Next board meeting
“WE’RE STILL WAITING
FOR THE LICENSE.”
Imagine saying it. Quarter 1. Still waiting. Quarter 2. Still waiting. Quarter 3. Still waiting.
DISCUSS ACQUISITION OPTIONS →Meanwhile: cash burn continues. Revenue targets move. Launch dates move. Investor patience doesn’t.
For well-capitalized fintechs, acquiring an existing regulated entity can sometimes create a materially faster route to market than beginning from zero. It costs more. That’s not the important question. The important question is: what does another quarter cost?
You don't literally “buy a license.” You acquire a licensed company.
In most jurisdictions the transaction is an acquisition of a regulated entity, subject to regulatory change-of-control approval. We manage the commercial process around it.
Identify
We source licensed financial businesses available for acquisition — payments, money transmission, EMI/PI, MSB and more — across multiple jurisdictions.
Evaluate
Commercial and regulatory due diligence: corporate history, compliance infrastructure, banking relationships, what the premium actually buys.
Acquire
Structure the transaction and pursue change-of-control approval — so you enter the market months, not years, from now.
Give your board a launch strategy —
not another licensing update.
DISCUSS ACQUISITION OPTIONS →