What SafeTech does

SafeTech is a Russian software developer specializing in cryptographic security and mobile electronic signature solutions for the financial sector. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Moscow, the company operates through two legal entities (ООО «СэйфТек» and its subsidiary ООО «СэйфТек Лаб») and holds critical FSB and FSTEC licenses for cryptographic development. Its core product portfolio is anchored by PayControl ГОСТ, a mobile authentication and electronic signature platform that replaces SMS/push-based transaction confirmation with cryptographically secure signatures under Russian GOST standards, and SafeTech CA, a corporate certification authority that replaces Microsoft CA in Windows environments and manages certificates across hybrid IT landscapes. Adjacent products include myDSS 2.0 (qualified electronic signature from smartphones, co-developed with CryptoPro), КриптоКлюч/STCrypt (next-generation mobile qualified electronic signature with hybrid key storage), Nopaper (mobile document management with built-in electronic signature), KeyControl (PKI automation platform), SFERRA (secure mobile browser), and PayControl CryptoInstaller (cryptographic setup assistant). The technology stack is built on Java, SQL, Swift, Kotlin, JavaScript, and TypeScript, with certified cryptographic integration to CryptoPro CSP/JCP.

The company serves primarily the Russian banking sector, with 70+ bank clients including 10 of the top-10 Russian banks (Sberbank, VTB, Alfa Bank, Gazprombank, Tinkoff, Rosselkhozbank, MKB, Uralsib, and others), plus government organizations and large enterprises. Revenue is generated through subscription-based software licenses combined with professional services (implementation, integration, customization, and technical support), with quote-based, multi-year contracts averaging 20–30 million rubles per year per client. The go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales supported by a channel partner network of Russian banking software vendors (iSimpleLab, Bank Soft Systems, R-style Softlab, CFT) and certified technology integrations with domestic platforms (Tantor Postgres, Astra Linux, Kaspersky KUMA, Ringo UEM, etc.). The founder, Denis Kalemberg, has disclosed 255 million rubles in profit and 15+ million end users of SafeTech solutions across financial institutions and other organizations. The company is certified to Federal Law 63-FZ and Bank of Russia regulations 851-P (683-P) and 757-P, and is included in the Russian domestic software registry (Reestr No. 4124).

Name

SafeTech

Legal name

Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «СэйфТек»

Website

https://safe-tech.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SafeTech is a Russian developer of cryptographic security and mobile electronic signature solutions, serving primarily Russian banks and large enterprises with FSB-licensed products such as PayControl mobile authentication and SafeTech CA corporate certification authority.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Information Security Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Verifiable Credentials & Attestations (VC issuance/verification, credential registries) (FSAPACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Authorization & Permissions (delegation, allowances, capability-based access, session keys) (FSAPACAJ), Privacy, Data Protection & Compliance (zk compliance, GDPR/PII handling) (FSAPAJAM)

Keywords

• Mobile electronic signature
• PKI infrastructure automation
• Transaction authentication software
• Corporate certification authority
• Information security software

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Implementation: Revenue from providing software licenses for PayControl, SafeTech CA, KeyControl, myDSS 2.0, Nopaper, SFERRA, CryptoInstaller, КриптоКлюч. Costs are determined based on project timelines, scope, technical complexity, number of integrations, support parameters, and customer requirements. Contact sales for commercial proposals.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, integration, customization, and technical support services bundled with product deployment. Pricing depends on scope and complexity of technical assignments, number of integrations, and support parameters required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SafeTech develops and licenses enterprise software for cryptographic protection of remote banking systems, including mobile electronic signature and authentication platforms (PayControl ГОСТ, PayControl), qualified electronic signature tools (myDSS 2.0, КриптоКлюч), mobile document management (Nopaper), corporate certification authority software (SafeTech CA), PKI infrastructure automation (KeyControl), secure mobile browsers for online banking (SFERRA), and SKZI installation utilities (CryptoInstaller). Products are sold as enterprise software licenses with implementation, integration, and support services to banks, insurers, large corporations, and government organizations in Russia and the CIS.

