News, analysis, and deep guides on Canadian MSB registration, FINTRAC compliance, RPAA, and the broader fintech regulatory landscape.
2026 is the year Canada stopped treating crypto with kid gloves. Four major regulatory changes are hitting the crypto industry simultaneously — and together, they fundamentally reshape what…
Read more →European fintech founders face a decision that defines the first two years of their business: wait 9–18 months and invest €700K+ for a European EMI license, or launch…
Read more →Canada now has two mandatory financial registrations for payment and money services companies — and if you’re entering this market, there’s a good chance you need both. Since…
Read more →Buying a ready-made MSB in Canada is the fastest path to entering the money services market. Instead of waiting 3–4 months for a new FINTRAC registration, you can…
Read more →Canada is one of the world’s largest remittance-sending countries. With over $31 billion in annual outbound remittances tracked by the World Bank, and a foreign-born population exceeding 23%,…
Read more →Every fintech founder faces the same first regulatory decision: where to get licensed. Choose wrong and you are looking at 12+ months of waiting, $500,000 or more in…
Read more →Canada does not issue a “crypto exchange license.” If you want to operate a cryptocurrency exchange serving Canadian users, you face something far more complex: a dual regulatory…
Read more →Canada remains one of the most accessible jurisdictions in the world for launching a cryptocurrency business — but 2026 has fundamentally changed the compliance landscape. FINTRAC revoked 86…
Read more →The Retail Payment Activities Act is no longer upcoming regulation. It is active law, actively enforced, and it already has its first casualty. In the span of just…
Read more →FINTRAC revoked over 86 MSB registrations in Q1 2026. On March 24 alone, 51 businesses lost their registrations in a single enforcement sweep. The most common ground? Non-eligibility…
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