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Six services. One regulated outcome.

From the first jurisdiction memo through to year-five compliance filings, we work along a single continuum — licensing, banking, operations, and stewardship — for crypto, iGaming, forex, and FinTech operators across Southeast Asia.

Live Service Areas
6
Integrated across one bench
Jurisdictions Active
50+
Onshore and offshore
First-Pass Approval
94%
Submitted applications
Avg Engagement
4—9 mo
Licence in hand
01 — What we do

Built around the
regulated lifecycle.

Each service is a discrete engagement, but they connect. Licensing without banking is theatre; banking without compliance is liability. We work the whole chain.

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iGaming Licensing

Onshore and offshore licensing across PAGCOR, Curaçao, Anjouan, MGA and Isle of Man — chosen against your B2B/B2C model, payment flows, and target markets.

iGaming B2B B2C RNG
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Crypto & VASP Licensing

Singapore MAS DPT, UAE VARA, Lithuania CASP under MiCA, Hong Kong VASP, Labuan and Seychelles — covering exchanges, custody, OTC, and brokerage models across Southeast Asia and beyond.

Crypto VASP DPT MiCA Custody
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Forex & FX Licensing

Labuan Money Broker, Vanuatu VFSC, Mauritius FSC and SVG FSA — matched to your leverage model, liquidity provider relationships, and client jurisdictions across Southeast Asia.

Forex FX Labuan VFSC STP
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Banking & EMI / PSP

Banking introductions, EMI authorisations, correspondent relationships, and EUR/USD settlement rails. The plumbing without which a licence is symbolic — and the work most other firms walk away from.

Banking EMI PSP Correspondent
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Corporate Formation

Holdco architecture, regulated operating entities, IP holdings, treasury, group reorganisations, and substance set-up. The structural plumbing that makes a licence real — and a regulator review survivable.

Corporate Holdco Substance UBO
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AML & Compliance

AMLO manuals, MLRO appointments, transaction-monitoring policy, regulatory reporting, audit interfacing, and capital adequacy filings — the work between filings that defines whether your licence stays usable.

AML Compliance MLRO Audit
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Jurisdiction Advisory

The most consequential decision in any regulated operation is choosing the regulator. We map your commercial intent, capital structure, and risk appetite to the right jurisdiction — and the right…

Advisory Jurisdictions Strategy
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Forex License

A forex licence is the regulatory authorisation that allows a business to operate a foreign exchange brokerage — accepting client funds, executing FX trades, and offering leveraged products. The right…

Forex FX Broker Labuan VFSC
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VASP License

A VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider) licence is the regulatory authorisation required to operate a crypto exchange, digital asset custody service, OTC trading desk, or virtual asset brokerage. VASP licensing…

VASP Crypto MAS VARA FATF
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CASP License

A CASP (Crypto Asset Service Provider) licence is the EU regulatory authorisation under MiCA — the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. A MiCA CASP licence, issued by an EU national competent…

MiCA CASP EU Crypto Lithuania
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CFD Trading License

A CFD (Contract for Difference) trading licence authorises a broker to offer contracts for difference to retail or professional clients — covering forex CFDs, index CFDs, commodity CFDs, equity CFDs,…

CFD Trading MiFID CySEC ESMA
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02 — Engagement fit

When we are
the right call.

We work best with operators who treat regulation as part of the product, not an obstacle to it. If that's you, the engagement compounds quickly.

Ideal Engagement

Where we deliver outsized value

Founders entering a regulated market
You're launching a crypto exchange, iGaming platform, or FX brokerage and need to choose where to operate — and what to do first.
Operators expanding regionally
You're already licensed in one jurisdiction and need to add a second to access new markets, banking, or institutional clients.
Compliance officers under pressure
You're at a licensed firm facing audit findings, capital top-ups, regulator queries, or beneficial-ownership changes.
Look elsewhere

Where we may not be the right fit

Pure tax restructuring without operations
We build licensed, operational businesses. We don't design paper structures whose only purpose is to relocate tax residence.
Retail consumer-finance applications
Our practice focuses on B2B and institutional regulated activities. Consumer lending and retail wealth management sit outside our specialism.
Shopping for the cheapest licence
We pick jurisdictions for fit, not price. If 'lowest cost' is the only criterion, you'll be better served by a high-volume licensing factory.
Ready when you are

Tell us where
you want to
operate.

Forty-five minutes with a partner. Jurisdiction memo within seven days. No retainer required to start.

GSS Legal consultation
45 min
First call with a partner.
No retainer required.