# Bank CenterCredit

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-centercredit
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [BCC — official](https://www.bcc.kz/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Bank CenterCredit** is **Kazakh commercial bank** + **one of Kazakhstan's mid-sized commercial banks by assets** + **founded Sep 19 1988 in Almaty Kazakhstan as Center Bank under Soviet era then 1991 Bank CenterCredit JSC privatisation** + **Kookmin Bank South Korean parent Mar 27 2008 ~$634M ~30%+ acquisition then full exit 2017** <sup>[1][1], [Kazakhstan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KZ)</sup>.

## History

**Sep 19 1988 — Center Bank founded in Almaty Kazakhstan under Soviet era as Kazakh ASSR Soviet Republic commercial bank** distinctive Kazakh banking heritage.

**1991 — Bank CenterCredit JSC privatisation post-Kazakhstan independence**.

**Mar 27 2008 — Kookmin Bank South Korean parent ~$634M acquisition of ~30%+ controlling minority in Bank CenterCredit** + **2017 Kookmin full exit selling stake to Tsesnabank Kazakh commercial bank** distinctive Kazakh-Korean banking divestment.

**2014 — BCC Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bank CenterCredit BCC JSC** (Kazakh commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Bakhytbek Baiseitov (Kazakh businessman + BCC Chairman) ~31%+ controlling + Kazakh retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **National Bank of Kazakhstan NBK + ARDFM Agency for Regulation + Development of Financial Markets**.

## Technical integration

BCC Mobile app (iOS + Android) + bcc.kz online + Bank CenterCredit branch network across Kazakhstan + BCC Visa + Mastercard cards; EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + KazPay QR (Kazakh national QR payment scheme) + Kazakh Tenge KZT domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Kazakh banking + payments competitors**: [Kaspi.kz](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kaspi-kz) (Kaspi.kz JSC; LON: KSPI NASDAQ: KSPI; Kazakh fintech super-app + commercial bank) + [Halyk Homebank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/halyk-homebank) (Halyk Bank Kazakhstan; LON: HSBK; Kazakhstan's largest commercial bank by assets) + [ForteBank Kazakhstan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/forte-bank-kz) (ForteBank Kazakhstan; Kazakh commercial bank) + [Jusan Bank Kazakhstan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/jusan-bank) (Jusan Bank Kazakhstan; Kazakh commercial bank).

**Regulators**: National Bank of Kazakhstan NBK + ARDFM Agency for Regulation + Development of Financial Markets.

## Status

**Active, Kazakh commercial bank + one of Kazakhstan's mid-sized commercial banks by assets + founded Sep 19 1988 in Almaty Kazakhstan as Center Bank under Soviet era then 1991 Bank CenterCredit JSC privatisation** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bcc.kz/ "BCC — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_CenterCredit "BCC — Wikipedia"
[kz-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KZ

- [1] [BCC — official][1]
- [2] [BCC — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Kazakhstan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KZ)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/KZ-kazakhstan.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [bank-centercredit.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/bank-centercredit). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.