Compliance Officer, Payments (Kazakhstan)

Binance
Astana, Almaty
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Independence","Cross-functional collaboration","Risk management","Communication","Regulatory coordination"]

Ensure the local licensed payments business in Kazakhstan complies with Republic of Kazakhstan legislation, AIFC/AIFC regulatory requirements, and internal policies. Own compliance risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting, including AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions oversight. Build and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, controls, training, and compliance risk registers, and coordinate regulatory change implementation, audits/inspections support, and remediation of deficiencies.

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FursaFursa
Binance
Binance
16 hours ago

Compliance Officer, Payments (Kazakhstan)

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Job Summary

Ensure the local licensed payments business in Kazakhstan complies with Republic of Kazakhstan legislation, AIFC/AIFC regulatory requirements, and internal policies. Own compliance risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting, including AML/CFT/CPF and sanctions oversight. Build and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, controls, training, and compliance risk registers, and coordinate regulatory change implementation, audits/inspections support, and remediation of deficiencies.
Location: Astana, Almaty
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Ensure compliance of the local licensed payment business with Kazakhstan legislation, AIFC regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
  • •Identify, assess, monitor, and report compliance risks, including maintaining a Compliance Risk Management Framework.
  • •Conduct periodic compliance monitoring and thematic reviews, including developing and maintaining compliance policies, procedures, and controls.
  • •Oversee AML/CFT/CPF compliance, monitor sanctions and financial crime risks, and coordinate reporting of suspicious/threshold transactions to relevant authorities.
  • •Provide compliance advice and training, investigate suspected compliance breaches, maintain risk registers/records, and report significant issues and remediation status to senior management and the Board of Directors.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of compliance experience in a bank, payment organization, fintech, or other regulated financial institution.
  • •Strong knowledge of Kazakhstan payment systems/payment legislation and AML/CFT obligations for payment organizations, including financial monitoring reporting.
  • •Knowledge of international sanctions regimes and financial crime risk management practices.
  • •Experience building or developing a compliance function, including policies, compliance monitoring programs, and compliance risk assessments.
  • •Fluent Russian and English required; Kazakh strongly preferred.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechPaymentsCryptoDigital assetsRegulated financial institutions
Education:
Skills:IndependenceCross-functional collaborationRisk managementCommunicationRegulatory coordination
Certifications:ICAACAMSCAMS
Languages:RussianEnglishKazakh
Tech Stack:AML/CFT/CPFSanctionsAIFCAFSANBKSTRs/TTRsFit-and-proper

Company Brief

Binance
Operates one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, offering spot and derivatives trading, a native token (BNB), wallet services, staking, and a broad suite of crypto financial products and infrastructure.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Bootstrapped
Headquarters: George Town, Cayman Islands
Founded: 2017
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