Payments
Infrastructure
for Central Asia.

Local payments for international businesses and PSPs. Reliable technology with compliance and security at its heart.

5
Countries by H1 2027
99.95%
Uptime SLO
T+1
Settlement Cycle
1
Integration
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Who We Serve

Built for global enterprises & PSPs.

CentaPay is built for international businesses and PSPs needing regulated, direct access to Central Asian consumers. All flows are cross-border by design.

Direct Merchants

International businesses connecting directly to Central Asian acquiring.

Your own dedicated setup, clear reporting, and cross-border settlement in your preferred currency. One integration - one relationship - one point of accountability.

PSPs & Payment Platforms

Licensed PSPs adding Central Asian acquiring to their offering.

Per-merchant MID visibility maintained throughout. Settlement aggregated to your nominated account with full sub-merchant reporting. Add Central Asia to your routing with a single API integration.

Coverage

Central Asia.
Where we operate.

Incorporated in the AIFC and operating from Astana, we will serve clients globally. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan go live together, with further markets to follow.

Sandbox Sep 2026
Production Q4 2026

Kazakhstan

KZT · Kazakhstan Tenge

Cross-border only: flows from Kazakhstan to you, or disbursements from you into Kazakhstan.

Payment methods

QR bank transfer

Bank-rail collection, settled cross-border in your preferred currency.

Availability

Sandbox Sep 2026
Production Q4 2026

All three markets go live on the same two dates.

Uzbekistan

UZS · Uzbekistani Som

Cross-border only: flows from Uzbekistan to you, or disbursements from you into Uzbekistan.

Payment methods

HUMO UZCARD

The two domestic card schemes, covering the great majority of local cards.

Availability

Sandbox Sep 2026
Production Q4 2026

All three markets go live on the same two dates.

Pakistan

PKR · Pakistani Rupee

Cross-border only: flows from Pakistan to you, or disbursements from you into Pakistan.

Payment methods

e-wallets

Wallet collection and disbursement, settled cross-border.

Availability

Sandbox Sep 2026
Production Q4 2026

All three markets go live on the same two dates.

We only operate cross-border payments - flows from Central Asia to you, or disbursements from you into Central Asia. One integration, built to add markets without a second one.

Planned H1 2027: Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan

About CentaPay

Built with
purpose.

CentaPay is an AIFC-incorporated fintech building the cross-border payment infrastructure that connects the international digital economy with Central Asia. We will be AFSA-regulated to provide Money Services including acquiring, processing and settlement of payments.

We will do one thing well: regulated, reliable cross-border infrastructure for businesses and PSPs that need to operate in a region most global providers cannot reach.
01
AIFC-Incorporated
Incorporated in the Astana International Financial Centre. All contracts are English Common Law - a jurisdiction your legal team already understands.
02
Direct Local Acquiring
We maintain local banking and acquiring relationships across the region. Your team integrates once with us - we handle everything behind it.
03
Cross-Border Only
Exclusively built for international payment flows. This focus lets us optimise for compliance, settlement certainty and operational speed without compromise.
04
Expanding Coverage
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan launching together, with Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan planned for H1 2027. One integration, built to add markets without a second one.
Ready to expand in Central Asia?

Expand with the
optimal payments infrastructure.

Talk to our team about business models, integration options, compliance and risk controls, commercial terms, and how we can help you enter and expand across Central Asia.