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Calypso

“Can a crypto-payment gateway become the full-stack financial infrastructure for businesses that want to operate natively in digital assets while remaining compliant?”

HQTbilisi, Georgia (Free Industrial Zone of Tbilisi Technology Park)
IndustryFintech / Crypto
The story

Calypso Pay is a crypto-payment processing platform targeting merchants and businesses, operating out of Georgia's Free Industrial Zone under a local license. The company has expanded beyond payment acceptance to offer invoicing, mass payouts, fiat-to-crypto on-ramp, and a business wallet, while building an adjacent compliance suite (Watchblock KYT/AML) and a Web3 developer tooling product (WatchData). The embedded-finance angle centres on enabling businesses to accept crypto natively with built-in compliance tools, volatile protection via auto-conversion to stablecoins, and an API-first architecture for easy integration.

Last 12 months
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Regulated entities
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regulatory licence held by Calypso
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Calypso’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Calypso Pay (self-operated)
Accounting gap: significant

Calypso — frequently asked

Who is Calypso's payment processor?

Calypso processes payments through Calypso Pay (self-operated).

Where is Calypso headquartered?

Calypso is headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia (Free Industrial Zone of Tbilisi Technology Park).

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