Licensing Support

Clear guidance throughout your licensing journey.

Alpadis helps financial institutions identify the necessary licences for activities like fund management, brokerage, payment services, or financial advice. We prepare licence applications, supporting documents, business plans, and compliance frameworks. Our teams assist you in liaising with the MAS and addressing their queries, guiding you confidently from initial assessment to licence approval.

Our services

Alpadis supports and guides you every step of the licensing process.

Incorporation‍

Name reservation
Preparation of pre-incorporation documents, statutory forms and standard constitution
Registration with ACRA
Preparation of post-incorporation documents and setting up of corporate records

Preparation of license application‍

Evaluation of licence(s) required for your business
Guidance on licencing requirements
Assistance in drafting of business plan for the licence application
Assistance in completing application forms
Regulatory review of personnel

Answering queries in the licensing process

Assistance in answering queries by the regulator
Ongoing guidance on regulatory requirements and obligations

Support in the implementation of pre-licensing requirements

Assistance in confirmations and undertakings to the MAS
Assistance in the implementation of MASNET/MAS-Tx

Alpadis delivers expert assistance in obtaining licenses for a range of financial services.

Securities and Futures Act 2001‍

Licensed fund management company (A/I LFMC, LFMC)
Venture Capital Fund Manager (VCFM)
External asset manager (EAM)/multi-family office as A/I LFMC
Dealing in capital markets products
Advice on corporate finance
Custody

Financial Advisors Act 2001‍

Financial adviser
Exempt financial adviser
Exemption for external asset management (EAM)/multi-family office

After obtaining your licence, we provide support in compliance and internal audit.

Payment Services Act 2019

Major payment institution
Standard payment institution
Domestic money transfer service
Cross-border money transfer service
Account issuance service
E-money issuance service
Merchant acquisition service
Digital payment token (cryptocurrency) service

After obtaining your licence, we provide support in compliance and internal audit.