Your One-Stop Shop for All Your VARA/ ADGM Crypto Licensing needs in the UAE 

VARA/ADGM Crypto Licensing support including Entity setup, End to End licensing, and ongoing compliance

Trusted by 50+ Tier 1 exchanges, custodians, and Web3 platforms. 

The Crypto Licensing Challenges

Getting a VARA/ADGM license can be a confusing process:

Fragmented market

Incorporation, licensing and compliance support handled by different vendors.

Confusing Freezone choices

DMCC vs DWTC vs DIFC vs ADGM.

Licensing process

Licensing process often takes longer than 12 months.

Regulatory application

Regulatory application requires 60+ policies to prepare, tailor, and submit.

New rulebooks

New rulebooks and regulatory expectations to track.

Frequent RFIs and change requests

Frequent RFIs and change requests from VARA/ADGM if application is deficient.

Lack of Crypto Expertise

Most service providers lack true crypto expertise.

No continuity of support

No continuity of support after license issuance.

ACX Compliance is Your one-stop shop for all your Crypto Licensing needs.

Our 3-Phase Crypto Licensing Approach

Phase 1:
Entity Setup

Laying the legal groundwork for your crypto business in the UAE.

What’s Included:

  • Entity Incorporation (DWTC, DMCC, ADGM etc)
  • Visa issuance
  • Bank Account Opening
  • Office Selection
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Phase 2:
License Application

End to End Licensing Support

What’s Included:

  • IDQ Preparation & Submission
  • Regulatory Business Plan Development
  • Full Suite of Compliance Documents for your application (AML, Risk, Conduct, etc.)
  • RFI Management & Regulator Meetings
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Phase 3:
Post-License Ongoing Support

All your ongoing corporate and compliance needs covered in one place.

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What’s Included:

  • Company Secretary Appointment
  • Ongoing Entity Admin
  • Client Onboarding Support
  • Financial Crime Investigation Support
  • MLRO-as-a-Service
  • Internal Audit Delivery
  • Framework Development
  • Third-Party Framework Attestation (as per VARA Rule III.B.1)

Why ACX Compliance

We’re not expensive lawyers. We’re not Generic Regulatory Consultants.
We are the world’s largest Crypto Specialized Compliance Services Provider

Feature

ACX Compliance

Law Firms

Generic Regulatory Consultants

Crypto Expertise

  • 100% crypto focused
  • Theoretical Crypto knowledge
  • Superficial crypto knowledge

Practical Expertise

  • Practical and Operational Crypto Compliance Expertise
  • Only Legal advice. No Practical Experience
  • No Practical Experience

Crypto Licensing Experience

  • Extensive licensing application Experience
  • Some Licensing Application experience
  • Limited VARA experience

Post-Licencing Support

  • Full operational support (MLRO, Transaction Monitoring, SAR, Internal Audit)
  • No Operational and Practical Support
  • No Operational and Practical Support

Cost

  • Cost-effective due extensive experience, with Milestone Pricing
  • Hourly Billing
  • Cost-effective

Talent

  • 200+ crypto compliance professionals
  • Small teams with limited practical experience
  • Small teams with no practical experience

Start Your VARA Licensing
Journey Today

We’ll handle the setup, license, and operational rollout  so you stay focused on growth.