Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Commercial banks in Uzbekistan have introduced Session anti-fraud and antivirus systems as part of the implementation of Resolution No. PQ-381 of the President of Uzbekistan, aimed at protecting customers’ funds and mobile devices from digital threats. The Central Bank of Uzbekistan reported this.
The Session anti-fraud system analyzes banking transactions based on their risk level. Transactions identified by the system as high-risk are blocked, reducing the likelihood of funds being withdrawn through suspicious transactions.
Xalq banki leads in both the volume and number of blocked transactions, with 186.7 billion soums across 2,221,403 transactions. It is followed by TBC Bank, with 175.5 billion soums across 93,215 transactions, and Uzum Bank, with 68.1 billion soums across 18,022 transactions.
The list also includes SQB (23.7 billion soums, 1,733 transactions), Ipak Yuli bank (5.6 billion soums, 1,364,136 transactions), Hamkor bank (1.6 billion soums, 103,105 transactions), Milliy bank (0.7 billion soums, 101,865 transactions), Turon bank (7.7 million soums, 3,121 transactions), Ipoteka bank (4.3 million soums, four transactions) and Open Bank (2.5 million soums, 6,309 transactions). The remaining banks accounted for 3 million soums across 14,210,139 transactions.
At the same time, antivirus systems operate in banks’ mobile applications to detect malicious software. They identify dangerous .apk files and applications on users’ devices, ensuring safer access to banking services.
Ipak Yuli bank leads in the number of devices whose access was restricted after malware was detected, with 991,179 devices, of which 57,326 were subsequently cleaned.
It is followed by Orient Finans Bank (93,117 devices, with no data on cleaning available), Agrobank (55,955 devices, 30,997 cleaned), APEX BANK (30,506 devices, 24,997 cleaned), TBC Bank (29,154 devices, 18,181 cleaned), InFinBank (23,707 devices, all 23,707 cleaned), SQB (13,544 devices, all cleaned), Mikrokreditbank (11,285 devices, 9,575 cleaned), Tenge bank (6,914 devices, with no data on cleaning available) and Open Bank (5,998 devices, 4,859 cleaned).
The remaining banks accounted for 25,877 restricted devices, of which 1,820,849 were cleaned.
The Central Bank noted that these protection mechanisms make it possible to identify fraud risks at an early stage, promptly restrict suspicious transactions and protect the funds and devices of banking service users.