Product overview

SafeTech is a Russian developer of innovative solutions for protecting remote banking systems and electronic document management. The company creates a comprehensive portfolio of security products centered on cryptographic mobile electronic signatures and PKI infrastructure management. The core product family includes PayControl ГОСТ and PayControl platforms for mobile authentication and financial transaction signing; myDSS 2.0 and КриптоКлюч for qualified electronic signatures from smartphones; Nopaper for mobile document management; SafeTech CA as a corporate certification authority replacement for Microsoft CA; SFERRA as a secure mobile browser; KeyControl for PKI infrastructure automation; and PayControl CryptoInstaller as a software setup assistant. These products integrate with government services (ESIA, SMEV), SIEM systems (Alertix, KUMA), database platforms (Tantor Postgres, MS SQL, PostgreSQL), mobile device management systems, and hardware tokens to serve banking, government, and corporate clients requiring digital trust infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PayControl ГОСТ: Omnichannel mobile authentication and electronic signature platform for financial transactions, compliant with Russian Bank regulations
• myDSS 2.0
• КриптоКлюч (STCrypt)
• Nopaper
• SafeTech CA
• Sferra
• CryptoInstaller
• KeyControl

Products and services

• PayControl ГОСТ

Quantifiable outcome

• Transaction confirmation time reduced to 3.5 seconds
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• NGR SoftlabcoreTechnology or IntegrationNGR Softlab and SafeTech Lab confirmed compatibility between SIEM Alertix and SafeTech CA corporate certification center. The integration enables monitoring of events related to the issuance, use, and revocation of digital certificates, as well as detection of suspicious user and administrator activity in the certification center.
• Kaspersky Lab (Лаборатория Касперского)coreTechnology or IntegrationSafeTech Lab and Kaspersky Lab ensured interoperability between SafeTech CA certification center and the SIEM platform Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform (KUMA). Event logs from all operations with technological certificates are now transmitted to KUMA for analysis and security event prevention.
• Tantor Labs (Тантор Лабс)coreTechnology or IntegrationCompanies Tantor Labs and SafeTech Lab confirmed compatibility between Tantor Postgres DBMS and SafeTech CA corporate certification center. Load testing successfully issued 65,537 certificates without errors at 170 certificates per second. Companies issued a certificate of compatibility.
• Ringo (Ринго)coreTechnology or IntegrationSafeTech Lab and Ringo confirmed compatibility of their products: SafeTech CA (cross-platform service for issuing and managing technological certificates) and Ringo (UEM system for centralized management of computers and mobile devices). Integration enables automated certificate issuance and delivery to managed devices.
• Aktiv (Компания Актив)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAktiv, SafeTech Lab, and Indid jointly developed a comprehensive Access Management Platform (ПУД). SafeTech CA serves as the core cryptographic trust source for the platform, providing reliable verification of user and infrastructure component authenticity. The platform is designed for organizations with high information security requirements, transitioning from password-based to strong authentication based on hardware tokens and smart cards.
• Indid (Индид)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the joint ПУД (Access Management Platform) development together with Aktiv and SafeTech Lab. Indid technologies help centralize access management, apply unified authentication policies, and ensure secure connection to critical systems within the platform.
• CryptoPro (КриптоПро)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of myDSS 2.0 solution with CryptoPro. myDSS 2.0 enables users to conveniently sign documents from their smartphone using qualified electronic signature. SafeTech is a development partner while CryptoPro provides cryptographic core technology and certification.
• Laboratoriya Chislitel (Лаборатория Числитель)moderateTechnology or IntegrationPartners confirmed successful integration of SafeTech CA with the Shurval containerization platform and the Pulse IT infrastructure monitoring system. Integration enables centralized TLS certificate issuance and updates for services and applications in Kubernetes, automated lifecycle management, and monitoring via the Pulse system.
• SafeMobilemoderateTechnology or IntegrationSafeTech CA corporate certification center integrated with SafeMobile platform for managing and protecting corporate mobile devices. Solution automates issuance and renewal of digital certificates for mobile devices (Android, iOS, Aurora) for Wi-Fi, VPN, and corporate email access without manual IT operations.
• iSimpleLabmoderateTechnology or IntegrationiSimpleLab integrated PayControl ГОСТ mobile authentication and electronic signature platform into iSimpleBank 2.0 remote banking system. PayControl ГОСТ provides reliable payment confirmation and compliance with Russian Central Bank requirements.
• SberTech (СберТех)moderateTechnology or IntegrationSberTech and SafeTech Lab partnership to help businesses create trusted infrastructure based on domestic software. Collaboration around SafeTech CA integration with Sber's technology ecosystem.
• Alt Ecosystem (Экосистема Альт)moderateTechnology or IntegrationSafeTech CA certified compatible with products of the Alt ecosystem (Astra Linux, Alt Linux, etc.), enabling use of the certification center in Alt OS-based corporate IT landscapes.
• Rutoken (Рутокен)moderateTechnology or IntegrationmyDSS 2.0 technology is certified for use with Rutoken NFC hardware tokens. Rutoken is a Russian hardware authentication token brand used in conjunction with SafeTech's electronic signature solutions.
• Bank Soft Systems (Банк Софт Системс)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechnology partner listed on SafeTech Group's official website as a partner. Bank Soft Systems is a Russian banking software vendor that may integrate or resell SafeTech solutions.
• Center of Financial Technologies / factura.ru (Центр финансовых технологий)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on the SafeTech website. ЦФТ (CFT) is a major Russian financial technology company providing electronic document management and invoice services.
• R-style SoftlabminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on the SafeTech website. R-style Softlab is a Russian system integrator and software developer for the banking and financial sector.
• Multisoft Systems (Мультисофт Системз)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner on the SafeTech website. Multisoft Systems is a Russian software company.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Signicat: European digital identity and qualified electronic signature provider serving banks and regulated industries. Functionally comparable to SafeTech's PayControl and myDSS in mobile electronic signatures, but operating in the EU regulatory regime rather than Russian GOST.

