Fintheo, turnkey financial institution builder, is a London-based compliance consultancy specialising in obtaining financial licences , with 8 years in the market, a 100% approval rate, and 41+ licences obtained to date.

Licensing scope includes but is not limited to: EMI (e-money), SEMI API, SPI,, AIS/PIS permissions, Hong Kong MSO, Singapore MPI/SPI, Visa/MasterCard Principal Memberships, EU MiCA CASP and UK Crypto Authorisation.

About the Role

We're looking for a specialist with a legal background to lead licensing and authorisation processes for financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions - from UK/EU payments and crypto regulatory scope, to occasional more exotic destinations in Asia, Africa and LatAm. This is not a classic transaction-monitoring compliance role, as the focus is on licensing & authorisation: preparing application packages, liaising with regulators, and guiding clients through the entire licensing process.

Responsibilities

- Lead licensing and authorisation processes across multiple jurisdictions (UK, EU, Hong Kong, Singapore, and others) preparing and reviewing three core groups of documentation including business-related documents as well as AML and compliance block
- Prepare and review documentation for regulators (EMI, PI, CASP, MiCA, etc.)
- Advise clients on compliance and AML requirements in the context of licensing
- Track regulatory changes across jurisdictions
- Be ready to examine a country’s regulatory requirements and apply them to your work

Who We're Looking For We're open to candidates from adjacent backgrounds:




- Current or former regulators
- In-house licensing/authorisation specialists at fintech companies
- Compliance officers with licensing experience (even as part of a broader role)
- International expansion specialists with licensing exposure

Requirements:

- Legal education or a strong compliance background
- Experience with licensing financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions
- Advanced English (written and spoken)
- Independence, attention to detail, ability to work on projects in a team and report to Head of Department
- Strong knowledge of payment products and funds flow, payments processing. Understanding of security, fraud, transaction monitoring controls
- Have thorough understanding of PSD2, EMD, MiCA

Why Fintheo Fintheo aims to become the no. 1 licensing company by turnover and licence count. Working here means to secure yourself as a part of the world’s leading regulatory licensing team across different jurisdictions.. This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced compliance and licensing professionals (10+ years tier 1 banks), gain unique experience that is on top of the market in regulation, and grow with a team setting the standard in the industry.

Benefits

- Full-time employment working on complex projects
- Opportunity to learn with the team dedicated to becoming market leaders in regulatory segment
- Gain up-to-date valuable experience in regulatory compliance
- Growth opportunities, with a clear potential path to Senior Compliance Specialist leading and training new team members abroad

📌 Licensing & Authorisation Compliance Officer (España)
🏢 Fintheo
📍 España