Regulatory & Licensing
The licence is the market.
In a regulated sector you cannot trade, bid or bank without it. We prepare the application, the documents and the evidence for 31 licences and registrations across three regions.
How a licence engagement runs
Four stages. You can stop after any of them.
1RoadmapThe steps for your activity and jurisdiction, the documents each step needs, the usual blockers and a submission folder structure.
2Application fileForms, policies, programme documents and supporting statements, written for your company and checked by a senior person.
3Evidence systemRegisters, records and proof organised so that every statement in the application can be shown.
4Audit readinessPre-audit review and staff briefing, then monthly operation after approval if you want it.
The catalogue
31 licences and registrations we prepare.
If yours is not listed, ask. The method is the same: requirements, documents, evidence, review.
Australia · 16
| Licence or registration | Regulator | Who needs it |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) | ASIC | Businesses that advise on, deal in or issue financial products. |
| Australian Credit Licence (ACL) | ASIC | Lenders, brokers and lessors of consumer credit. |
| AML/CTF enrolment and programme | AUSTRAC | Financial firms and remitters, and since 1 July 2026 lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, real estate professionals and dealers in precious metals and stones. |
| Remittance and virtual asset service provider registration | AUSTRAC | Money transfer and digital asset businesses. |
| Registered Training Organisation (RTO) registration | ASQA and state regulators | Providers issuing nationally recognised qualifications. |
| CRICOS registration | ASQA / TEQSA | Providers teaching overseas students. |
| NDIS provider registration | NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission | Disability support providers. Mandatory since 1 July 2026 for supported independent living and digital platforms. |
| Aged care provider registration | Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission | Home and residential aged care providers, in six registration categories. |
| Childcare provider and service approval | State and territory regulatory authorities | Long day care, family day care and outside school hours care. |
| Labour hire licence | State authorities in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT | Businesses that supply workers to other businesses. |
| Building and trade contractor licences | State and territory building regulators | Builders and trade contractors. |
| Export registration | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Exporters of regulated food and agricultural goods. |
| Aerospace quality certification (AS9100 / AS9120) | Accredited certification bodies | Manufacturers and distributors supplying aerospace and defence. |
| ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification | Accredited certification bodies | Companies bidding for enterprise and government contracts. |
| Company, ABN, GST and business name registration | ASIC and the Australian Business Register | New Australian companies and foreign companies entering Australia. |
| Skills recognition and occupational licences | Training organisations, assessing authorities and state licensing bodies | Tradespeople and professionals qualified overseas or by experience. |
Europe · 7
| Licence or registration | Regulator | Who needs it |
|---|---|---|
| Estonian company (OÜ) and e-Residency set-up | Estonian Business Register | Founders and groups that need an EU company they can run remotely. |
| Activity licences in Estonia | Register of Economic Activities and sector supervisors | Regulated activities carried out from Estonia. |
| EU VAT and One Stop Shop registration | Estonian Tax and Customs Board | Companies selling to customers in the EU. |
| Crypto-asset service provider authorisation (MiCA) | National competent authorities | Crypto-asset businesses serving clients in the EU. |
| EU AML programme | National supervisors and the EU authority AMLA | Obliged entities under the EU single rulebook, which applies from 10 July 2027. |
| GDPR compliance programme | National data protection authorities | Any company handling personal data of people in the EU. |
| Payment and e-money institution authorisation | National competent authorities | Payment and e-money businesses. |
MENA · 8
| Licence or registration | Regulator | Who needs it |
|---|---|---|
| Company formation and commercial registration | Investment authorities and commercial registers | Foreign and local investors setting up in the region. |
| Foreign investment licence | Investment ministries and authorities | Foreign companies entering a MENA market. |
| Regional headquarters licence | Investment ministries and authorities | Groups that run their regional operations from MENA. |
| Free zone company licence | Free zone authorities | Trading, services and holding companies. |
| Financial services authorisation in international financial centres | Financial centre regulators | Banks, asset managers, funds and fintech firms operating from the region's financial centres. |
| Corporate tax and e-invoicing readiness | Tax authorities | Companies trading in the region as corporate tax and mandatory e-invoicing are introduced. |
| AML registration and programme | Financial intelligence units and sector supervisors | Designated non-financial businesses and professions. |
| Sector approvals for health, education and trade | Sector ministries and regulators | Operators in regulated sectors. |
We prepare the application, the documents and the evidence. Where a step is reserved by law for a licensed professional in that country, a licensed partner carries it out and you are told who. The regulator decides every application; we do not promise its decision.
Why readiness pays
A complete file is the part of the timeline you control.
Three current examples from Australia.
2024–25Australia
290 new financial services licences granted
ASIC granted 290 new AFS licences and 104 new credit licences in the year to 30 June 2025. It decided 77% of new AFS licence applications within 150 days.
Source: ASIC
1 July 2026Australia
NDIS registration is mandatory for two provider groups
Supported independent living providers and NDIS digital platforms must be registered with the NDIS Commission.
1 November 2025Australia
The new Aged Care Act is in force
Providers register in six categories. The standard registration period is three years, and residential and complex home care are audited against the strengthened Quality Standards.
Book a call
Thirty minutes. One page back.
Pick a time. You speak with a senior lead, and within 24 hours you receive one page: the scope, the fixed fee and the handover date.
- With Mustafa Agaty, Chief Executive Officer
- In English or Arabic, by video or WhatsApp call
- No preparation needed