Fintech, payments and crypto compliance

Regulatory compliance for fintech and crypto

Clearhaven Consulting helps fintechs, payment firms and crypto asset service providers secure authorisation, build effective financial crime controls and respond to regulatory scrutiny.

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Regulatory expertise from people who have done the job.

20 + YEARS

Experience in the industry.

100 +

Investigations and reviews

15+

Licences and authorisations

Senior practitioners
Former regulators, CCOs, MLROs, COOs, CEOs and senior consulting partners

Our services

Get Authorised

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Launching a fintech or crypto business or product in the UK or Europe? We turn your business model into a credible regulatory application, covering permissions, governance, controls and meetings with the regulator.

fix a regulatory problem

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Compliance should keep pace with the product, not become a drag on it. We build practical AML, sanctions, KYC, transaction monitoring and governance arrangements that can handle growth.

add senior compliance cover

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Growth exposes weak controls. We test what is happening in practice, identify where the real exposure sits and give management a short, prioritised plan for putting it right.

support a transaction or a dispute

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When the regulator starts asking difficult questions, speed and judgement matter. We investigate the issue, shape the response and help deliver remediation that will withstand challenge.

Build the Compliance function

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Need senior regulatory judgement without another permanent hire? We provide fractional CCO, MLRO and board support for difficult decisions, regulatory meetings and periods of rapid change.

Test the controls

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Buying, selling or defending a fintech or crypto business? We identify regulatory and financial crime exposure, assess the likely cost of fixing it and provide independent support where the facts are contested.

Senior judgement, practical delivery

We work directly with founders, boards, product, operations and compliance teams.

Our advice is shaped around the business model, tested against real evidence and carried through implementation.rs.