Practice area
FinTech & Digital Assets
Legal support for fintech, crypto and digital asset businesses: licensing, regulatory positioning,
tokenization structures, and the full documentation stack required by regulators, banks and partners.
This page is a hub that connects services, jurisdictions, cases and insights.
If you are choosing between hubs (EU / UAE / AIFC / offshore) or unsure whether your model requires a license,
we can map your activity to a concrete regulatory route and realistic timeline.
Typical fintech combinations
Most fintech and crypto projects require a mix of licensing, corporate setup and compliance documentation.
License + AML/KYC
Company + banking
Tokenization + SPV
Terms + risk disclosures
Scope
What we cover in FinTech & Digital Assets
Below are core directions we typically combine in regulated fintech, crypto and digital asset projects.
Each direction can be delivered as a standalone service or as part of a structured package.
Licensing
Crypto & Web3 licensing
Regulatory analysis and support for exchanges, brokers, custody, token issuance and other VASP / CASP models.
- Model classification and licensing gap assessment
- Application documentation and policy stack
- Regulator Q&A, remediation and iterations
- Structuring around licensing limitations
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Tokenization
Tokenization & RWA legal
Legal structuring for tokenized real estate, funds, debt and other real-world assets on-chain.
- Asset / token classification and offering model
- SPV structure and investor documentation
- Whitepaper and risk disclosures
- Platform terms and investor journey
Explore tokenization →
Compliance
AML/KYC & compliance frameworks
Policies and procedures aligned with regulator expectations, banks and institutional partners.
- AML/KYC policy, onboarding and screening
- Compliance Manual and internal controls
- Risk Management Framework and BCP
- Ongoing compliance subscription
Strengthen compliance →
IT & docs
Platform legal documentation
Website and product documents required for regulated user flows, token issuance or investment onboarding.
- Terms of Use, Privacy, Cookies, disclaimers
- Risk warnings and investor suitability logic
- Key contracts (vendors, partners, client terms)
- IP ownership and assignment framework
Explore IT & IP →
Structure
Corporate structuring for fintech
Corporate setup aligned with licensing, banking and investor requirements across jurisdictions.
- Holding / operating separation
- SPVs for assets and tokenization
- Shareholder and governance documents
- Investment readiness and DD clean-up
Explore corporate →
Productized
Legal products and fixed scopes
For typical fintech scenarios we offer fixed scopes with clear deliverables and pricing.
- Crypto License Pack (jurisdiction-specific)
- Compliance Pack and policy bundles
- Tokenization Pack and disclosure set
- Website Legal Pack for platforms
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Use cases
When fintech legal work becomes urgent
Fintech and digital asset projects often fail not because of tech, but because the regulatory and documentation layer
is built too late. These are typical “trigger moments”.
Typical situations
- You want to launch an exchange, broker, custody or payment model and need to confirm if a license is required.
- A bank or payment partner requests AML/KYC, governance and a clear source-of-funds story.
- Investors ask for a compliant structure, risk disclosures and transaction readiness.
- You plan token issuance or RWA tokenization and need a workable offering model.
- You need a “jurisdiction strategy” and want to compare EU (MiCA), UAE, AIFC and offshore routes.
License mapping
Banking readiness
AML/KYC
Token issuance
Jurisdiction strategy
What you get
- A clear answer whether your model needs a license and which regime fits best.
- Structure blueprint: entity roles, licensing perimeter and document architecture.
- Core policy stack (AML/KYC, compliance manual, risk, onboarding) when required.
- Platform documentation: terms, risk warnings, investor / user journey notes.
- A realistic timeline and a step-by-step execution plan.
For tokenization-heavy projects, pair this with our
Tokenization line.
Jurisdictions
Key hubs we work with
Choosing the right jurisdiction is not about “best marketing”, but about licensing scope, regulator expectations,
banking reality and your investor / client geography.
EU
European Union (MiCA)
MiCA-aligned CASP route for EU-facing crypto and digital asset services.
- CASP regulatory perimeter
- Policies and governance expectations
- EU market access logic
Open →
UAE
UAE (VARA / RAK DAO)
Popular hub for Web3 and tokenization projects with multiple setup options.
- VARA Dubai and free zones
- RAK DAO for Web3 ecosystems
- Structuring + compliance stack
Open →
AIFC
Kazakhstan (AIFC)
AIFC-based fintech and digital asset routes with AFSA regulation.
- CASP / fintech activity mapping
- Governance and controlled functions
- Regulator-led process
Open →
El Salvador
El Salvador (DASP)
Digital Asset Service Provider licensing route for selected models.
- Company formation + licensing
- Policies and compliance requirements
- Operational readiness evidence
Open →
See more on the Jurisdictions page.
Insights
Articles and guides
This section will automatically aggregate fintech and digital asset insights.
Until we publish the first articles, it works as a smart placeholder.
Insights are coming soon
We are preparing practical guides on MiCA/CASP positioning, UAE and AIFC licensing routes, AML/KYC frameworks,
token issuance and tokenization structures. Once published and assigned to the FinTech & Digital Assets
category, they will appear here automatically.
Need an answer now? Send a short description of your model and target markets — we will suggest the most realistic route.
Launching a fintech / crypto product?
Describe your model in a few lines: what you do (exchange, custody, brokerage, issuance, payments),
target markets, team location and expected user profile. We will map it to licensing options and a concrete plan.
A short call is usually enough to clarify scope, key risks and the sequence of steps.
Good starting points:
- “We want to launch and need to know if a license is required.”
- “We are choosing between EU / UAE / AIFC / offshore routes.”
- “A bank asked for AML/KYC and governance documents.”
- “We plan token issuance or RWA tokenization and need the legal structure.”
We focus on regulated fintech, digital assets, tokenization and cross-border structuring.