# Tenge Bank Uzbekistan

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

Specifications:
- [Tenge — official](https://tengebank.uz/)

## Overview

**Tenge Bank Uzbekistan** is **Uzbek commercial banking subsidiary of Halyk Bank Kazakhstan LON: HSBK** + **Halyk Bank Kazakhstan parent ~100%+ controlling** + **founded Apr 2 2019 in Tashkent Uzbekistan as Halyk Bank's Uzbek market entry vehicle** <sup>[1][1], [Uzbekistan report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/UZ)</sup>.

## History

**Apr 2 2019 — Tenge Bank JSC founded in Tashkent Uzbekistan as Halyk Bank Kazakhstan LON: HSBK's Uzbek market entry vehicle** distinctive Kazakh-Uzbek banking expansion.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Tenge Bank JSC** (Uzbek commercial banking subsidiary of Halyk Bank Kazakhstan).

**Major shareholders**: **Halyk Bank Kazakhstan (LON: HSBK) ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **Central Bank of Uzbekistan CBU + National Bank of Kazakhstan NBK via Halyk parent**.

## Technical integration

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

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [Halyk Homebank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/halyk-homebank) (Halyk Bank Kazakhstan; LON: HSBK; Kazakhstan's largest commercial bank by assets).

**Major Uzbek banking + payments competitors**: [National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nbu-uzbekistan) (NBU National Bank of Uzbekistan) + [Asaka Bank (Uzbekistan)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/asaka-bank) (Asakabank Uzbekistan) + [Hamkorbank Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hamkorbank) (Hamkorbank Uzbekistan) + [Ipoteka Bank Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ipoteka-bank-uz) (Ipoteka Bank Uzbekistan; OTP Bank Hungarian parent ~96.8%+ controlling) + [Kapitalbank Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kapitalbank-uz) (Kapitalbank Uzbekistan) + [UzCard/Humo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/uzcard) (UZCARD) + [HUMO Uzbekistan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/humo-uz) (HUMO).

**Regulators**: Central Bank of Uzbekistan CBU + National Bank of Kazakhstan NBK via Halyk parent.

## Status

**Active, Uzbek commercial banking subsidiary of Halyk Bank Kazakhstan LON:HSBK + Halyk Bank Kazakhstan parent ~100%+ controlling + founded Apr 2 2019 in Tashkent Uzbekistan as Halyk Bank's Uzbek market entry vehicle** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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

## Source

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