RE: Wood & co11 May 2023 00:22
Agree, it's worryingly opaque and doesn't give me any confidence. From the look I had, you have to contact them for a chat - a bit like an interview is what it sounds more like - about your requirements and objectives. In other words, opening an account is by no means a given and at their discretion. Those with a few mil versus those with a few thousand likely to find the path smoother I'd expect.
Halyk looks, frankly, dodgy. And unless you're fluent in Kazak, good luck understanding the T&C and associated documents you must agree to to open an account.
Despite the uncomfortable resemblance in name to freedom fighters, Freedom Finance appears at least tractable, tho still far from desirable.
As for paper certificates, if I understood right, they're discontinued shortly after the redom and converted to an electronic record in the AIX app (Abry / Aby ?) which is still 'under development '.
It's not an appealing set of options.