Global Advisory Process: Expert Guidance for Fintech, Payments, and Crypto Founders
The Global Advisory Process is a structured, expert-led engagement for founders, operators, and fintech teams navigating the regulated financial services world. If you are building or growing a money transfer business, a cross-border payments product, a crypto or stablecoin infrastructure company, or a banking-as-a-service product and you are facing regulatory confusion, banking rejections, licensing roadblocks, or compliance hurdles, the Global Advisory Process gives you direct access to over fifteen years of hands-on expertise in the space. No generic advice. No cookie-cutter frameworks. Just clear, practical guidance on what you actually need to do next. Faisal Khan LLC offers the Global Advisory Process across three engagement tiers to match where you are in your journey.
Are You Facing These Challenges?
Founders who come to us typically share one or more of these problems:
Regulatory confusion: You are unsure which licenses you need, whether a sponsor license arrangement is appropriate for your model, or how to manage ongoing regulatory compliance as you scale.
Banking rejections: You are struggling to find a financial institution willing to work with your fintech or crypto product. De-risking decisions, compliance barriers, and uncertainty from banks are blocking your operations.
License sponsorship and cost questions: You need a money transmitter license but cannot afford the application fees or time commitments on your own. You are looking for a sponsor entity that can help you operate under their license while you get established.
Payment infrastructure complexity: You are unsure which payment rails (SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, Faster Payments, crypto settlement) best support your model, and you do not know how to integrate your technical architecture with your banking and compliance requirements.
Cross-border complexity: You are overwhelmed by compliance standards, AML/KYC requirements, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions, particularly when cryptocurrency factors into the structure.
If these challenges sound familiar, the Global Advisory Process is designed to help you resolve them directly.
Three Tiers: Choose the Right Depth of Engagement
The Global Advisory Process is available at three tiers. Each tier gives you direct access to the same expertise, structured around your timeline, budget, and the complexity of your situation.
Foundation Tier: $11,995
Duration: 3 months
Who it is for: Founders and operators who need focused, short-term guidance on a specific regulatory, banking, or compliance challenge.
What you get:
- 6 consultation sessions of 60 minutes each
- Basic regulatory and compliance advisory coverage
- Basic banking relationship guidance
- Single-rail technical and market strategy assessment
- Standard document review
- Up to 2 team members may participate
- Session recordings provided for each session
- Introductions to solution providers: not included
- Urgent advisory requests: not included
Professional Tier: $35,995
Duration: 12 months
Who it is for: Growing companies and transformation-phase businesses that need consistent, ongoing advisory support through their launch or scaling phase.
What you get:
- Unlimited consultation sessions (fair usage applies), 60 to 75 minutes each
- Comprehensive regulatory and compliance advisory coverage
- Detailed banking relationship strategies
- Multi-rail, multi-market technical and market strategy
- Priority document review
- Up to 4 team members may participate
- 30-day recording access
- Next business day response for urgent advisory requests
- Introductions to solution providers: not included
The Professional Tier is recommended for most fintech and crypto startups entering the regulated financial space for the first time. The combination of unlimited access, multi-market coverage, and priority document review makes it the most practical and cost-effective engagement for teams moving from MVP to operational.
Enterprise Tier: $64,995
Duration: 24 months
Who it is for: Established institutions seeking a long-term, high-level strategic partnership with crisis management capabilities.
What you get:
- Unlimited consultation sessions (fair usage applies), up to 90 minutes each
- In-depth, multi-jurisdiction regulatory and compliance advisory
- Strategic global banking relationship frameworks
- Global ecosystem approach to technical and market strategy
- Same-day priority document review
- Unlimited team member participation
- Unlimited recording archive
- 24-hour response for urgent advisory requests
- Introductions to solution providers: not included
The Advisory Process: Phase by Phase
The Global Advisory Process follows a structured three-phase progression that takes you from business model validation through to operational readiness.
Phase 1: Business Model Validation and Market Entry Strategy (Weeks 1 and 2)
We begin by aligning your vision with practical execution. This means refining your MVP concept, target market, and value proposition, identifying whether your model requires licensing, sponsorship, or a regulatory sandbox, mapping out your flow of funds, and evaluating your market expansion potential and cross-border considerations.
By the end of Phase 1, you have a clear, structured plan that confirms your business model is financially and legally viable before you invest further in implementation.
Phase 2: Lean Compliance and Banking Approach (Weeks 3 through 5)
With your model validated, we build your regulatory and banking foundations. This includes assessing your AML/KYC risks and compliance strategy to meet banking and licensing standards, advising on license sponsorship versus full regulatory approval, and ensuring your documentation and due diligence are prepared for bank and provider applications.
By the end of Phase 2, you have a bank-ready, compliance-aligned framework that reduces risk and improves your approval rates.
Phase 3: Payment Infrastructure and Technical Feasibility (Weeks 6 and 7)
With regulatory and banking foundations in place, we focus on your payments and settlement infrastructure. This means selecting the right payment rails for your model, advising on API and technical integration strategy for payment processing, and optimizing your treasury and settlement processes to minimize risk and operating costs.
