Financial Services Licences — UK and Global

Specialist advisory on regulatory authorisation across the world's leading financial centres. From initial strategy through to licence grant.

UK LICENCES

United Kingdom

UK Authorised Payment Institution Licence

Expert advisory on obtaining a UK Authorised Payment Institution (API) licence from the FCA.

From £20,000 capital6–12 monthsFCA

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United Kingdom

UK Small Payment Institution Licence

Expert advisory on UK Small Payment Institution (SPI) registration with the FCA.

No capital requirement3–6 monthsFCA

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United Kingdom

UK Electronic Money Institution Licence

Expert advisory on UK Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licensing from the FCA.

£350,000 capital6–18 monthsFCA

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United Kingdom

UK Small EMI Registration

Expert advisory on UK Small Electronic Money Institution (Small EMI) registration.

No capital requirement3–6 monthsFCA

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United Kingdom

FCA Cryptoasset AML Registration

Expert advisory on FCA cryptoasset AML registration under MLRs 2017.

No capital requirement3–12 monthsFCA

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United Kingdom

FCA Consumer Credit Authorisation

Expert advisory on FCA consumer credit authorisation.

No minimum capital6–12 monthsFCA

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United Kingdom

UK CASP Authorisation (2027)

Prepare for UK FSMA cryptoasset authorisation — FCA gateway opens September 2026.

Capital TBCGateway opens Sep 2026FCA

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United Kingdom

UK Banking Licence

Expert advisory on UK banking licence applications.

£1m+ capital12–24 monthsPRA & FCA

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GLOBAL LICENCES

International

European Union

EU MiCA CASP Licence

Expert advisory on EU MiCA CASP licensing.

From €50,000 capital3–6 monthsNational Competent Authority

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Lithuania / European Union

Lithuania CASP Licence

MiCA CASP authorisation via the Bank of Lithuania — fastest EU route to crypto licensing with full EU passporting.

From €50,000 capital3–4 monthsBank of Lithuania

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Ireland / European Union

Ireland CASP Licence

MiCA CASP authorisation via the Central Bank of Ireland — the strongest EU reputational credential for institutional crypto firms.

From €50,000 capital6–12 monthsCentral Bank of Ireland

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Poland / European Union

Poland CASP Licence

MiCA CASP authorisation via Poland's KNF — ideal for firms with existing Polish VASP registration.

From €50,000 capital3–6 monthsKNF

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European Union — Lithuania

Lithuania Specialised Bank Licence

Expert advisory on Lithuania specialised bank licence applications.

From €5m capital9–18 monthsBank of Lithuania

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Canada

Canada MSB Registration

FINTRAC MSB registration for firms entering the Canadian market — one of the fastest financial services registrations globally.

No capital requirement6–8 weeksFINTRAC

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Australia

Australia Remittance Registration

AUSTRAC remittance dealer registration for firms entering the Australian market.

No capital requirement4–8 weeksAUSTRAC

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United States

US MSB Registration (FinCEN)

FinCEN MSB registration for firms entering the US market — federal AML baseline for money transmission and virtual currency.

No capital requirement2–4 weeksFinCEN

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United States

US Money Transmitter Licence

US Money Transmitter Licence (MTL) advisory — state-by-state licensing strategy for payment firms.

Varies by state6–24 monthsState regulators

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