Kenes Rakishev, one of the most influential and versatile entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan decided to sell the Ukrainian BTA Bank branch. The buyer is Kaspi.kz next generation banking and financial system. The company hopes to reproduce the extreme success of their digital approach to the financial markets both on b2b as well as b2c/c2c sides. Kenes Rakishev commented on the occasion. …

On the eve of the national Teacher’s Day, a robotics class was opened at the Gymnasium No. 174 of the Nauryzbay district, which currently occupies 59th place in the ranking of city schools. Gymnasium No. 174 was built and commissioned in 2017 by the Saby Charitable Foundation (founders – investor Kenes Rakishev and philanthropist Aselle Tasmagambetova). This is so far …

Kenes Rakishev company, Oxus Acquisition Corp. announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units, at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to commence trading on September 3, 2021 on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “OXUSU”. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one redeemable warrant, with each …

Kenes Rakishev sees a huge potential in opening and developing small and medium businesses in Kazakhstan. He reasonably suggests the spirit of entrepreneurship as an important driver of social development and stability. Kenes Rakishev, Aselle Tasmagambetova and their friends invented the contest many years ago. Ever since the event attract many young and ambitious men and woman. The Saby Charitable …

Sirin Finney was a first smartphone that incorporated advanced security hardware and software. Its launch in 2018 was an important event for the whole industry. The radical changes in financing and developing such major projects left a trace in the whole community. Kenes Rakishev’s idea to offer a premium smartphone with extended security feature and an integrated crypto wallet was …

President and one of the founders of the Saby charity, Aselle Tasmagambetova has inaugurated the all-new surgery wing of the pediatric emerge response in the city of Semey. Kenges Rakishev, a co-founder and prominent businessman, and Ermak Salimov, the city mayor, were also participating in the event. Construction and renovation works were done by Saby foundation in December 2019. The …

Saby charity fund, one of the oldest and most reputable in Kazakhstan, invited young businessmen to present their projects to the contest. The annually held “Build your business” contest is held in a seventh time. The terms are simple: the winner will get 100,000 euro in national currency equivalent to develop his or her own business. The project description should …

The National bank has given Kenes Rakishev a permit to acquire the branch of Amanat insurance company. It will be incorporated into businessman’s own Fincraft Investment House. Amanat reported in the last days of December that the deal is on the way without disclosing further details. “As soon as we will come to solution we will tell it. I can …

After the craze of the late 2017 the general public is far less exposed to the cryptocurrency news. Major news outlets try to keep it dark. The only news are negative. It is coordinated politics. Crypto has become something on the edge. Something that should not be discussed in public. Some words are even outright forbidden, such as ICO. Serious …

As Sirin Labs, a company founded by Kenes Rakishev, Moshe Hogeg and others announced the ‘crypto smartphone’ it was enthusiasm and skepticism mixed. The crypto craze of 2017 was over. Many analysts predicted gloom and doom for the whole market. But the Finney smartphone envisioned by Kenes Rakishev and partners has seen the light and is even useful in many …