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Regulatory licensing

Licensing for Payment Institutions and EMIs

Structured support for fintech founders and financial groups preparing Payment Institution, Electronic Money Institution, and related regulatory applications.

Application readiness

From licensing strategy to launch operations

Modular Fintech helps teams prepare the operating model, compliance framework, technology narrative, governance pack, and application evidence needed for a regulated payments or e-money business.

Regulatory scope

Define the target licence, payment services, e-money activities, territories, partners, outsourcing model and commercial assumptions.

Governance pack

Prepare board structure, senior management responsibilities, fit and proper evidence, committees, reporting lines and control ownership.

Compliance framework

Cover AML, CTF, sanctions, onboarding, complaints, incident management, data protection and audit readiness.

Technology narrative

Document architecture, data flows, payment rails, outsourcing, cyber controls, continuity and resilience arrangements.

Safeguarding model

Set client funds segregation, reconciliation, safeguarding accounts, daily controls and escalation procedures.

Application delivery

Coordinate the document tracker, evidence collection, application drafting, regulator Q&A and remediation tasks.

Licence pathways

PI, EMI and regulated fintech models

Use this page for companies that need a licensing roadmap before they invest in infrastructure, partner banking, or market launch.

Payment Institution

  • Payment account services
  • Money remittance and acquiring
  • Payment initiation and account information

Electronic Money Institution

  • Wallet and stored value products
  • E-money issuance and redemption
  • Safeguarding and reconciliation controls

Operational setup

  • Banking and payment partner readiness
  • Compliance tooling and policies
  • Ongoing regulatory obligations

Delivery plan

A practical licensing route

01

Readiness assessment

Review the business model, target jurisdictions, product scope, team structure, technology stack and control gaps.

02

Application evidence pack

Prepare policies, governance materials, business plan, financial projections, risk registers and operational procedures.

03

Regulator response support

Coordinate clarifications, additional evidence, remediation tasks and final readiness checks before approval.

04

Post-approval launch

Align compliance operations, reporting, safeguarding, monitoring, incidents, audit trail and board oversight.