The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan has adopted a resolution granting Vyacheslav Konstantinovich Kim consent to obtain the status of a large (indirect) participant in First Heartland Jusan Bank JSC. The application was assessed under Article 17-1 of Kazakhstan’s Law on Banks and Banking Activities, which requires prior written consent from the authorised body for an individual or legal entity to acquire large participant or bank holding status. First Heartland Jusan Bank is among Kazakhstan’s largest second-tier banks and, as of 1 May 2025, reported assets of KZT 3,195bn and equity of KZT 900bn while meeting established prudential standards including capital and liquidity requirements; it ranks sixth by assets and eighth by loan portfolio. Kim is also an indirect large participant in Kaspi Bank JSC, which ranks second in the banking sector by both assets and loan portfolio.