Although the client is based in the US, they have European subsidiaries which include the UK and therefore required Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) registration. In order to obtain registration as a crypto asset firm in the U.K. they had to comply with specific FCA requirements.
Crypto & Digital Assets
Financial Crime Framework Review and Enhancement
A review was required to assess whether the client's financial crime framework was fit for purpose and aligned with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory requirements to register and operate as a crypto asset firm in the UK. This called for a maturity assessment to depict the current state of a firm's controls and their level of regulatory compliance. It also benchmarks and tests against a firm's existing standards, global standards, and most importantly, against regulatory expectations.
Lysis provided the client with a detailed report that contained the findings of the review. They conducted a gap analysis against the firm's current approach to AML and current regulatory requirements which allowed the firm to gain a detailed and independent understanding of its AML governance framework and FCA requirements to register and operate in the UK. Consequently, with the support from Lysis, the crypto asset firm obtained full registration with the FCA to operate as a crypto asset firm in the UK.
A newly established digital bank required full regulatory permissions to operate as a licensed bank in the UK and to ensure compliance with EU PSD2 regulations.
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.
Our client wished to outsource the Client On-Boarding and AML Operations for its merchant acquiring business in Europe, replacing their current major global outsourcing partner.
