National Bank of Kazakhstan

29 July, 2024

Kazakhstan uses programmable CBDC to pay for railway to China

The National Bank of Kazakhstan is utilizing the programmable digital tenge to pay contractors who completed the required tasks on...

Digital tenge pilot was a success: Kazakhstan central bank

Business

Steve Kaaru

19 December, 2023

Digital tenge pilot was a success: Kazakhstan central bank

The digital tenge pilot launched a month ago and, in that time, it has been used to make retail payments...

Kazakhstan’s new agency paves way for CBDC launch by 2025

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

24 September, 2023

Kazakhstan’s new agency paves way for CBDC launch by 2025

Kazakhstan establishes NPC to develop digital tenge and enhance open banking, aiming to boost payment system efficiency and financial inclusivity.

Kazakhstan, Hong Kong join SWIFT’s CBDC interoperability beta test

Business

Steve Kaaru

19 September, 2023

Kazakhstan, Hong Kong join SWIFT’s CBDC interoperability beta test

The new beta test focuses on interlinking CBDCs to foster cross-border payments, while a second test with 30 banks tests...

Kazakhstan sees potential in CBDCs, eyes phased rollout until 2025

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

24 December, 2022

Kazakhstan sees potential in CBDCs, eyes phased rollout until 2025

The National Bank of Kazakhstan disclosed rounding up the second testing phase in developing the digital tenge, and it may...

Digital Tenge on BNB Chain? Are you kidding me?

Editorial

Gavin Lucas

2 November, 2022

Digital Tenge on BNB Chain? Are you kidding me?

Changpeng Zhao tweeted that his team had persuaded Berik Sholpankulov, the First Deputy of the Governor of the National Bank...

National Bank of Kazakhstan isn’t ignoring the digital currency market, chairman says

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

11 June, 2022