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Enter a name and a checklist for that use case appears below.
The checklist is generated locally and nothing you type is sent or stored. The verification itself has to be done against the public register of the Astana Financial Services Authority — open the AFSA site and search its public register. This page caches and republishes no register data, so you never end up reading a stale copy.
Why a checklist and not a list, and how to read each column
Why a checklist rather than a list
Because lists go stale, and a stale list does harm. Licensing status changes — firms are authorised, permissions lapse, some are suspended or withdrawn. A snapshot on a third-party website is accurate on the day at best and less reliable every day after. And people reading a list rarely stop to ask how old the data is.
So this tool takes the other route: hold no data, give the method. It tells you where to look, what to look at, and what each column has to show. You do the rest. Three extra minutes buys an answer that is current.
Entity name: what counts as a match
A platform's brand and its registered operating entity are often different. What you are verifying is the entity you are actually contracting with, and that name is at the top of the terms of service — "this agreement is between you and X". Search that full legal name and compare character by character, watching for an extra word, a missing one, or a singular where you expected a plural.
Permission type: does it cover what you want
Authorisations are granted by activity. Operating a trading facility and providing custody are different things, and a firm may hold only one. Check the one that matches what you intend to do — which is why the tool asks about your use case first, since different uses require different columns.
Status: it has to be current
Registers usually retain history, including lapsed, suspended and withdrawn entries. Finding the name and stopping there can mean reading a record that expired long ago. Confirm the status field says current.
Conditions: are there restrictions
Some permissions carry conditions — professional clients only, or particular products excluded. If you are a retail user and the condition says professional only, that authorisation is not about you.
After the licence checks out
A licence tells you whether a firm is bound by rules. It does not tell you whether you will lose money, and it is not a quality rating. Once you have verified it, run a small amount in and out — whether you can actually get your money back tells you more than any certificate.
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