Broad incumbents

• DigiCert: Global leader in digital certificates, PKI, and digital trust. Comparable to SafeTech's SafeTech CA and KeyControl products in certificate lifecycle management, though serving an international rather than Russian GOST-constrained market.
• Entrust: Global provider of digital security, identity, and PKI solutions for banks and governments. Comparable to SafeTech in certificate authority, mobile authentication, and digital signature domains, but at a much larger, broader international scale.
• Positive Technologies: Leading Russian cybersecurity company offering penetration testing, security analytics, and compliance tools. Larger, publicly-listed player in the same Russian cybersecurity market, addressing overlapping banking and government customers with broader security portfolio.

Regional players

• InfoWatch: Major Russian cybersecurity vendor specializing in data leak prevention, enterprise information security, and compliance. Comparable to SafeTech in serving Russian banks and government with regulated security products, though focused on data protection rather than electronic signatures.
• R-Vision: Russian developer of security orchestration, vulnerability management, and incident response platforms. Serves overlapping Russian banking and enterprise customers with complementary security tooling, making it a regional peer in the same ecosystem.

Direct peers

• CryptoPro (КриптоПро): Russia's dominant provider of cryptographic software (CSP/JCP) and the de facto standard for GOST-compliant encryption. Strategic partner on myDSS 2.0 but also a potential competitor in signature infrastructure, making it the closest comparable in the Russian crypto-security stack.
• Active (Aktiv / Компания Актив): Russian developer of Rutoken hardware authentication tokens and Rutoken-VPN/PKI solutions. Co-developed the Access Management Platform with SafeTech and is a direct competitor in hardware-backed authentication and credential management.
• Aladdin (Аладдин): Russian developer of PKI, authentication tokens (JaCarta), and information security solutions serving the same banking and government clients as SafeTech. Direct competitor in PKI/certificate management, particularly in enterprise certification authority and hardware authentication.
• Avanpost (Аванпост): Russian identity and access management (IAM) vendor offering SSO, privileged access management, and authentication. A listed partner of SafeTech and direct competitor in identity, authentication, and PKI integration for Russian enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/safetech.rus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safetechru

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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