FinTech & Retail Eurasia

FinTech & Retail Eurasia is a Russian-language channel and website with news and analytics on fintech, retail, banking, GovTech and crypto in Central Asia and the Caucasus. It is one of the few regional outlets focused on Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and neighbours.

Covers payments, banking and crypto regulation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus — the GEOs where many CIS processing flows end up.

Format: a Telegram channel, a website; published in Russian; main geography: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia. The Telegram channel showed about 11 000 subscribers at the time of review. Last post checked: 2026-10-28. Useful for payment providers, processing teams and high-risk merchants who need market context for this region or vertical. Access is open to anyone. Commercial options seen on the source include sponsored posts, sponsored articles or press releases; check terms with the editors before booking. Before acting on any information or offer published there, verify counterparties independently.