About the data

Who compiles this

LicenceMap is compiled by the group chief executive of a digital assets and payments group operating across the UK, EU, US and Latin America, with senior, direct accountability to regulators in five jurisdictions, including the FCA, Banco de Portugal, the Bank of Lithuania and Mexico's CNBV. He has taken VASP and CASP regimes through the MiCA transition, overseen the licensing, purchase and sale of regulated entities, and holds board-level ownership of regulator-grade wind-down planning. The comparisons here are built by someone who sits across the table from these regulators, not someone who has only read their handbooks.

How entries are compiled

Every entry in LicenceMap is compiled from primary sources, legislation, regulator handbooks, official fee schedules and published guidance. Each data point carries a "last verified" date and a source reference. Regulator fees, capital thresholds, statutory timelines and dates are primary-sourced; the professional-fee portions of application and ongoing cost figures are realistic market estimates, not quotes, treat them as planning ranges. When a regime changes, the entry is updated and subscribers are notified. Nothing is published until it has been verified.

What is sourced and what is estimated

Regulator fees, capital thresholds, statutory timelines and dates are taken from primary sources and cited. The professional-fee portions of "application cost" and "ongoing cost" (legal, consulting, audit, compliance build) are realistic market estimates, not quotes, treat them as planning ranges, and expect your own figures to vary with scope and provider.

Verification, visibly

Every data cell in the matrix carries two pieces of metadata: a last verified date and a source reference (legislation, regulator handbook, official fee schedule, or published guidance). Both are shown on jurisdiction pages. If a cell has not been verified, it says so, we would rather show you an honest gap than a confident guess.

When regimes change

Crypto regulation moves quickly, MiCA transitions, fee revisions, new circulars. When a covered regime changes, the affected entries are updated, re-dated, and summarised in the "Recent changes" dimension. Subscribers receive an email alert.

What this is not

LicenceMap is a research and comparison tool. It is not legal advice, it is not a substitute for qualified counsel, and it does not create a lawyer–client relationship. Use it to decide which conversations to have and to arrive at those conversations informed. Read the full disclaimer.

Questions or corrections

Spotted something that has changed? Email hello@licencemap.com, corrections are prioritised over everything else.