V yacheslav Kim is a Kazakhstani billionaire and the chairman of the board of directors of Kaspi.kz, a leading financial technology company in Kazakhstan. Of Korean descent, he started his career in the 1990s by founding a chain of electronics retail stores. He later acquired a stake in a struggling Kazakh retail bank. His career-defining move was to partner with the private equity investor Mikhail Lomtadze to transform this traditional bank into a digital financial services powerhouse.

Kim, as chairman, and Lomtadze, as CEO, turned Kaspi.kz into a 'super-app' that has become an integral part of daily life for millions of Kazakhs. The app combines a dominant digital payments platform, an e-commerce marketplace, and consumer finance services. The company's phenomenal success and its highly successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2020 turned both Kim and his partner into multi-billionaires. He is considered one of the most successful and visionary business leaders in Kazakhstan.