Counsel to regulated finance
Licensing and compliance for payment, e-money, crypto, lending, insurance and investment firms in the UK and internationally.
Clients include
We take regulated firms from their first application to authorisation, then keep them authorised in every market they enter
Practice areas
Authorisation, and the supervision, reporting and financial crime work that every licence brings with it.
All practice areas →- Licensing and authorisationFrom the first assessment to approval, in every market you enter.
- Compliance programmesMonitoring, returns and board reporting that hold up to supervision.
- Financial crimeAML and sanctions frameworks, and the independent reviews regulators require.
- Regulator mattersInformation requests, skilled person reviews and changes of control.
One senior team from the first conversation to approval
The same senior practitioners handle each client from the first assessment to approval, and stay for the annual supervisory cycle that follows, from our offices in London and New York.
About the firm →Insights
All insights →Why FCA authorisation applications fail: the gateway assessment explained
August 2026Payment institutionsCanada RPAA compliance 2026: new Bank of Canada guidance on safeguarding, senior officers and annual reporting
August 2026SafeguardingUK CASS 15 safeguarding requirements
September 2026- Does SM&CR apply to payment institutions and EMIs? Senior management accountability explainedFebruary 2026
- How to apply for a UK banking licence: what the PRA and FCA requireMarch 2026
- MiCA vs UK cryptoasset regime: a practical comparison for firms operating in both marketsFebruary 2026
- FCA regulatory reporting requirements: a complete guide for firms2 Feb 2025
Licences by market
Requirements, capital, fees, timelines and the people each regulator expects, set out licence by licence.
United Kingdom
Europe
Australia and asia
Discuss your licence or compliance matter
The business, the markets and your timing. Every enquiry is answered the same business day, with a written proposal: the licence, the requirements, the cost and the timeline.