Fintech

Cetus Legal possesses extensive expertise in providing legal support for payment aggregators across Europe, the CIS region, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Our most sought-after services for payment aggregators include:

- Legal Support and Agreements

- Facilitating agreements with banks and non-banking credit institutions for engagement as a Bank Payment Agent (BPA)

- Drafting agreements with payers and merchants

- Developing Privacy and Cookie Policies in compliance with the current PCI DSS standards

- Financial Licensing and Business Accounts

In collaboration with our partners, Cetus Legal offers comprehensive legal services for:

- Obtaining financial licenses such as Electronic Money Institution (EMI) and - Payment Institution (PI) licenses

- Opening corporate accounts with banks

- Supporting the issuance of co-branded prepaid cards

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1. Successful obtaining an EMI license (Electronic money institution), which allows the company to provide payment services, issue electronic money and handling their circulation.

2. Drafting agreemnts and internal acts and procudeures for the company engaged in circulation of cryptocurrencies as part of the compliance and registration with the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).

3. Supporting the activities of a payment aggregator company in Russia with the functions of a payment facilitator in Europe and Asia, developing AML/CTF Policies.

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