Our client wished to gain an ACPR Payment Institution license in France and asked for Lysis' assistance to prepare all the documents and for general support during the application process.
Payment Services & Card/ Merchant Acquirers
Global Payment Services Firm
Our client wished to gain an ACPR Payment Institution license in France and asked for Lysis' assistance to prepare all the documents and for general support during the application process.
Lysis worked with the firm's compliance department to adapt the UK governance and compliance framework to be suitable for the ACPR. License acquired, we then worked with our client to implement and embed the new framework as they started operations in France.
Following a review from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2021, and a subsequent letter from the regulator, the client had to address a number of gaps that were identified by the regulator.
Lysis designed and implemented a compliance monitoring framework for a UK-regulated EMI. The aim of the framework was to ensure ongoing compliance with the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (EMRs), including with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLRs).
A major wholesale and investment bank with global reach was placed under a Section 166 order regarding their KYC and AML controls.
