MultiBank Group plans regional office in Kazakhstan, eyes $30-40M investment. Kazakhstan News 3 October 2026 15:03 (UTC +04:00) Alyona pavlenko. BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. MultiBank Group plans to open a regional office in Kazakhstan and create new jobs as part of its expansion into the country's digital assets market, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development announced today. The ministry and MEX Group Worldwide Limited (MultiBank Group, UAE) signed a memorandum of cooperation in digital assets and distributed ledger technology on the sidelines of the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum in Astana. The document was signed by Kazakhstan's Vice Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Gizzat Baitursynov and MultiBank Group Chief Commercial Officer Marc Aspinall. "Under the memorandum, the parties will cooperate in several areas, including providing expert support to government agencies in developing digital asset regulations, developing the digital asset and distributed ledger technology market, working with the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) on a regional crypto hub, applying blockchain technology to public services, and implementing educational projects to improve citizens' financial and technological literacy", the ministry said. As part of the cooperation, MultiBank Group also plans to invest between $30 million and $40 million in Kazakhstan, including in the opening of a regional office and the development of the digital assets market, according to the ministry. Headquartered in Dubai, MultiBank Group operates under the supervision of more than 18 regulators and serves over 2 million clients across more than 100 countries. AI & Digital Bridge 2026 (formerly Digital Bridge) is being held on October 1-3 at the EXPO International Exhibition Center in Astana. Organized by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan, Astana Hub, and the Astana city administration, the forum has attracted more than 1,500 speakers from over 100 countries, 500+ investors, and 600+ startups, and is expected to draw tens of thousands of participants.

MEX Exchange, the institutional electronic trading platform of MultiBank Group, has appointed Brian Liedberg as Chief Revenue Officer and Global Head of Sales. The move strengthens the company's commercial leadership as it expands its institutional trading business across international markets. Liedberg brings over 30 years of experience in global capital markets, electronic trading, and financial technology. He previously served as Head of Global Sales and Chief Revenue Officer at TradAir, leading the company through its acquisition by ION Group. He also held senior positions at Ingenium, Integral, Enigma Securities, and Celer Technologies. MultiBank Group, established in 2005, serves over 2 million clients across 100 countries with daily trading volumes exceeding $35 billion. The group is regulated by 18+ financial authorities globally.

Ronald Rahme joins MultiBank Group as Head of Global Marketing. MultiBank Group has appointed Ronald Rahme as Head of Global Marketing, bringing nearly two decades of experience across financial services, fintech, trading, brokerage, real estate and digital transformation. Rahme's appointment places him in charge of the group's global marketing activities, drawing on his experience in commercial strategy, fintech growth, capital markets, brand leadership and multi-market marketing. Ronald Rahme brings extensive marketing leadership experience. Rahme brings nearly 20 years of experience spanning marketing and commercial leadership positions across several industries and international markets. Before joining MultiBank Group, Rahme served as Group Chief Marketing Officer at NCM Financial Services from May 2025 to May 2026, based in Dubai. In that role, he focused on marketing and commercial leadership within the financial services sector. Previously, Rahme was Head of Marketing at ATFX MENA, a position he held from May 2021 to May 2025. He also served as Digital Account Director at Belong Interactive between October 2018 and May 2021. Earlier in his career, Rahme was Head of Marketing at ICM Capital from January 2017 to October 2018. He also co-founded YelloSpot, where he served as CEO from September 2011 to January 2017. His earlier career included technology-focused roles, including Head of Technology at AG Vision Construction NIG.LTD in Nigeria and Software Developer TL at Sabis Educational Services. Experience across fintech and financial markets. Rahme's professional background covers MENA, Europe, Asia and Latin America, with experience across marketing, sales and business development in multi-country and multi-regulator environments. His areas of expertise include B2C and B2B fintech growth, trading platforms, brokerage products, institutional positioning and proprietary trading. He also has experience developing marketing funnels, dashboards and KPI frameworks, while working closely with CEOs, boards, compliance, product and technology teams. His professional profile highlights experience in reengineering trading applications, onboarding journeys and digital customer touchpoints. He has also worked on building teams across strategy, brand, performance, content, CRM and business development enablement. Ronald Rahme's education and professional background. Rahme holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from the American University of Technology. He also studied at College Des Apôtres School and the Faculty of Science at Lebanese University. He is a native or bilingual Arabic speaker and lists English and French as full professional languages. With his appointment as Head of Global Marketing, Rahme joins MultiBank Group following a series of senior marketing and commercial roles across the financial services and technology sectors. His experience in fintech, trading, brokerage and digital transformation is expected to support MultiBank Group's global marketing strategy and continued development across international markets.