Pensioners and citizens of pre-retirement age in Kazakhstan will only be issued loans if they visit the bank in person. If a bank employee suspects that a person is acting under the influence of fraudsters and cannot explain the purpose of the loan, the bank will be obliged to refuse to grant the loan.
WHAT HAS CHANGED
According to the Chairman of the National Bank, Timur Suleimenov, the new requirement applies to Kazakhstani citizens of retirement and pre-retirement age, reports Zakon.kz.
If, during a personal conversation, a bank employee concludes that the client may be under the influence of fraudsters and is unable to explain the purpose of taking out the loan, the loan will not be issued. In this case, refusal is mandatory for the bank.
WHO MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
As reported by Timur Suleimenov, compliance with these requirements is monitored by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market (ARRFR), which carries out banking supervision.
According to the head of the National Bank, the new requirements are aimed at protecting the most vulnerable categories of citizens from fraud.
CONTEXT
For the record, earlier in Pavlodar, two pensioners followed the instructions of telephone fraudsters and set off a pyrotechnic device in one of the bank's branches. As a result of the incident, the elderly people received minor injuries. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) at the time warned that citizens who have already become victims of telephone fraudsters remain in a high-risk group for being deceived again.
