FCA Compliance Consultants

Fraxtional provides practical FCA compliance consulting for fintechs, payment businesses, crypto firms, and financial services organisations. From MLRO leadership and AML frameworks to risk assessments, licensing support, and regulatory examination readiness, our director-led team helps businesses build usable compliance programmes, strengthen oversight, and navigate UK regulatory expectations with flexible support suited to growth and operational complexity.

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Our FCA Compliance Consultant Services

Flexible FCA compliance support spanning leadership, AML, risk, licensing, documentation, and regulatory readiness.

MLRO Services

Fractional and interim MLRO support for financial firms operating under UK regulatory frameworks, including suspicious activity reporting, regulatory submissions, AML oversight, training, and liaison with the FCA.

AML Advisory

Executive-led AML consulting helps organisations design and strengthen programmes aligned with applicable requirements, supporting due diligence, sponsor bank relationships, scalable resources, and ongoing compliance oversight.

Risk Assessments

Comprehensive reviews examine compliance, product, people, infrastructure, vendors, engineering, and operations, producing prioritised findings and practical documentation for boards, investors, audits, and regulatory scrutiny.

Compliance Programmes

Build practical compliance frameworks covering policies, procedures, controls, training, monitoring, and governance, with documentation designed around operational risks and evolving regulatory obligations.

Examination Readiness

Prepare for regulatory examinations, audits, and supervisory reviews by identifying gaps, organising evidence, strengthening controls, and helping teams respond confidently to regulatory enquiries.

Money Transmitter Licensing

Support includes business model evaluation, filing strategy, application preparation, state-specific documentation, post-filing compliance, renewal tracking, reporting schedules, and audit readiness.

Director-Led Expertise

Practical Support for FCA Compliance

FCA compliance responsibilities can span AML governance, suspicious activity reporting, risk management, licensing, policies, and regulatory engagement. Fraxtional provides flexible access to experienced compliance leaders who can integrate with existing teams, serve in named or interim roles, and create usable documentation rather than unnecessary complexity. Support is designed for UK fintechs, payment businesses, crypto firms, banks, and growing financial services organisations.

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Built for Financial Services

Trusted Compliance Support

Fraxtional supports fintech, banking, crypto, payment, and financial services organisations with practical compliance leadership.

"After looking around at various options, including the hiring of a full-time BSA Officer, we were convinced that having a fractional resource provided us the most flexibility, but also the most expertise at the best price. Fraxtional met that need for us, delivering a Director that supported us in discussions with a new sponsor bank and other key stakeholders in our business. Would definitely recommend!"

CEO, Series B FinTech

"Our small community bank was looking for expertise related to compliance around sponsor banking. While we had great internal experience to rely on, we needed deeper FinTech compliance perspectives to help guide our next steps. We engaged with Fraxtional and could not have been more pleased. Working with a firm that supports both sides of the ecosystem has been a true value add to our program."

Director, Sponsor Bank

"Ryan and his team of Directors have been beyond responsive and flexible with our startup. Having a partner that understands our global business and makes sure to provide great value at a fair price is exactly what we wanted."

Founder, Series A Global FinTech

"The Fraxtional team is precisely what our company needed. They helped us find a new sponsor bank to carry our products, wrote our policies and procedures, and completely embedded with our full-time team in a way that was seamless!"

Founder, Series A FinTech

"After looking around at various options, including the hiring of a full-time BSA Officer, we were convinced that having a fractional resource provided us the most flexibility, but also the most expertise at the best price. Fraxtional met that need for us, delivering a Director that supported us in discussions with a new sponsor bank and other key stakeholders in our business. Would definitely recommend!"

CEO, Series B FinTech

"Our small community bank was looking for expertise related to compliance around sponsor banking. While we had great internal experience to rely on, we needed deeper FinTech compliance perspectives to help guide our next steps. We engaged with Fraxtional and could not have been more pleased. Working with a firm that supports both sides of the ecosystem has been a true value add to our program."

Director, Sponsor Bank

"Ryan and his team of Directors have been beyond responsive and flexible with our startup. Having a partner that understands our global business and makes sure to provide great value at a fair price is exactly what we wanted."

Founder, Series A Global FinTech

"The Fraxtional team is precisely what our company needed. They helped us find a new sponsor bank to carry our products, wrote our policies and procedures, and completely embedded with our full-time team in a way that was seamless!"

Founder, Series A FinTech

"After looking around at various options, including the hiring of a full-time BSA Officer, we were convinced that having a fractional resource provided us the most flexibility, but also the most expertise at the best price. Fraxtional met that need for us, delivering a Director that supported us in discussions with a new sponsor bank and other key stakeholders in our business. Would definitely recommend!"

CEO, Series B FinTech

"Our small community bank was looking for expertise related to compliance around sponsor banking. While we had great internal experience to rely on, we needed deeper FinTech compliance perspectives to help guide our next steps. We engaged with Fraxtional and could not have been more pleased. Working with a firm that supports both sides of the ecosystem has been a true value add to our program."

Director, Sponsor Bank

"Ryan and his team of Directors have been beyond responsive and flexible with our startup. Having a partner that understands our global business and makes sure to provide great value at a fair price is exactly what we wanted."

Founder, Series A Global FinTech

"The Fraxtional team is precisely what our company needed. They helped us find a new sponsor bank to carry our products, wrote our policies and procedures, and completely embedded with our full-time team in a way that was seamless!"

Founder, Series A FinTech
The Fraxtional Difference

Why Choose Fraxtional?

Get experienced compliance leadership aligned with your organisation’s regulatory responsibilities and growth plans.

Director-Led

Every client receives direct oversight from experienced Directors rather than a disconnected delivery model.

Flexible Support

Choose advisory, subscription, interim, or fractional leadership aligned with your operational requirements.

Global Expertise

A global team supports UK, United States, Canada, and European Union compliance considerations.

Practical Documentation

Receive usable, review-ready policies and risk findings designed for teams, boards, banks, and regulators.

Meet The Fraxtional Team

Experienced compliance leaders support complex financial services organisations.

Fraxtional provides compliance leadership for fintech, crypto, banking, payment, and financial services organisations navigating complex regulatory responsibilities. Its director-led model gives clients direct access to experienced compliance professionals without requiring a full-time executive commitment. The team supports UK, United States, Canada, and European Union operations, with capabilities spanning AML, BSA/AML, sanctions, risk, licensing, privacy, cyber risk, and regulatory readiness. Fraxtional’s approach combines flexible engagement models with practical documentation, embedded collaboration, and leadership that can scale as an organisation grows. For UK businesses, support includes MLRO services, FCA liaison, suspicious activity reporting oversight, and frameworks aligned with UK regulatory requirements.

EngagementAdvisory, subscription, and fractional leadership
CoverageUnited Kingdom, United States, Canada, and European Union
SpecialismFintech, banking, crypto, and payments

Frequently Asked Questions

What does an FCA compliance consultant do?

An FCA compliance consultant helps financial services organisations understand and manage their regulatory responsibilities. Support may include AML programme design, MLRO leadership, policies and procedures, risk assessments, suspicious activity reporting oversight, regulatory submissions, licensing support, audit preparation, and examination readiness. The right scope depends on the organisation’s business model, products, operations, risk profile, and existing compliance resources.

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Need Guidance on FCA Compliance?

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