FCA Authorisation Across
All Regulated Sectors
Specialist regulatory support for every FCA-regulated sector. 500+ successful authorisations across payments, investments, lending, insurance, and emerging finance.
FCA Authorisation
End-to-end support for your FCA authorisation application. We handle the entire process from initial assessment to final approval.
Delivery timeline
Discovery & scope
Weeks 1–2
Documentation build
Weeks 3–8
FCA submission & liaison
Weeks 9–12
Next steps
Speak with our authorisation specialists to scope your permissions and documentation roadmap.
- ✓Minimise FCA pushback with a complete evidence pack
- ✓Define realistic timelines for controllers & SMFs
- ✓Align policies and capital forecasts before submission
Kick-off focus
Initial permissions mapping & readiness review
Weeks 1–2
Compliance Outsourcing
Your external compliance function. We provide ongoing regulatory support so you can focus on growing your business.
Delivery timeline
Onboarding & review
Week 1
Framework refresh
Weeks 2–6
BAU oversight
Continuous
Next steps
Find out how our outsourced compliance team can plug into your governance and reporting cycle.
- ✓Minimise internal resource strain
- ✓Benefit from specialist horizon scanning
- ✓Evidence regulatory adherence for the Board
Kick-off focus
Initial setup, needs analysis & documentation
Week 1
SMCR Implementation
Senior Managers & Certification Regime expertise. We help you understand obligations and implement effective governance.
Delivery timeline
Governance mapping
Weeks 1–2
Policies & training
Weeks 3–6
Certification launch
Weeks 7–8
Next steps
Map Senior Manager Functions and certification evidence with tailored implementation support.
- ✓Evidence accountability with robust SoRs
- ✓Embed conduct rules training by role
- ✓Automate certification reminders and MI
Kick-off focus
Define SMFs, Prescribed Responsibilities & SoRs
Weeks 1–2
Consumer Duty
Consumer Duty implementation and ongoing compliance. Ensure your firm meets the FCA's higher consumer protection standards.
Delivery timeline
Diagnosis & gap analysis
Weeks 1–2
Outcomes evidence
Weeks 3–6
Board reporting
Weeks 7–8
Next steps
Schedule a Consumer Duty health check to understand outcomes testing and evidence expectations.
- ✓Evidence Consumer Duty outcomes to the Board
- ✓Close gaps on vulnerable customer journeys
- ✓Strengthen product governance and MI
Kick-off focus
Review outcomes data, fair value & vulnerability
Weeks 1–2
Supervisory Response Programme
Rapid response to FCA supervisory feedback, regulatory interventions, data requests, or thematic reviews with ready-to-use specialists.
Delivery timeline
Triage & action plan
Within 48 hours
Remediation build
Weeks 1–3
FCA engagement
Weeks 4–6
Next steps
Escalate supervisory feedback to our response team for immediate support.
- ✓Rapidly mobilise remediation specialists
- ✓Craft regulator-ready communications
- ✓Protect senior manager accountability records
Kick-off focus
Stabilise the issue, gather facts & align stakeholders
Within 48 hours
Regulatory Change Enablement
Operationalise new FCA requirements across your business – from impact assessment to rollout, evidence, and assurance.
Delivery timeline
Impact workshop
Week 1
Implementation sprints
Weeks 2–6
Assurance & MI
Weeks 7–10
Next steps
Turn new FCA requirements into an executable delivery plan with clear evidence.
- ✓Translate FCA requirements into an actionable roadmap
- ✓Coordinate delivery squads with regulatory PMO support
- ✓Evidence readiness with MI and assurance packs
Kick-off focus
Assess rule changes, impacted customers & controls
Week 1
Voluntary Requirements Support
Structured remediation support for firms facing FCA voluntary requirements, supervisory intervention, or urgent remediation demands. From root cause analysis to lifting readiness.
Delivery timeline
Triage & analysis
Week 1
Remediation build
Weeks 2–8
Lifting readiness
Ongoing
Next steps
Speak with our team about structuring a credible remediation response to FCA voluntary requirements.
- ✓Stabilise the regulatory position quickly
- ✓Build defensible remediation evidence
- ✓Prepare for lifting of restrictions
Kick-off focus
Understand supervisory concerns and immediate restrictions
Week 1
Buy Now Pay Later Regulation
Prepare for the incoming BNPL regime with perimeter analysis, permissions strategy, customer journey review, governance, and implementation planning for Deferred Payment Credit.
Delivery timeline
Model analysis
Weeks 1–2
Permissions & build
Weeks 3–8
Implementation
Weeks 9–12
Next steps
Find out whether your BNPL model is in scope and what the implementation programme should look like.
- ✓Clarify perimeter and permissions route
- ✓Build operational readiness before regulation day
- ✓Preserve commercial momentum during transition
Kick-off focus
Assess perimeter, identify regulated entity and risk
Weeks 1–2
AIS Permissions
Expert support for AIS permissions, AISP authorisation, and RAISP registration. Perimeter analysis, business plan architecture, governance, and application strategy for account information services.
Delivery timeline
Perimeter & route
Weeks 1–2
Application build
Weeks 3–10
Submission & liaison
Weeks 11–16
Next steps
Speak with our permissions team about your AIS application or RAISP registration.
- ✓Clarify whether AIS is the correct regulatory route
- ✓Build an application that reflects the real product
- ✓Demonstrate governance over third party integrations
Kick-off focus
Assess AIS scope, determine permissions route
Weeks 1–2
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