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FCA & UK Authorisation
James handles FCA perimeter analysis, pre-application preparation and UK authorisation sequencing for payment, e-money, brokerage and crypto-adjacent projects. His notes focus on regulator expectations, change-of-control planning, safeguarding evidence and practical launch dependencies that shape whether a UK structure can move from concept to live operations. He works closely with compliance officers, counsel and founders on application packs, buyer diligence and operating model reviews, with particular attention to how governance, capital and outsourcing evidence read to supervisors and banking partners.
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How to use the FCA's pre-application engagement productively — what to bring, who should be in the room, and how to surface the hardest questions early enough that they don't derail authorisation.
