Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related party transactions as of December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025, consisted of the following:
December 31, 2025 March 31, 2025
Related party balances Total category as per financial statements captions Related party balances Total category as per financial statements captions
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,245  $ 869,167  $ 2,233  $ 837,302 
Companies controlled by management 2,245  2,233 
Restricted cash $ 463,254  $ 2,643,375  $ 30  $ 807,468 
Companies controlled by management 463,254  30 
Investment securities $ 7,851  $ 3,129,439  $ 1,174  $ 2,814,733 
Companies controlled by management 7,851  1,174 
Margin lending, brokerage and other receivables, net $ 37,089  $ 3,010,625  $ 41,308  $ 3,319,145 
Management 14,000  10,080 
Companies controlled by management 23,088  31,228 
Loans issued $ 19,534  $ 1,982,543  $ 188,445  $ 1,595,435 
Management 422  291 
Companies controlled by management 19,090  188,154 
Other 22  — 
Other assets, net $ 37,559  $ 227,607  $ 18,080  $ 168,541 
Management 16,997  486 
Companies controlled by management 20,562  17,594 
LIABILITIES
Customer liabilities $ 104,683  $ 6,815,396  $ 48,161  $ 4,304,999 
Management 31,279  13,827 
Companies controlled by management 71,131  32,607 
Other 2,273  1,727 
Margin lending and trade payables $ 1,073  $ 557,938  $ 1,307  $ 1,322,241 
Management 199  201 
Companies controlled by management 874  1,106 
Liabilities from insurance activity $ 9,534  $ 580,106  $ 5,960  $ 481,539 
Management 1  — 
Companies controlled by management 9,533  5,960 
Other liabilities $ 2,984  $ 283,440  $ 1,407  $ 129,737 
Management 39  1,281 
Companies controlled by management 2,944  125 
Other 1  1 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
Related party amounts Total category as per financial statements captions Related party amounts Total category as per financial statements captions
Revenue:
Fee and commission income $ 2,598  $ 126,089  $ 556  $ 143,436 
Management 90  197 
Companies controlled by management 2,506  357 
Other 2  2 
Interest income $ 4,553  $ 228,794  $ 380  $ 224,688 
Management 3,740  224 
Companies controlled by management 813  156 
Insurance premiums earned, net of reinsurance $ 468  $ 106,924  $ 1,956  $ 177,472 
Management 273  5 
Companies controlled by management 192  1,950 
Other 3  1 
Other (expense)/income $ 9,901  $ 21,874  $ (871) $ 2,769 
Management 1  1 
Companies controlled by management 9,900  (872)
Expense:
Fee and commission expense $ 903  $ 33,691  $ 487  $ 93,927 
Companies controlled by management 903  456 
Interest expense $ 534  $ 127,915  $ 584  $ 131,136 
Management 176  133 
Companies controlled by management 339  442 
Other 19  9 
Advertising and sponsorship expense $ 10,759  $ 36,628  $ 5,894  $ 41,035 
Companies controlled by management 10,759  5,894 
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2025 Nine Months Ended December 31, 2024
Related party amounts Total category as per financial statements captions Related party amounts Total category as per financial statements captions
Revenue:
Fee and commission income 4,681  365,969  2,259  379,976 
Management 387  706 
Companies controlled by management 4,284  1,545 
Other 10  8 
Interest income 6,319  639,027  1,023  661,016 
Management 5,016  643 
Companies controlled by management 1,303  380 
Insurance premiums earned, net of reinsurance 7,798  385,409  3,258  467,224 
Management 290  9 
Companies controlled by management 7,502  2,602 
Other 6  647 
Other (expense)/income 10,357  33,470  (345) 14,458 
Management 99  1 
Companies controlled by management 10,258  (346)
Expense:
Fee and commission expense 3,455  182,724  1,019  264,911 
Management 1  31 
Companies controlled by management 3,454  988 
Interest expense $ 1,455  343,584  $ 1,425  401,519 
Management 417  361 
Companies controlled by management 992  1,042 
Other 46  22 
Advertising and sponsorship expense $ 21,164  88,593  $ 12,583  95,364 
Companies controlled by management 21,164  12,583 
    
As of March 31, 2025, the Group had loans issued which included uncollateralized bank customer loans purchased from FFIN Credit, a company outside of the Group which is controlled by Timur Turlov. Beginning in September 2025, the Bank transitioned retail loan origination to its own platform and discontinued the purchase of unsecured consumer loans from FFIN Credit. For the details of financial impact of the transaction, see in Note 7 "Loans issued".
As of December 31, 2025, 26% of the Group's total related party other assets consisted of a prepayment to Freedom Data Centers LLP (formerly, Freedom Telecom LLP) for the potential acquisition of A-Telecom LLP compared to 55% as of March 31, 2025. The potential acquisition of A-Telecom LLP is part of the Group’s strategy to expand its presence in the telecommunications market in Kazakhstan and to develop a digital fintech ecosystem. Freedom Data Centers LLP is considered a related party based on the scale of its economic transactions with the Group.
As of December 31, 2025, 11% of the Group's total related party customer liabilities were bank deposits from Turlov Family Office Securities (PTY) LTD held with Freedom Bank KZ, compared to 13% as of March 31, 2025. Turlov Family
Office Securities (PTY) LTD is a private securities brokerage company that is wholly owned by Mr. Timur Turlov. Additionally, 23% of the Group's total related party customer liabilities as of December 31, 2025 were from a private company ITS Central Securities Depository Limited, compared to 1% as of March 31, 2025. Private company ITS Central Securities Depository Limited is a subsidiary of International Trading System Limited, an affiliate of the Group.
As of both December 31, 2025 and March 31, 2025, 99.6% of the Group's total related party liabilities from insurance activity were liabilities from FFIN Credit. The Group provides voluntary credit risk insurance covering losses arising from borrower defaults on microloan agreements originated by FFIN Credit. In addition, during the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Group did not recognize any insurance premiums earned, net of reinsurance, from such insurance services, compared to $1,770 recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2024. For the nine months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Group recognized $6,789 and $1,864, respectively.
The Group continues to support the development of chess and football in Kazakhstan. During the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Group incurred advertising and sponsorship expense from Kazakhstan Chess Federation in the amount of $5,698 and from Freedom Youth Football League of Kazakhstan in the amount of $4,649, compared to $3,401 and $1,894, respectively, during the three months ended December 31, 2024. For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, advertising and sponsorship expense amounted to $8,157 for the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and $9,905 for the Freedom Youth Football League of Kazakhstan, compared to $9,754 and $2,230, respectively, for the nine months ended December 31, 2024. Kazakhstan Chess Federation is a Kazakhstan-based company in which Timur Turlov holds a management position. Freedom Youth Football League of Kazakhstan is a Kazakhstan-based company fully owned by Turlov Private Holding, in which Timur Turlov holds 99.9% of the shares. The sponsorship contributions to the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and Freedom Youth Football League of Kazakhstan during the three months ended December 31, 2025 were made to support the preparation and holding of championships, tournaments, training camps and other events.