# RSK Bank Kyrgyzstan

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

Specifications:
- [RSK — official](https://www.rsk.kg/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1996

## Overview

**RSK Bank Kyrgyzstan** is **Kyrgyz state-owned commercial bank** + **Kyrgyz government Ministry of Finance + State Property Management Fund ~100%+ controlling** + **one of Kyrgyzstan's largest commercial banks by assets + branch network** + **founded 1996 in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan as Kyrgyz Settlement Savings Bank then 2003 RSK Bank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [Kyrgyzstan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KG)</sup>.

## History

**1996 — Kyrgyz Settlement Savings Bank founded in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan post-Kyrgyz independence** distinctive Kyrgyz banking heritage as Kyrgyzstan's state savings bank.

**2003 — RSK Bank rebrand consolidating Kyrgyz Settlement Savings Bank as Kyrgyzstan's primary state-owned commercial bank**.

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

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **RSK Bank OJSC** (Kyrgyz state-owned commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Kyrgyz government Ministry of Finance + State Property Management Fund ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic NBKR**.

## Technical integration

RSK Mobile app (iOS + Android) + rsk.kg online + RSK Bank branch network across Kyrgyzstan (one of Kyrgyzstan's largest commercial banking branch networks as state savings bank legacy) + RSK Visa + Mastercard + Elcart cards (Kyrgyz national card scheme); Elcart national card scheme + EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Kyrgyz Som KGS domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Kyrgyz banking + payments competitors**: [MBank Kyrgyzstan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mbank-kg) (MBank Kyrgyzstan; ~2M+ MBank users) + [Optima Bank Kyrgyzstan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/optima-bank-kg) (Optima Bank Kyrgyzstan; Halyk parent) + [Demir Kyrgyz International Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/demir-bank-kg) (Demir Kyrgyz International Bank) + [KICB Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kicb-kg) (KICB Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank) + [Bakai Bank Kyrgyzstan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bakai-bank) (Bakai Bank) + [Halyk Bank Kyrgyzstan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/halyk-bank-kg) (Halyk Bank Kyrgyzstan).

**Regulators**: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic NBKR.

## Status

**Active, Kyrgyz state-owned commercial bank + Kyrgyz government Ministry of Finance + State Property Management Fund ~100%+ controlling + one of Kyrgyzstan's largest commercial banks by assets + branch network + founded 1996 in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan as Kyrgyz Settlement Savings Bank then 2003 RSK Bank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.rsk.kg/ "RSK — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSK_Bank "RSK — Wikipedia"
[kg-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KG

- [1] [RSK — official][1]
- [2] [RSK — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Kyrgyzstan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/KG)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/KG-kyrgyzstan.md`

## Source

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