Company: FRHC
Filing Date: 2025-02-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000924805-25-000002
Chunk: 3

Company: Freedom Holding Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-02-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
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 meet the evolving demands of a global customer base. Our strategy centers on providing a seamless, user-friendly experience by combining innovative technologies with a comprehensive suite of services accessible through a single, unified platform. Our ambition is to set the gold standard for digital customer experiences, leveraging advanced technologies to deliver customized solutions that make managing finances and accessing global markets simpler, faster, and more intuitive. By fostering innovation and pushing boundaries, we aim to remain at the forefront of the industry.

The main market of our operations is Kazakhstan. Our operating subsidiaries are located in Kazakhstan, Cyprus, the United States, the United Kingdom, Armenia, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, and we also have a presence in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland and Spain. We divested our Russian subsidiaries in February 2023. Our subsidiaries in the United States include an SEC- and FINRA-registered broker dealer. As of December 31, 2024, we had 7,761  employees and 204 offices (of which 51 offered brokerage services, 56 offered insurance services, 29 offered banking services and 68 offered other financial and non-financial services).

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Our business is organized into four segments: Brokerage, Banking, Insurance, and Other. Additional information regarding our segments can be found in the narrative and tabular descriptions of segments and operating results under this Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this quarterly report; and Note 24 "Segment Reporting" of the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this quarterly report.

Our Brokerage segment primarily focuses on retail brokerage and investment banking. Our Banking segment encompasses lending, deposit services, payment card services, money transfers, and correspondent accounts, supporting both individual and corporate clients with innovative digital financial solutions. Our Insurance segment offers life and general insurance services. Our Other segment includes payment processing services, e-commerce, online ticket sales, and new business areas including telecommunications and media services. We also engage in proprietary securities trading activities through each of our four segments.

The expansion of our retail clients’ activity has been a major driver of our growth, particularly in Kazakhstan, Europe and other Central Asian jurisdictions. Over recent years, we have observed a significant increase in retail clients’ activity across these key markets, which has been instrumental in scaling our business. Below is the table with number of our customer