Financial Licensing Support

We map activities to permissions, capital, governance, and outsourcing, so your licence fits your model on day one.​

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Who it’s for

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Founders, boards, and executives planning a new licensed entity or expanding permissions (e.g., advisory → discretionary, payments → EMI/PSP).

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Scope

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• Business Model Decomposition:

  • products, client types, flows of funds/data, custody/segregation, fee model, leverage/exposure.

• Activity–Permission Mapping:

  • crosswalk against target regime(s) (e.g., DIFC/ADGM/UAE mainland/free zones), including borderline cases and exclusions.

• Capital & Prudential Profile:

  • initial/ongoing capital, liquidity buffers, client asset implications, safeguarding/segregation design.

• Governance & SMF Design:

  • board composition, Senior Management Functions (CEO and/or SEO, FO, MLRO/CO), independence, residency, time commitment.

• Outsourcing Strategy:

  • which functions can be outsourced; oversight, SLA, MI, fourth-party risks.

• Operating Model Guardrails:

  • RACI & critical controls, evidence plan, registers, reporting obligations.

• Jurisdiction & Footprint Options:

  • Mainland vs free zone vs international hub, substance implications (people, premises, decision-making).

• Phased Pathways:

  • minimal viable permissions vs full scope, fast-track and upgrade plan with triggers.