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About the Company We are a remote-based team of 150+ specialists (working hours according to the Russian Federation calendar). The company develops two key areas:

Banking — we act as a financial gateway between banks, work with private companies and merchants, and provide intermediation in financial flows Gaming and Gambling — payment solutions and fintech products for the industry

We specialize in payment systems and fintech: we support the launch and development of payment products, build and maintain relationships with banks, PSPs, payment agents, and other partners.

▪️Responsibilities ▫️Legal support for the launch and development of payment products, new methods, partner schemes, and integrations ▫️Development and approval of contracts with banks, PSPs, aggregators, payment agents, merchants, and other counterparties ▫️Building contractual schemes for payments, transfers, acquiring, C2C scenarios, agent models, and cross-border operations ▫️Consulting business and product teams on legal risks before launching new initiatives ▫️Ensuring product compliance with Federal Law 161-FZ, 115-FZ, and the Bank of Russia's regulations ▫️Participating in the development of AML/CFT, KYC, and counterparty management policies and procedures ▫️Supporting interaction with the Bank of Russia: preparing responses to inquiries, participating in inspections ▫️Legal expertise of contracts and initiatives, identifying and minimizing risks ▫️Handling claim work related to payment activities ▫️Monitoring legislative changes and assessing their impact on products

▪️Requirements ▫️Higher legal education ▫️At least 5 years of experience as a lawyer, with at least 3 years in the payment business (bank, PSP, NKO/RNKO, acquiring, payment system) ▫️Solid knowledge of Federal Law 161-FZ "On the National Payment System" and 115-FZ (AML/CFT) ▫️Understanding of KYC/AML processes and counterparty risk assessment ▫️Actual experience interacting with the Bank of Russia (inquiries, inspections, reporting) ▫️Experience in contractual work with banks, PSPs, agents, merchants ▫️Ability to identify risks before product launch and propose solutions, not just conclusions ▫️Independence and systematic approach in a rapidly changing product environment

▪️Will be a plus: ▫️Experience with NKO/RNKO, money transfer operators ▫️Experience with cross-border transfers and currency regulation ▫️Practice with the Faster Payments System (SBP), acquiring, agent schemes ▫️Experience obtaining a license / launching a regulated fintech product ▫️English language proficiency

▪️Conditions: ▫️Fully remote ▫️Service agreement ▫️Salary is based on the candidate's skills and preferences

Contacts: @zvigeni_014