Kajo Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about Kajo, Rivero's payment operations' solutions
1.About Kajo
What is Kajo?
Kajo is Rivero's payment network compliance solution. Designed as a centralised knowledge hub, it helps simplify the scheme compliance process for card issuers and acquirers. It brings clarity and transparency, helping teams stay compliant with Mastercard, Visa, Amex, UnionPay, JCB, and Bancontact rules with reduced manual work.
Who uses Kajo?
Kajo is designed for all entities having a principal license with payment networks, including issuing and acquiring banks, that need to manage compliance with payment network rules and regulations. It supports teams across the organisation, including the risk and compliance, payment operations, finance, payment processing and products teams.
What are the main benefits of using Kajo?
The primary values include easy access to all payment network publications, digitalising and automating payment network compliance processes, enabling collaboration across multiple teams, powerful search and filtering capabilities, providing a comprehensive overview of compliance status at any point in time, and many more.
2.Supported Schemes
Which payment networks and regions does Kajo support?
Kajo is a payment network-agnostic solution that supports compliance management for all major payment schemes, including Mastercard, Visa, American Express (Amex), UnionPay, JCB, Discover/Diners, and domestic payment networks globally.
3.Features & Benefits
How does Kajo help manage updates from Visa and Mastercard?
Kajo automatically aggregates all publications (mandates, bulletins, technical letters, best practice, guides, release announcements) from payment schemes like Visa and Mastercard, filters them to show only the relevant ones for your organisation, and provides suggestions on what the impacted areas of business and stakeholders are who need to be informed.
Can Kajo help with tracking our organisation's compliance status?
Yes, Kajo tracks all compliance updates and offers a comprehensive dashboard that provides an overview of the current and future compliance status across your organisation, allowing you to track ongoing activities and deadlines at a glance.
How does Kajo facilitate collaboration on compliance tasks?
Kajo includes a WhatsApp-style comment feature that enables easy exchanges between internal and external stakeholders on any ongoing compliance update, promoting collaboration by ensuring everyone is informed and aligned on the activities and status.
Does Kajo help in mitigating the risk of non-compliance?
Yes, Kajo provides an overview of your compliance dates, deadlines and status to help teams prioritise urgent topics. In addition, Kajo sends email notifications for important updates, approaching deadlines, and potential non-compliance issues, helping you avoid unwanted surprises and penalties.
How does Kajo improve payment network compliance processes?
Kajo automatically filters bulletins, assigns tasks to the right stakeholders, sends notifications, and provides dashboards for tracking progress and risks. Beyond these automations, Kajo acts as a centralised knowledge hub by bringing clarity and spreading payment network knowledge across teams, which ensures all relevant stakeholders have access to the critical information they need to collaborate and stay compliant.
How does Kajo help with cost-saving?
By automating manual payment network compliance workflows, Kajo reduces operational costs, mitigates fines, and helps you avoid hidden fees (e.g., missed opt-out deadlines). It also minimises knowledge silos by centralising information, helping teams make faster, more informed decisions and reducing the overhead of repetitive inquiries or miscommunications.
Can I customise Kajo to fit my organisation?
Yes. During onboarding, we tailor your Kajo environment to your licenses, products, markets, and internal team structures.
I would like to understand the ROI of using Kajo.
We provide a calculator to estimate efficiency gains and cost avoidance based on your team size, payment network schemes, and compliance load.
4.Security & Integrations
How is my data protected in Kajo?
Kajo is designed with bank-level security and is free from any client-identifying data, providing a high level of security. Each customer has a dedicated tenant hosted in the Google Cloud cluster.
Is Kajo compliant with security standards?
es. Kajo follows industry best practices for data encryption, access management, and tenant segregation.
Does Kajo integrate with other systems?
Yes, Kajo integrates with ServiceNow and Jira Cloud for seamless task management across platforms, allowing you to extend task management capabilities to teams that may not have or want direct access to Kajo.
Does Kajo support Single Sign-On (SSO)?
Yes, Kajo supports Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) SSO.
5.Pricing, Updates & Support
How is Kajo priced?
Kajo is priced as an annual SaaS fee based on the scope of your compliance, including the payment networks you have a license with and the geographical regions in which you operate. Pricing includes unlimited user access.
How often is Kajo updated?
We regularly release feature improvements and product updates. Bulletins from Mastercard, Visa, and other schemes are added within 3–5 days of publication.
How can I get support?
You have access to a dedicated Customer Success Manager and our support team.
6.Getting Started (Kajo)
How long does onboarding take?
Typically, onboarding takes 1–2 weeks, depending on the complexity of your organisation. It involves workshops to set up your compliance framework.
Is training provided?
Yes! Rivero offers training sessions for users, scheme compliance managers, and ongoing support after launch.
Can third-party providers use Kajo?
Yes, you can onboard your service providers into Kajo with restricted access.
Can I try Kajo before buying?
We're happy to offer demos and personalised walkthroughs. Contact us to schedule a session!