The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan reported on the “Financial Navigator: Path to Trust and Safety” forum held in Almaty at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University’s Farabi Hub, organised under the Fingramota.kz financial literacy initiative. The programme brought together students, faculty and market experts to discuss responsible use of credit, personal finance management, investing basics, and countering financial fraud and “dropper” activity. The agency’s Deputy Chair Oljas Kizatov framed financial literacy as a core youth skill, highlighting the ability to analyse information and recognise fraud schemes as a key element of financial security. Sessions covered early budgeting and credit discipline, investment tools and stock market features, and modern fraud schemes, including an overview of the National Bank’s Anti-fraud Centre. A representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Cybercrime Department addressed the risks of dropper activity, the consequences of sharing banking and personal data with third parties, and related criminal liability. The forum concluded with a financial quiz and awards, and it announced the results of a video competition titled “Dropper activity: easy money, heavy consequences”, with students submitting 24 videos that will be published on Fingramota.kz social media pages.

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