Legal & compliance
Payment, crypto and gaming licences, incorporation, compliance, accounting and disputes.
Watson Farley & Williams
Watson Farley & Williams is an international law firm handling commercial and sector disputes, including transport, trade and financial relationships. It…
WALLESS
WALLESS is a Baltic law firm that supports fintech licensing and ongoing compliance in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Its website describes work on EMI and…
Walkers
Walkers is an international law firm that handles cross-border disputes for banks, funds, trust structures and financial organisations. Services Four practice…
VLM & Partners
VLM & Partners is a legal practice in Azerbaijan that advises payment organisations and electronic money institutions (EMIs). According to the firm's website…
Virtuzone
Virtuzone is a business setup provider in the United Arab Emirates, described as a brand of the Ascentium group. It helps entrepreneurs register companies…
Victory Attorneys & Consultants
Victory Attorneys & Consultants is a Tanzanian law firm that supports casino and betting licences, system certification and regulatory compliance. The firm is…
VentureHaven
VentureHaven is a corporate services provider for small and medium-sized businesses, operating through VentureHaven Pte Ltd in Singapore. The office is at 531A…
Varela Vidal Abogados
Varela Vidal Abogados is a Peruvian law firm focused on gambling law, market entry and relations with regulators across Latin America. Its office is at Av…
V&A Law
V&A Law is the trading name of Villaraza & Angangco, a Philippine law firm. The company states that it was founded in 1980, and its office is in the Law Center…
Uniwide Formations
Uniwide Formations is a UK company formation and corporate services provider operating through Uniwide Formations Ltd, registered under number 12385540. The…
Unicount
Unicount is an Estonian provider of online company registration and corporate support, aimed in particular at e-residents. The operating entity is Unicount OÜ…
TSMP Law Corporation
TSMP Law Corporation is a Singapore law firm with a practice in corporate and commercial disputes. It was founded in 1998, and the office is on Battery Road…
True Legal
True Legal is a specialist New Zealand law firm focused on gambling law and licensing procedures. The entity is True Legal Ltd, and the office is in Hamilton…
Totalserve
Totalserve is an international group offering corporate, tax, trust and fiduciary services, with its base in Cyprus. The entity is Totalserve Management…
Timothy Loh LLP
Timothy Loh LLP is a law firm with offices in Hong Kong and London and a financial regulation practice. For DLT and fintech projects it assesses which…
Thomas Higgins
Thomas Higgins is a UK law firm dealing exclusively with commercial B2B recovery of unpaid invoices. The entity is Thomas Higgins Limited (company number…
Thistle Consulting
Thistle Consulting is a UK financial compliance consultancy offering AML audits, remediation and external specialists for onboarding and financial crime. The…
The MLRO
The MLRO offers AML consulting and fractional MLRO services to FCA-regulated fintech and crypto companies, including those working with VARA. The legal entity…
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Legal and compliance for payment businesses
Almost every payment business eventually needs a lawyer: to choose a jurisdiction, obtain a licence, set up a company and bank account, write AML policies or fight a frozen balance. This section lists {count} law firms, licensing consultants, corporate service providers and compliance specialists that work with PSPs, EMIs, exchangers, crypto companies and high-risk merchants.
Subsections
- Payment licensing — EMI, PI, MSB, money transmitter and payment aggregator licences.
- Crypto licensing (VASP) — VASP registrations, CASP authorisation under MiCA, local crypto regimes.
- Gaming licensing — Curaçao, Anjouan, Malta, Isle of Man, Kahnawake and others.
- Company formation — incorporation, nominee services, corporate maintenance.
- Compliance outsourcing — MLRO, AML policies, audits, regulatory reporting.
- Accounting & audit and disputes & recovery.
Choosing a jurisdiction
There is no universally "cheapest" or "fastest" licence. Cost and timing depend on capital requirements, local substance (office, staff, resident directors), regulator workload and how complete your application is. A lower entry price can mean weaker access to banks and acquirers later. Ask advisers to compare at least: total first-year cost including capital and staff, ongoing compliance burden, passporting or market access, and how local banks and acquirers view the licence.
Popular directions
- EU: Lithuania, Malta, Cyprus, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic — EMI/PI licences and MiCA.
- UK: FCA authorisation for payments and crypto registration.
- UAE / Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore — regional hubs with their own crypto and payment regimes.
- North America: MSB registration in Canada, state-level money transmitter licences in the USA.
- Gaming: Curaçao, Anjouan, Malta, Isle of Man, Kahnawake.
Country pages help narrow the choice: UK, UAE, Malta, Lithuania, Cyprus.
How to use the page
Filter by country and service, compare published packages in Offers, and pair legal work with banks & EMI and KYC/AML technology. Nominal hub does not provide legal advice — each firm answers for its own services. Post a request to get proposals.