Company: FRHC
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000924805-25-000041
Chunk: 288

Company: Freedom Holding Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-11-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 288
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 telecommunications and telecommunications-related services to customers which may include, among others, high-quality internet connectivity, fixed wireless access (FWA), WiFi access, over-the-top (OTT) streaming, internet protocol television (IPTV), traffic transit for operators and cloud solutions, subject to obtaining applicable licenses, acquisitions of telecom assets or entering into partnerships where required. Our new telecommunications business in Kazakhstan is operated by Freedom Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp. incorporated under the laws of the AIFC. Through Freedom Telecom, we operate Freedom Cloud, an essential component of our digital ecosystem that delivers advanced cloud infrastructure and related services both within the Group and to external clients, including major enterprises and government entities. As Freedom Telecom represents a new line of business, its strategy and budget are evolving dynamically in response to internal developments and external market factors, which may result in material adjustments. Our telecom services will be offered as a separate product and in a bundle with our other digital products and services and will expand the ecosystem’s reach to areas where traditional banking channels are less efficient. In May 2025, we established our Dubai-based subsidiary Freedom Telecom International FZE ("FTI"), a strategic platform that connects telecommunications and technology companies with our existing fintech ecosystem and allows them to unlock synergies through new collaborations. FTI is focused on further expanding Freedom Holding Corp.'s ecosystem, including international expansion by way of strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and the acquisition of telecom assets.

During fiscal 2024, we established Freedom Media as a subsidiary of Freedom Telecom that is intended to become a national media platform in Kazakhstan offering tailored streaming services to the Kazakhstan and broader Central Asia markets. This platform is built and developed to provide unlimited access to a diverse collection of TV shows, movies, documentaries, and an exclusive content of multiple genres that is produced in-house.

Credit Ratings

On June 26, 2025, S&P Global Ratings ("S&P") revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its 'B+/B' long- and short-term issuer credit ratings on Freedom KZ, Freedom EU, Freedom Global, and Freedom Bank KZ. S&P affirmed 'B-' long-term rating on Freedom Holding Corp. and maintained the stable outlook. The ratings of Freedom KZ and Freedom Bank KZ on the national scale were increased from "kzBBВ" to "kzBBВ+". The positive outlook on Group's financial operating companies reflects substantial achievements in establishing consolidated risk management and compliance and strengthening these functions in its financial subsidiaries.

On October 3,