Onboarding Process Review and Redesign
The client provides embedded financing and banking-as-a-service infrastructure to a range of its...
The Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR)
The Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR), implemented on 1st January 2022, requires firms that...
Crypto Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Audit
The client had been registered with the FCA since 2022 to undertake cryptoasset activities and was...
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Audit
Read our case study on Anti-Money Laundering Audit. Aware of Thistle Initiatives’ reputation in the...
Credit Reference Agency permission
Read our case study on a Credit Reference Agency permission. Thistle Initiatives was approached for...
Launching an Appointed Representative
Read our case study on launching an Appointed Representative. The client is a low cost, online...
Safeguarding & wind-down planning - EMI
Read our case study on Safeguarding & wind-down planning - EMI. A large, authorised E-Money...
Safeguarding & wind-down planning - API
Read our case study on Safeguarding & wind-down planning - API. A large, authorised payments...
FCA Authorisation - Authorised Payment
Read our case study on an FCA authorisation - Authorised Payment. The client in question was keen...
AISP PISP FCA Authorisation
Read our case study on an AISP PISP FCA authorisation. Thistle Initiatives was approached by a...
Launching a bespoke Appointed Representative
Read our case study on Launching a bespoke Appointed Representative. The client wished to launch as...
Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) Acquisition Due Diligence
Read our case study on Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) Acquisition Due Diligence. On this...
Appointed Representatives – Principal Firm – Section 166
Read our case study on Appointed Representatives – Principal Firm – Section 166. Over the past few...
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) for Credit
Read our case study on The Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) for Credit. The client...
Peer-to-Peer Lending Supervision
Read our case study on peer-to-peer lending supervision. A client in the peer-to-peer lending...
The importance of structuring new businesses and product offerings
Read our case study on the importance of structuring new businesses & product offerings. How we...
Application for Authorisation as a Payment Institution
Read our case study on an Application for Authorisation as a Payment Institution. A firm came to us...
Establishing a compliant inbound contact centre
Read our case study on establishing a compliant inbound contact centre. The client firm is an...
Compliance with high-cost short-term credit lending requirements
Read our case study on compliance with high-cost short-term credit lending requirements. In light...