Information about the Bank

August 1923, the first savings bank opens in Aktyubinsk, and this date is the starting point of the history of Halyk Bank

On 1 January 1941, there were 1,515 savings banks in Kazakhstan. 550,000 citizens kept savings in the amount of 114.5 million rubles

316 people had been employed in the savings outlets of Kazakhstan by the end of 1945

The end of 1959, the restructuring of the banking system was completed. By the beginning of 1961, there were 2,805 savings outlets, in which deposits to the amount of 322.7 million rubles were held in 1,770 personal accounts

In all central savings outlets of the republic, the arithmetic document verification, the synthetic accounting maintenance, making out of the balance and turnover balance were mechanized

By 1989, the balance of household deposits in savings outlets increased from 3.65 billion rubles up to 7.87 billion rubles or 2.2 times. The number of household deposits during the same time increased from 4,263k to 7,273k or 1.7 times

By joint efforts of the Ferroalloy Plant in Yermak and the Savings Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Irtysh payment cards were issued in Kazakhstan

The structure of the Bank consisted of 2,400 institutions: including branches, savings outlets. In total, about 14,000 people were employed by the bank

By the end of 1995, Halyk Bank became the largest operating bank in the republic

In July 1998, by the decision of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, the bank was transformed from closed joint stock company with 100% Government participation into open joint stock company Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan

Implementation of Internet banking. Halyk Bank was the first in Kazakhstan to start introducing a new savings system based on Internet technologies

In June 2002, Halyk Bank issued a millionth payment card

22.02.12, the international magazine Euromoney announced the bank’s awarding in the annual competition "Research for 2013: Private Banking and Wealth Management" in the category "Capital Management Services" in Kazakhstan

09.01.13 Halyk Finance, a subsidiary of Halyk Bank, entered into a transaction with derivative instruments for common shares of JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production

09.04.13 the cost of Halyk Bank brand was $266 million

On 26 February 2014, JSC Halyk Bank entered into agreement with HSBC Bank plc on Halyk Bank’s acquisition from HSBC a 100% stake in HSBC Kazakhstan subsidiary SB HSBC Bank Kazakhstan JSC

27.02.14, according to the Global Finance research, Halyk Finance was awarded as "The Best Investment Bank of Kazakhstan 2014”

11.03.14 - a ceremony of transferring modern equipment to the intensive care unit was held in the Akmola oblast children's hospital within the framework of the project "Breathe the life". A device designed to help newborns

24.04.14 - JSC Development Bank of Kazakhstan entered into a bank loan agreement with JSC Halyk Bank to the amount of 7 billion tenge for subsequent lending to private businesses

16.07.14 - Standard & Poor’s upgraded the Bank's long-term credit rating from BB to BB+. Stable Outlook. Currently, this is one of the highest ratings among second-tier Kazakh banks

24.07.14 - Fitch Ratings assigned JSC Halyk Finance Long-term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BB', Stable Outlook, Short-term Foreign and Local Currency IDRs at 'B' and a support rating of '3'

13.08.14 - according to the research of the Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards 2014, Halyk Bank was named "The Best Retail Bank of Kazakhstan 2014”

On 15 October 2014, a new branch Gldani of JSC Halyk Bank Georgia was opened in Tbilisi, already the fifth branch in Georgia

On 3 December 2014, a deal was completed in Kazakhstan between HSBC Bank plc and JSC Halyk Bank on the acquisition of 100% of stake in HSBC Kazakhstan subsidiary SB HSBC Bank Kazakhstan JSC

06.04.15 - EMEA Finance magazine awarded JSC Halyk Finance as "Best Investment Bank of Kazakhstan 2014”06.04.15 - EMEA Finance magazine awarded JSC Halyk Finance as "Best Investment Bank of Kazakhstan 2014”

On 16 January 2015, JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy in partnership with JSC Halyk Bank implemented an online service for crediting money to the personal accounts of shippers

19 May 2015, Halyk Bank is the only Kazakhstani company included in the annual global rating of two thousand largest public companies in the world, according to Forbes magazine

Visa and Halyk Bank Georgia announced the launch of a mobile acquiring (mPOS) partnership project in Georgia

09.07.15 - Euromoney awards ceremony for companies from Central and Eastern Europe for special achievements in 2015 took place in London. JSC Halyk Bank was recognized as the best among Kazakhstani financial institutions

13.10.15 - Halyk Bank confirmed compliance of the cybersecurity management system (CSMS) with ISO / IEC 27001: 2005 and, simultaneously with the supervisory audit, transferred the CSMS to the new version of the international standard ISO / IEC 27001: 2013

