# ForteBank Kazakhstan

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

Specifications:
- [Forte — official](https://forte.kz/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets
- **Launch:** 1990

## Overview

**ForteBank Kazakhstan** is **Kazakh commercial bank** + **one of Kazakhstan's mid-sized commercial banks by assets** + **founded 1990 in Almaty Kazakhstan as Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan then 1999 Temirbank then Feb 4 2015 ForteBank rebrand via consolidation of Temirbank + Alliance Bank + ForteBank** <sup>[1][1], [Kazakhstan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KZ)</sup>.

## History

**1990 — Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan founded in Almaty Kazakhstan**.

**1999 — Temirbank rebrand**.

**Feb 4 2015 — ForteBank consolidated via merger of Temirbank + Alliance Bank + ForteBank** distinctive Kazakh banking consolidation.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **ForteBank JSC** (Kazakh commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Bulat Utemuratov (Kazakh oligarch + businessman) ~80%+ controlling + Kazakh retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

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

## Technical integration

Forte Mobile app (iOS + Android) + forte.kz online + ForteBank branch network across Kazakhstan + Forte 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) + [Bank CenterCredit](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-centercredit) (Bank CenterCredit; 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 1990 in Almaty Kazakhstan as Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan then 1999 Temirbank then Feb 4 2015 ForteBank rebrand via consolidation of Temirbank + Alliance Bank + ForteBank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://forte.kz/ "Forte — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ForteBank "Forte — Wikipedia"
[kz-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KZ

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

## Source

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