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30 May 2022 07:54

The AIFC Tech Hub jointly with Mastercard announces a search for sustainability startup solutions

The AIFC Tech Hub and International Payment System Mastercard invite startups from CIS countries and abroad to take part in Mastercard Sustainable Banking Challenge within the international forum Astana Finance Days 2022.The main goal of the

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26 May 2022 00:00

The head of the world's crypto exchange Binance got acquainted with the AIFC

The head of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, Changpeng Zhao made a visit to the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), during which he got acquainted with its activities, as well as the history of the creation of the AIFC jurisdiction

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19 May 2022 00:00

AIFC participant “BILLZ” raised $650,000 with support of VentureRocket Eurasia

The AIFC member, Uzbekistan-based retail startup, BILLZ , has successfully closed a $650 000 investment round, led by a Singapore-based venture capital (VC) firm Quest Ventures, that invests in innovative projects in the region, and Sturgeon Capital, a

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13 May 2022 11:29

AIFC Participant “Bank4Me” launches its fundraising campaign on the VentureRocket Eurasia platform

The Kazakhstan-based fintech startup, Bank4Me , has successfully started raising funds on the startup co-investment platform, VentureRocket Eurasia.Bank4Me (www.bank4.me) is an online banking platform that enables clients to receive an installment plan

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04 May 2022 09:14

The AIFC Tech Hub will hold a corporate innovation section at PLUS-Forum in Uzbekistan

On May 25 26 the AIFC Tech Hub will hold a series of open events in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, within the framework of the International PLUS-Forum: "Banks and Retail. Digital transformation and synergy". The Forum is supported by the Central Bank of the

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12 April 2022 13:12

The AIFC Tech Hub held a presentation of the guide “VC Guide for Founders”

The AIFC Tech Hub held an official presentation of the guide VC Guide for Founders in partnership with KPMG and SkyBridge Invest. The global venture capital fund MyVentures has become the corporate partner of the official presentation of the guide.The

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06 April 2022 09:16

AIFC Tech Hub experts: 22% of all venture capital deals are angel investments

The AIFC Tech Hub in partnership with KPMG and investment company SkyBridge Invest has prepared the first guide on venture capital for current and future founders of startups VC Guide for Founders . The global venture capital fund MyVentures has become

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15 March 2022 12:58

Results of the First fintech accelerator for banks of Kazakhstan have been summаrized

In July 2021, the AIFC Tech Hub announced the launch of the First fintech Accelerator for banks in Kazakhstan jointly with the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) and with the support of the main partner the Mastercard international payment

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14 March 2022 08:51

New technologies for business: AIFC Tech Hub held a webinar with international experts

The Affiliate Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Kazakhstan held a roundtable discussion Accelerating the Adoption of 4IR Technologies in SMEs in Kazakhstan: Challenges and the Way Forward .The experts talked about the current status

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09 March 2022 09:43

AIFC Tech Hub are pleased to invite everyone to take part a roundtable discussion «Accelerating the Adoption of 4IR Technologies in SMEs in Kazakhstan: Challenges and the Way Forward»

On March 10, a webinar round table will be held on Accelerating the Adoption of 4IR Technologies in SMEs in Kazakhstan: Challenges and the Way Forward . Speakers will be experts of the World Economic Forum (WEF), representatives of the Centres of the

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01 March 2022 06:20

WEF experts examined the impact of COVID-19 on technology adoption by small and medium-sized businesses

The consultant of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) in Kazakhstan, expert Tangul Abdrazakova, prepared a report The impact of COVID-19 on technology adoption in small and medium-sized enterprises: implications and prospects , published in December 2021.

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20 December 2021 11:32

The AIFC investment platform – VentureRocket Eurasia launches a fundraising campaign for a new startup project

The AIFC member, an Uzbekistan-based retail startup BILLZ Ltd. is raising funds on the VentureRocket Eurasia platform. BILLZ (https://billz.uz/) is a software solution that helps both manage and boost online and offline retail businesses. The product

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11 December 2021 11:32

Affiliate Centers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution of Kazakhstan and the UAE establish cooperation

The heads of the Affiliate Centers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Pavel Koktyshev and Mariam Al Muhairi agreed on cooperation. The Centres 4IR of the two countries will exchange experience on an

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04 December 2021 13:22

Gadhi: Cities account for 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, even though cities cover only 2% of the Earth's surface

At the invitation of the AIFC Tech Hub, as part of the World Economic Forum's network of Affiliate Centers for the 4th Industrial Revolution (C4IR), Sridhar Raju Gadhi, Executive Chairman of Quantela participated in the Almaty Investment Forum 2021, an

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08 November 2021 09:09

AIFC Tech Hub, Plug and Play and GenerationS prepares the report «CorpUp Kazakhstan 2021»

AIFC Tech Hub in partnership with the world's largest innovation platform Plug and Play and the Russian platform for corporate innovations development GenerationS conducted the first analytical report of Kazakhstan s corporate innovation market CorpUp