13.10.15 - JSC Halyk Bank announced the launch of a new solution - myHalyk application

7 December 2015, JSC Halyk Bank was awarded the "Bank of the Year in Kazakhstan”

25.12.15 - JSC Halyk Bank recorded the issue of 1,000,000 MasterCard payment cards

17.06.16 - The III Congress of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held, where the term of office of the Chairman and members of the Board was extended for two years - until 25.06.18. Umut Shayakhmetova was elected as the Chairperson of the ICC Financial Sector Committee and became a member of the Presidium of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs

27.10.16 - Halyk Bank Georgia announced the opening of a branch in Kutaisi

03.11.16 - JSC Halyk Bank announced the achievement of an agreement to attract a strategic investor - China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited and the sale of 60% stake in JSC Altyn Bank owned by Halyk Bank

International Banker has named Umut Shayakhmetova as the winner in the nomination "Banker of the Year in Eastern Europe”

In June, the bank completed the acquisition of 96.81% of common shares of Kazkommertsbank from Kenes Rakishev and Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund

In July, the bank increased the capital of Kazkommertsbank by 185 billion tenge to bring its capital adequacy ratio in line with its Kazakh peers

In November, the major shareholder of the bank - ALMEX holding group increased capital of its subsidiary Kazkommertsbank by another 65.2 billion tenge, in accordance with capital adequacy requirements and new IFRS 9

In January, Global Finance magazine named the bank "Best Trade Finance Provider in Kazakhstan in 2018”

In February, the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) named the bank "Leader of the government securities market" and awarded it with a diploma "For striving for transparency”

In April, the bank completed the sale of its 60% stake in the capital of JSC Altyn Bank to a strategic investor - China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited

Integration of subsidiary Russian banks - Moskommertsbank and NBK-Bank was completed in May

In June, EMEA Finance magazine named the purchase of Kazkommertsbank as the best mergers and acquisitions deal in the EMEA region in 2017

In July, the bank completed the merger of Kazkommertsbank. In accordance with the transfer certificate, all property, rights and obligations of Kazkommertsbank were transferred to the ownership of the bank

In November, Standard Poor's affirmed the bank's long-term credit rating at 'BB' and short-term 'B' with a stable outlook

In November, the bank provided its Visa and Mastercard cardholders with the option to pay via Apple Pay

4.12.18 - JSC Halyk Bank registered a regional branch in Balkhash

12.12.2018 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings of Halyk Bank and its subsidiary investment bank Halyk Finance at 'BB' with a positive outlook

30.01.19 - Halyk Bank was again recognized Global Finance magazine as the Best Bank in Kazakhstan in trade finance in 2019

26.02.19 - the Standard & Poor's Global Ratings announced affirmation of long-term and short-term credit ratings, at BB / Stable / B, as well as national ratings of JSC Halyk Bank at kzA +

28.02.19 - Halyk Bank announced the start of a business improvement program, was the first in Kazakhstan to launch 24/7 mutual settlements between legal entities through the Onlinebank Halyk remote portal, and also presented a whole package of new products and services for the bank

16.05.19 - Halyk Bank jointly with ChinaCITICBank and AltynBank held the first Kazakhstan-China forum of high-tech companies in order to enhance cooperation between Kazakhstani and Chinese businesses

24.05.19 - The Central Bank of Uzbekistan issued a license to carry out banking operations to a subsidiary of JSC Halyk Bank Joint Stock Commercial Bank Tenge Bank

21.05.19 - Halyk Bank has climbed to 1522nd place from 1595th in 2018 in the annual rating of the world largest and most influential public companies Global 2000, continuing to be the sole representative from Kazakhstan

05.06.19 – Halyk Bank launched a program of unsecured loans for young entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan "Zhas Halyk" within the framework of the Year of Youth announced by the country's leadership, and allocated 1 billion tenge for its implementation

20.06.19 – According to the annual selection "Europe Banking Awards 2018" of the international analytical magazine "EMEA Finance", Halyk Bank was awarded as the "The Best Bank in Kazakhstan”

Halyk Bank is the second among CIS banks and the first among Kazakhstani companies in terms of net profit

Halyk Bank is recognized as the "Bank of the Year" in Kazakhstan according to ‘The Banker’ international financial magazine

The best annual report in the financial sector - the Halyk Bank’s annual report according to the Expert RA rating agency

Umut Shayakhmetova became the financier of the year, according to ‘Vlast’ magazine