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Payment and fintech solutions

A payment product combined with digital assets falls under several regimes at once. We separate the payment and crypto components and prepare the project for each set of requirements.

KZ: NBK registrationAIFC: Money Services
Who it is for

For fintech projects where payments meet digital assets

  • payment organisations and aggregators
  • apps with transfers and payments
  • merchant payment acceptance services
  • e-money projects
  • exchange services that need a payment perimeter
  • international fintech companies entering Kazakhstan
Regulatory questions

Key questions

  1. 01

    Which payment services the company provides and through which infrastructure

  2. 02

    Where client money flows and how it is protected

  3. 03

    How the payment and crypto parts of the product are separated

  4. 04

    Which banks and payment systems are involved

  5. 05

    Does the project fit the NBK special regulatory regime

  6. 06

    What the information security and reporting requirements are

Regimes

How the question is answered under each regime

Kazakhstan · national regime

NBK payment regime

  • payment organisations are registered with the NBK
  • digital asset operations within the product are classified separately under the Law on Digital Assets
  • unbacked digital assets are not recognised as a means of payment in Kazakhstan
  • the NBK special regulatory regime also covers payment services
Kazakhstan · AIFC / AFSA

Money Services in the AIFC

  • providing money services in relation to digital assets in the AIFC requires AFSA authorisation
  • AIFC currency regulation rules apply
  • issuing fiat stablecoins requires a separate authorisation
Other jurisdictions

Assessed on request

  • payments and e-money are governed by the national law of the client's country
  • we compare regimes and settlement routes
  • opinions are prepared with local counsel

How an activity is classified depends on the actual model: who is the client's counterparty, where assets and keys are held, how settlement works, who the services are for. Information is current as of October 2026 and is confirmed during the project assessment.

Preparation

Three workstreams on one project

Lawyers

Legal preparation

  • classification of payment services
  • documents for registration or authorisation
  • agreements with banks, payment systems, merchants
  • service rules and user terms
  • AML/CFT, KYC, sanctions screening
  • personal data protection
Finance

Financial preparation

  • fee and margin model
  • capital and client funds protection calculation
  • launch and operating budget
  • cash flow forecast
Engineers

Technology

  • technical specification for the payment product
  • user and merchant areas, administration
  • integrations with banks and payment providers
  • KYC/AML tooling
  • information security and logging
Stages

Stages and deliverables

  1. 01

    Assessment

    Payment services and regimes defined

  2. 02

    Structure

    Company, partners, settlement route

  3. 03

    Documents and product

    Rules, agreements, platform

  4. 04

    Registration or authorisation

    Application filed and supported

  5. 05

    Connections

    Banks, payment systems, testing

  6. 06

    Ongoing support

    Reporting, changes, development

The sequence depends on the regime. Some work runs in parallel, but regulated activity starts only after the required permits are obtained.

Format

A single workstream or a full project

Single

Order one workstream

Separately: payment model classification, registration package, bank agreements, financial model, development.

Full scope

Turnkey launch

Full scope: the payment and crypto parts of the product are designed together, with documents and systems aligned.

Turnkey launch

Cost and timing are set after the project assessment.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Describe your project in a few sentences. We will give you a substantive reply: which questions need answering and where to start.

Discuss your project
Can we accept payment in cryptocurrency in Kazakhstan?

Unbacked digital assets are not recognised as a means of payment in Kazakhstan. Models that use digital assets in settlement require a separate legal review.

Do you help open a bank account?

We prepare the company and documents for banks' requirements and support the onboarding. The decision to open an account rests with the bank.

Contact

Tell us about your project

We will review the description and give you a substantive reply: which regime may apply and where to start.

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