At Lysis Group, we specialise in navigating the complex regulatory landscape for businesses in tech, payments, crypto, and gaming. Whether you’re launching a new venture or expanding into new jurisdictions, we provide expert guidance and end-to-end support to ensure full compliance while driving innovation.
At Lysis Group, we believe that innovation and compliance go hand in hand. By helping businesses navigate complex regulations, we empower them to focus on developing cutting-edge technologies and services without unnecessary roadblocks.
We have strong relationships with licensing authorities and connections across most major gaming jurisdictions.
Explore serviceWe assist with obtaining FX licenses, setting up payment platforms, securing bank accounts, and building operational teams.
Explore serviceWe can guide you through the process of obtaining an EMI license, unlocking numerous benefits for your business.
Explore serviceWe help businesses obtain crypto licenses and have successfully run applications for two of the first six crypto firms to receive FCA registration.
Explore serviceWe founded and secured FCA & PRA authorisation for a digital bank.
Explore serviceWe have extensive experience supporting regulatory permissions for crypto and payments businesses in both jurisdictions.
Explore serviceWe help businesses comply with MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation), CASPs (Crypto Asset Service Providers), and VASPs (Virtual Asset Service Providers) frameworks, ensuring seamless licensing and compliance.
Explore serviceWe work with all major regulators across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, helping businesses navigate complex regulatory landscapes with confidence.
Explore serviceWe can introduce you to our trusted partners in legal, accounting, and trading/payment platforms worldwide. Our established relationships with banks, venture capital firms, and private equity funds provide valuable support for raising capital and scaling innovative technology projects.
Explore serviceWe helps clients secure and maintain clearing bank facilities by ensuring they meet regulatory and financial crime compliance requirements. We support onboarding with clearing banks, enhance AML/KYC frameworks, set up transaction monitoring, and provide governance and risk management advisory.
Explore serviceWe support businesses in implementing RegTech (Regulatory Technology) solutions to streamline compliance processes, enhance risk management and improve regulatory reporting.
Explore serviceWe collaborate with innovation labs to help businesses explore new technologies, test regulatory solutions and develop compliant, cutting-edge financial products.
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A UK domiciled crypto exchange with global reach had a regulatory requirement for crypto Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) support.
A crypto asset business, a subsidiary of a US Nasdaq-listed company requested assistance with the process to obtain FCA registration. Lysis provided the client with a highly experienced MLRO and compliance team who worked with senior management to implement required controls and processes. The client was successful in obtaining FCA registration.
Our client was applying for Payment Services permissions from the Central Bank of Ireland and required support in defining and documenting the Governance and Compliance framework.
Lysis reviewed the exchange’s AML/CTF framework which resulted to a successful maturity assessment review.
Our client wished to gain an ACPR Payment Institution license in France and asked for Lysis' assistance to prepare all the documents and for general support during the application process.
Mark Jenkinson has been CEO of digital and challenger banks in the UK. In 2016 he co-founded Chetwood Bank which he steered to launch and beyond, through multiple funding rounds and to successfully achieving regulation from the UK PRA and the FCA. In 2023 he became co-CEO of digital bank Ziglu, overseeing its re-finance and in parallel successfully resolved multiple issues (including a Section 166) with the UK regulators resulting in permissions being restored. Prior to founding Chetwood Mark was a partner at CapCo and a Managing Principal at TCA Consulting.
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Matthew Gardiner has extensive experience of global crypto markets and their regulation. He has deep knowledge and experience of both Financial Services and Fintech/Tech VC /CVC deal flow and M&A and is an expert in digital and crypto assets, ICOs, Stablecoins and STOs. He has a keen interest in digital identity, APIs, Open Banking, PSD2, ML & AI applications, cloud infrastructures, sandboxes and start up ecosystems. He advises on their role in transforming legacy platforms, payment & settlement networks, capital markets, securities and asset management with full consideration of corporate governance, regulation and policies and institutions including Basel II, Dodd-Frank, MiFID 2, FATF etc. Matt is a member of the Lysis Advisory Panel.
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