In financial technology, the licence is the business model.
We help founders choose the right authorisation and build the governance that keeps it.
Fintech lawyers in Cyprus
We advise fintech founders, payment businesses and crypto-asset service providers on entering the EU market through Cyprus. Our work covers the regulatory perimeter, the licence application, the corporate and tax structure behind it, and the governance and outsourcing arrangements regulators now expect.
How we help
- Regulatory perimeter analysis: which activities need which licence
- Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA, the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
- Payment institution and electronic money institution licensing with the Central Bank of Cyprus
- Digital operational resilience (DORA), ICT outsourcing and third-party contracts
- AML and customer onboarding frameworks
- Corporate structuring, investment rounds and relocation of fintech teams to Cyprus
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Selected experience
- Advised financial technology companies on relocating and establishing their headquarters in Cyprus
Common questions
Which authority licenses crypto-asset service providers in Cyprus?
Under MiCA, crypto-asset service providers in Cyprus are authorised and supervised by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. A MiCA authorisation can be passported to other EU member states.
Does DORA apply to fintech firms?
The Digital Operational Resilience Act has applied since 17 January 2025 to most EU financial entities, including payment and electronic money institutions, investment firms and crypto-asset service providers. It sets requirements on ICT risk management, incident reporting, testing and contracts with ICT providers.
Your contact
Andreas Mylonas, Managing Partner, leads our fintech work, with senior-level involvement in every mandate. Ask us which licence your model needs.