Case study →Regulatory Advisory
Know where your product stands before a regulator asks. MAS, the BVI VASP Act, CIMA, US securities law and Dubai VARA, explained in plain English.
Five regimes, one team.
Advice you can act on.
Singapore: Payment Services & DTSP
Licensing analysis for exchange, custody, payments and stablecoin activity under MAS regimes, and honest advice about what not to apply for.
- PS Act & DTSP licensing analysis
- Exemption mapping before you spend
- MAS engagement and applications
BVI: VASP Act
VASP registration analysis and applications for BVI entities, coordinated with your corporate structure.
- VASP Act registration analysis
- FSC applications and follow-ups
- Structure-aware sequencing
Cayman: VASP regime
Cayman VASP analysis for foundations and issuers: registration versus licensing, and when each is triggered.
- VASP registration vs licence analysis
- CIMA engagement
- Foundation-aware advice
US: exposure analysis
Securities-law exposure reviews for tokens and offerings: what the taxonomy says, what the transaction structure says, and what that means for your US surface.
- Token & transaction analysis
- Offering structure review
- Geo-blocking posture
Dubai: VARA regime
Virtual-asset licensing analysis under VARA, which covers mainland Dubai and its free zones except the DIFC (regulated by the DFSA).
- VARA activity classification
- Licence category and free-zone mapping
- Application and regulator engagement
If you need the licence:
the pathway, quantified.
Most engagements end at the exposure memo; you may not need a licence at all. If you do, this is the path.
3 days
15 days
37 days
ongoing
* Durations are estimates; your written scope fixes the actual calendar.
How this compares
Regulatory advice, four ways.
What to expect
“Pivotal to our mainnet launch — they understood our needs fast and saw the roadblocks coming.”
Straight answers
Do you write legal opinions on tokens?
We prepare token classification and securities-exposure memos for banks, exchanges and counterparties. Where a formal legal opinion is needed, we work with licensed counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
How long does an exposure memo take?
Two to four weeks for most products. Licence applications are regulator-dependent, so we tell you the realistic clock before you start.
Can you guarantee approval?
No. Approval is the regulator's decision. What you get from us is an honest read of your chances before you spend money on an application.