By the end of Phase 3, you have a technical and operational plan that ensures your business is scalable and efficient from day one.
Core Advisory Areas
The Global Advisory Process covers four interconnected advisory domains:
1. Regulatory and Compliance Strategy
Money transmitter licensing strategy review, AML and CFT program assessment, KYC and CDD framework evaluation, regulatory reporting structure review, compliance management system assessment, risk assessment methodology review.
2. Banking Relationship Strategy
Correspondent banking approach review, bank partner selection strategy, treasury management assessment, liquidity strategy evaluation, FX risk mitigation review, settlement system assessment, account opening assistance.
3. Technical Infrastructure Review
Payment rail selection guidance, API strategy assessment, technical architecture evaluation, processing platform review, security protocol assessment, integration approach review.
4. Market Entry Strategy
Market opportunity assessment, regulatory landscape review, risk mitigation strategy, operational framework assessment, go-to-market strategy discussion.
Optional Documentation Package: $2,750 One-Time
Available exclusively to Professional and Enterprise Tier clients, the Documentation Package provides fully customizable templates that streamline your licensing and banking application process:
- Compliance Manual Template
- Risk Management Manual Template
- Business Plan Template
- Operational Framework Guide Template
- Regulatory and Licensing Checklist Template
These templates are professionally crafted and aligned to regulatory expectations. Submitting incomplete or incorrect documentation causes costly delays. These templates accelerate your process by providing a compliant starting structure that your team customizes to your specific business.
How It Works: From First Call to Ongoing Advisory
The engagement follows four steps:
1. Initial Assessment: We start by understanding your business model, objectives, and the roadblocks you are facing.
2. Customized Game Plan: Together, we map out the next steps, whether that involves licensing, banking relationships, or market entry strategy.
3. Regular Sessions and Check-ins: You schedule sessions as you need them. We provide direct, hands-on advisory and real-time feedback on your documents and plans.
4. Action and Implementation: You and your team take the insights and implement them. We remain available for clarifications, pivots, and deeper dives into complex issues as they arise.
Session Structure and Fair Usage
Session lengths: Standard sessions run 60 minutes. Enterprise Tier sessions may run up to 90 minutes. Emergency consultations are available for urgent matters.
Scheduling: Minimum 24 hours notice for standard sessions. Maximum three sessions per week. Cancellation policy: Foundation Tier requires 48 hours notice, Professional Tier 24 hours, Enterprise Tier allows flexible rescheduling.
What "unlimited" means: No cap on total sessions within fair usage parameters. Continuous access throughout the program duration. Ability to address multiple distinct challenges or projects. Flexibility across all core advisory areas.
Pre-session requirements: Clear agenda provided in advance. Relevant documents shared at least 24 hours before the session. Key stakeholders identified. Specific objectives outlined.
Important Clarifications
The advisory program is advisory only. All services are consultative in nature. No document creation is provided unless you have purchased the Documentation Package. No custom research or report writing is included. No coding or technical implementation services are provided. The focus is on strategic guidance and expert review.
Session format: All sessions are discussion and advisory-focused. The client is responsible for taking notes and implementing recommendations. Call recordings are available upon request at no additional charge. Strategic guidance is provided verbally during sessions.
Document review scope: We review and provide feedback on documents you bring to sessions. We do not create or edit documents. Written feedback takes the form of brief verbal summaries of key points.
We do not engage directly with your banking partners or regulators on your behalf. We provide strategy and guidance for your team. Direct engagement with third parties remains your responsibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly do I receive in terms of deliverables? The program is focused on strategic advisory through scheduled video sessions. You receive expert guidance, recommendations, and feedback during your sessions. No written reports, documents, or implementation services are provided as part of the core program.
Do you provide written documentation or reports? No. All guidance is provided verbally during sessions. Enterprise Tier clients receive brief bullet-point summaries of key recommendations. Detailed documentation is the client's responsibility.
Will you create compliance documents or technical specifications? No. We review and provide feedback on your documents during sessions, but we do not create or edit documents. The Documentation Package add-on provides professional templates you customize yourself.
Can you implement the solutions you recommend? No. Our role is purely advisory. We provide strategic guidance and recommendations. Implementation is the client's responsibility.
Can you work directly with our banking partners or regulators? No. We provide strategy and guidance for your team, but we do not engage directly with third parties on your behalf. Introductions to solution providers are not part of the advisory program.
What happens if I need to cancel or reschedule? Foundation Tier requires 48 hours notice. Professional Tier requires 24 hours notice. Enterprise Tier offers flexible rescheduling. Sessions that are recorded are available to the client upon request.
Build on Expert Guidance From Day One
The Global Advisory Process exists for founders and operators who want to move faster, avoid expensive mistakes, and build on a foundation that holds up under regulatory scrutiny. With over fifteen years of direct experience in cross-border payments, money transmitter licensing, crypto compliance, and fintech banking access, the Global Advisory Process gives you the contextual, practical intelligence that generic consultants cannot provide. If you are building in the regulated financial services space and need expert guidance that meets you where you are, this is how we work together.