UKGC vs MGA: the honest comparison for online operators
If you’re choosing between a UKGC licence and an MGA licence, you’re not really choosing between two badges. You’re choosing the kind
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Regulatory insight for complex businesses
Practical notes on AML, licensing, structuring, and banking access — written for operators navigating UK, EU, and cross-border regulation.
Getting a SEPA IBAN for a high-risk business: the realistic playbook
If you run a crypto platform, payment business, gambling operation, affiliate network, FX desk, or anything else that makes compliance teams twitch,
Your first AML programme: the 6 documents every regulator wants to see
You don’t need a 200-page compliance manual to get started. You do need the right documents though. That’s the bit founders miss.
Player fund segregation and the compliance rules operators keep getting wrong
Player fund segregation sounds simple. Keep customer money separate from your own. Don’t spend it. Don’t get creative. And yet, operators keep
Nominee directors: when they’re legitimate and when they’re a red flag
Nominee directors get treated like a dirty secret. Sometimes fair enough. Sometimes not. Used properly, a nominee setup can be boring, legal,
MiCA explained for founders who don’t have a legal team
If you’re building a crypto business in Europe, or selling into Europe from somewhere else, you’ve probably heard the same line a
Why banks decline crypto and gambling companies – and how to get approved anyway
If you run a crypto business or gambling operation, you’ve probably heard some version of this already: “Unfortunately, we can’t proceed with
Customer risk scoring: building a model that regulators and banks actually accept
Most customer risk scoring models look fine in a deck. Then a bank asks how the score was built, or a regulator
Curaçao’s new licensing regime: what changed and who it affects
Curaçao used to be the easy answer. Cheap. Fast enough. Familiar to banks and game suppliers. And, if we’re being honest, a
UK Ltd vs Estonian OÜ: Which Suits a Non-Resident Founder?
If you’re a non-resident founder trying to choose between a UK Ltd and an Estonian OÜ, you’re really not choosing between two