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ISMT

RTGS

Interbank System of Money Transfers - Kazakhstan's RTGS for high-value payments. Launched December 2000. Operated by NPC (formerly KISC, reorganized July 2023) under NBK oversight. Irrevocable real-time gross settlement in KZT. Operating hours 09:00-20:00 local (UTC+5). Handles over 97% of interbank settlement for FX, securities, and banking sector.

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Sources ClearingPost reads NPC Kazakhstan · Authoritative (T1) · 12 of 15 fields carry a source and a recorded date · latest sourced entry recorded 29 Jun 2026 · evidence details ↓

Record · ISMT

Country
Kazakhstan (KZ)
Currency
Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
Operator
NPC / NBK
Type
RTGS
Operating Window
03:00–14:00 UTC · Mon–Fri
Year Established
2000
Tier?
Tier 2
ISO 20022?
Legacy
Region
Asia-Pacific
Settlement Type?
Gross
Participants
33 (NBK, Treasury, 23 banks, KASE, CSD, Kazpost, others)
Avg Daily Transactions
~125,000
Avg Daily Value
KZT 6.5 trillion (~$12.5B)
Availability
Business days
Notes

Kazakhstan has one of Central Asia's most advanced digital payment ecosystems, driven by high smartphone penetration and government digitalization push. Kazakhstan also has a separate Instant Payment System (IPS) launched June 2022. ISMT uses SWIFT-format messages (MT100/MT102). Hours: 09:00-20:00 local (UTC+6, Astana time).

Reference Sources
NPC Kazakhstan
Authoritative (T1)Entry recorded Mar 12, 2026

Operations · ISMT

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Intelligence for ISMT (1)

Coverage whose headline or summary names ISMT, or names its operator or country together with its system type. Each item quotes that evidence and says whether the source is the ISMT operator or external.