Wallets/kompanion-bank
Kompanion Bank Kyrgyzstan
0 standards supported
Key details
- Launch: 2004
Overview
Kompanion Bank Kyrgyzstan is Kyrgyz microfinance + commercial bank + Mercy Corps US international NGO parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Kyrgyzstan's largest microfinance + commercial banks by rural branch network + founded 2004 in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan as Mercy Corps Kompanion microfinance organisation then 2014 Kompanion Bank full commercial banking license 1, Kyrgyzstan report.
History
2004 — Mercy Corps Kompanion microfinance organisation founded in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan by Mercy Corps US international NGO parent as rural microcredit pilot for Kyrgyz smallholder farmers.
2014 — Kompanion Bank full National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic NBKR commercial banking license consolidating Mercy Corps Kompanion microfinance brand into commercial banking.
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Kompanion Bank CJSC (Kyrgyz microfinance + commercial bank).
Major shareholders: Mercy Corps (US international NGO parent) ~100%+ controlling.
Regulators: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic NBKR.
Technical integration
Kompanion Mobile app (iOS + Android) + kompanion.kg online + Kompanion Bank branch + microfinance branch network across Kyrgyzstan + Kompanion Visa + Mastercard + Elcart cards (Kyrgyz national card scheme); Elcart national card scheme + EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Kyrgyz Som KGS domestic transfers.
Implementations & partners
Parent group: Mercy Corps (Mercy Corps; US international NGO; Portland Oregon US; global humanitarian + development non-profit).
Major Kyrgyz banking + payments competitors: MBank Kyrgyzstan (MBank Kyrgyzstan; ~2M+ MBank users) + Optima Bank Kyrgyzstan (Optima Bank Kyrgyzstan; Halyk parent) + Demir Kyrgyz International Bank (Demir Kyrgyz International Bank) + KICB Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank) + Bakai Bank Kyrgyzstan (Bakai Bank) + Halyk Bank Kyrgyzstan (Halyk Bank Kyrgyzstan) + RSK Bank Kyrgyzstan (RSK Bank Kyrgyzstan).
Regulators: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic NBKR.
Status
Active, Kyrgyz microfinance + commercial bank + Mercy Corps US international NGO parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Kyrgyzstan's largest microfinance + commercial banks by rural branch network + founded 2004 in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan as Mercy Corps Kompanion microfinance organisation then 2014 Kompanion Bank full commercial banking license 1, 2.
Sources
- 1 Kompanion — official
- 2 Kompanion — Wikipedia
- Kyrgyzstan report In-corpus:
reports/countries/KG-kyrgyzstan.md
Source
Biography extracted from kompanion-bank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.