Legal & Regulatory Counsel, Payments (Kazakhstan)

1 hour, 13 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Finance and Accounting
Binance

Binance

Binance operates as a leading blockchain ecosystem and digital asset exchange, integrating digital technology with financial services to facilitate the trading and management of cryptocurrencies.

Capital Markets
5K-10K
Founded 2017
$10M raised

Description

  • Support licensing applications and regulatory engagement with the NBK and AFSA, including preparing submissions and responding to regulator queries.
  • Monitor Kazakhstan and AIFC/AFSA requirements covering payments, e-money, currency regulation, AML/CFT, and personal data.
  • Draft regulatory correspondence and participate in discussions with financial authorities.
  • Support regulatory sandbox participation and structure pilot products and testing conditions.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate banking, safeguarding, outsourcing, technology, vendor, and client agreements.
  • Review new products, services, disclosures, and client documentation for legal and consumer protection compliance.
  • Provide corporate governance support for local licensed entities, including incorporations, resolutions, appointments, and regulatory notifications.
  • Develop and maintain policies and procedures with compliance and risk teams.
  • Support regulatory inspections, audits, complaints, disputes, and external counsel coordination.
  • Collaborate with global legal, compliance, and payments teams to align local requirements with group practices.

Requirements

  • Law degree from a recognized university; an LLM or equivalent is advantageous.
  • 5+ years of financial services regulatory legal experience at a bank, payment organization, fintech, or relevant law firm.
  • Hands-on licensing and regulatory engagement experience with the NBK and/or the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market.
  • Strong knowledge of Kazakhstan payments, e-money, currency regulation, AML/CFT, and personal data legislation.
  • Knowledge of the AIFC/AFSA regulatory framework is strongly preferred.
  • Experience drafting and negotiating banking, outsourcing, technology, and other commercial agreements.
  • Experience with corporate law and governance for regulated financial entities.
  • Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.
  • Experience in crypto, digital assets, or e-money is advantageous.
  • Fluent Russian and English required; Kazakh strongly preferred, with strong drafting and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and company benefits.
  • Career growth and continuous learning opportunities.
  • Autonomy on fast-paced projects in an innovative environment.
  • Collaboration with global teams in a flat, user-centric organization.

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