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Uzbekistan fintech strategy targets more than 200 companies by 2030
The 2026-2030 plan also sets a $1 billion foreign investment goal for tech startups and a September 2026 date for full Open Banking, according to the Fintech Association of Uzbekistan.
Tokhum AI · 1 min read · reviewed by Leyla
Key facts
- Uzbekistan's fintech strategy for 2026-2030 targets more than 200 fintech companies, up from 103.
- Full Open Banking implementation in Uzbekistan is planned for September 2026.
- The strategy targets $1 billion of foreign direct investment in tech startups by 2030.
- 1,000 tech startups would get support through state acceleration programs by 2030.
- Digital Uzbekistan 2030 targets raising the digital economy's GDP share from 3.8% to 10%.
Uzbekistan's national fintech strategy for 2026-2030 targets more than 200 domestic fintech companies, up from 103, according to a study by the Fintech Association of Uzbekistan. The association set out the figures in a post on its Telegram channel on 22 October 2026.
Финтех-рынок Узбекистана переходит к следующему этапу развития.
The strategy also targets $1 billion in foreign direct investment into technology startups by 2030, and support for 1,000 technology startups through state acceleration programs, the association said.
Under the Digital Uzbekistan 2030 concept, the digital economy's share of GDP is targeted to rise from 3.8% to 10%, according to the study.
Full implementation of Open Banking is planned for September 2026. The association lists a single QR infrastructure and compatibility between the Uzcard and HUMO payment systems as measures to speed up cashless payments.
On regulation, the association said testing mechanisms for fintech solutions will expand in 2026, including regulatory sandboxes for digital assets and stablecoins. A legal framework for Islamic banking has also come into force.
The study covers AI Uzbekistan 2030, which includes computing capacity, university AI laboratories and more than 100 AI projects in government and key sectors.
The association put the global fintech market at $300 billion and cited forecasts that it will grow to $600 billion by 2030.
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