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Google Pay launched in Uzbekistan: announcement at the C5+1 session in Samarkand

On October 19, 2026, at a technology panel session within the C5+1 format in Samarkand, Google Cloud director Marcin Krasuski announced the launch of the Google Pay payment service in Uzbekistan. The launch became possible after March amendments to the law “On Personal Data” that removed the mandatory localization of data. Earlier, the Central Bank had reported preparations for the launch of Apple Pay and Google Pay.

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Bluesky prepares to launch payments: monetization without ads

Bluesky executives — CEO Tony Schneider and COO Rose Wang — said at TechCrunch Disrupt that the company will introduce payments in the coming months. This is the first step of a monetization strategy that does not rely on advertising, aimed at simplifying commerce, fundraising, and user support that already exist on the network.

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Yandex Go in Uzbekistan recovers after outage: payouts processed, but errors possible

Yandex Uzbekistan said that services interrupted after the October 11 outage are being restored in stages. Payouts to partners and drivers were processed automatically, but some payments may be executed with errors or delays. Cases of incorrect charges are being reviewed, though the growing number of support requests is slowing down problem resolution.

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