# National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU)

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

Specifications:
- [NBU — official](https://nbu.uz/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU)** is **Uzbek state-owned commercial bank** + **Uzbek government Cabinet of Ministers fully owned** + **Uzbekistan's largest commercial bank by assets** + **founded Sep 7 1991 in Tashkent Uzbekistan post-Uzbek independence** <sup>[1][1], [Uzbekistan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UZ)</sup>.

## History

**Sep 7 1991 — NBU National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan founded in Tashkent Uzbekistan post-Uzbek independence** distinctive Uzbek banking heritage.

**2014 — NBU mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **NBU National Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of the Republic of Uzbekistan** (Uzbek state-owned commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Uzbek government via Cabinet of Ministers fully owned**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Uzbekistan CBU**.

## Technical integration

NBU mobile app (iOS + Android) + nbu.uz online + NBU branch network across Uzbekistan + NBU Visa + Mastercard + UZCARD + HUMO cards; UZCARD national card scheme + HUMO national card scheme + EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Uzbek Som UZS domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Uzbek banking + payments competitors**: [Asaka Bank (Uzbekistan)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/asaka-bank) (Asakabank Uzbekistan; Uzbek commercial bank) + [Hamkorbank Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hamkorbank) (Hamkorbank Uzbekistan; Uzbek commercial bank) + [Ipoteka Bank Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ipoteka-bank-uz) (Ipoteka Bank Uzbekistan; Uzbek commercial bank) + [Kapitalbank Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kapitalbank-uz) (Kapitalbank Uzbekistan; Uzbek commercial bank) + [UzCard/Humo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/uzcard) (UZCARD; Uzbek national interbank payment processing system + card scheme) + [HUMO Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/humo-uz) (HUMO Uzbekistan; Uzbek national interbank payment processing system + card scheme).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Uzbekistan CBU.

## Status

**Active, Uzbek state-owned commercial bank + Uzbek government Cabinet of Ministers fully owned + Uzbekistan's largest commercial bank by assets + founded Sep 7 1991 in Tashkent Uzbekistan post-Uzbek independence** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://nbu.uz/ "NBU — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_of_Uzbekistan "NBU — Wikipedia"
[uz-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UZ

- [1] [NBU — official][1]
- [2] [NBU — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Uzbekistan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UZ)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/UZ-uzbekistan.md`

## Source

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