEON on working out joint projects in the technological and financial markets of Kazakhstan.
A separate agreement was concluded by the National Payment Corporation of Kazakhstan and the payment system of Uzbekistan, HUMO. The parties intend to ensure mutual acquiring of national QR codes: residents of Uzbekistan will be able to pay for goods and services in Kazakhstan through the Kazakh national QR, while Kazakhstanis will be able to use the UzQR system in Uzbekistan.
In addition, it is planned to develop transfers between users of the two countries through familiar banking applications.
Zhanar Samayeva, Chair of the Board of the National Payment Corporation, stated that the partnership should ensure compatibility of the national payment infrastructures of the two countries. HUMO head Alexander Sotnikov called the project a step in the development of cross-border payments in the region.
Previously reported
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that about 20 million payments have already been made through the unified QR in Kazakhstan. National Bank Deputy Chairman Binur Zhalenov noted that 99.5% of transactions were successful, and the transition of retail outlets to compatible QR codes is planned to be completed in about six months.
Kursiv also reported that from October 2026, Kazakhstan will begin issuing licenses to first-category payment organizations. They will be able to issue cards, open accounts for legal entities and connect to the national payment infrastructure, but will not be able to accept deposits or issue loans.
In addition, the National Bank is working on cross-border QR payments with 11 countries, including China, India, the UAE, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. For the Chinese direction, the launch is expected by the end of 2026, for the rest — in stages until mid-2027.