CryptoLicense provides cross-jurisdictional licensing and compliance support for crypto, Web3 and fintech businesses — across 10+ jurisdictions on 5 continents. From route planning and document preparation to regulator correspondence, bank onboarding and ongoing compliance. 100+ companies served.
Singapore's major payment institution licence and Hong Kong's money service operator licence are the two most Chinese-speaking teams ask about. Both also support stablecoin-settled card programmes and follow through to bank onboarding — the licence and the account were never separate problems.
The MiCA transitional period ended on 1 July 2026. A firm still operating on a legacy national licence needs to confirm whether its authorisation remains valid. Switzerland's self-regulatory organisation route sits outside the EU regime entirely — a different path to the same thing: a supervised identity.
El Salvador built a purpose-made regime for digital assets. The United States and Canada instead fold crypto into money service business registration. Two very different regulatory philosophies — and which one fits depends on where your customers are and how the money moves.
Abu Dhabi's ADGM and Bahrain's CBB both publish a written framework for digital assets. The requirements are explicit, and the bar is high — which makes this a serious option for a team that already has a real business and needs a regulatory identity it can name.
Australia's AUSTRAC and New Zealand's FSP are registration regimes rather than approval regimes, so the time and cost to start are usually lower than a full licence. Registration is not leniency, though — the AML and ongoing reporting obligations are every bit as real.
Engagements are held by the group's own registered entities, not passed to a third party. All three company numbers are public: the UK entity opens straight onto its record at Companies House, while Malaysia's SSM and the Hong Kong Companies Registry are searched by number inside their own systems. The links are below, and so are the numbers.
A licence you can't open a bank account against launches nothing. So we've never sold just the licence.
From choosing the jurisdiction through drafting, filing and answering regulator queries. The European MiCA regime, Swiss SRO membership and MSB registration in the US and Canada are all in scope.
Electronic money, payment institution and Singapore major payment institution licences. If your business holds client funds, issues e-money or moves money across borders, this is the category.
Transfer of an already-licensed entity, matched in both directions. One thing worth saying plainly: closing the share deal does not automatically move the licence. A change of control usually requires prior notice to, or approval from, the regulator — and legal, financial and compliance due diligence before you sign.
Stablecoin-settled card programmes in Singapore and Hong Kong — issuer onboarding, BIN sponsorship, and the compliance framework that has to sit around them.
This is the hardest step after the licence, and where most projects stall. We use standing relationships with European and Asian banks and EMIs to open accounts that actually function for crypto businesses.
Working with CryptoLicense was straightforward, but what stood out was their forward-looking view. When we compared license options, they helped us understand not only the compliance requirements, but also which licenses would carry more weight with investors and future partners.
What impressed us most was how practical CryptoLicense was. They did not push us into a long and expensive process without clarity. Instead, they reviewed our business model, target markets, and launch timeline, then helped us choose a licensing path that made sense for our team and budget.
CryptoLicense's value did not stop once the application was completed. They also helped us understand how to maintain the license properly, from compliance procedures to internal controls and future partner requirements. That gave us a much stronger foundation for operating after approval.
Tell us your business model and target markets. We'll map the jurisdictions that fit, the stages each route runs through, and what you would need to prepare. Free consultation, no runaround. Approval is always at the regulator's discretion — we promise none.