Pathway diagnostic
The question set we work through before recommending a jurisdiction: model, target markets, capital, custody, banking and timeline. It is the single highest-leverage step in any licensing programme.
The frameworks, standards and reference material behind Blockrunner, LLC’s engagements — plus the 88 licensing regimes and the full video library, all public on this site.
None of this is a product. It is the operating discipline behind every scoped engagement.
The question set we work through before recommending a jurisdiction: model, target markets, capital, custody, banking and timeline. It is the single highest-leverage step in any licensing programme.
The completeness bar we hold applications to before they are filed — because the largest single driver of total approval time is a regulator’s first-query round on an incomplete file.
What sponsor banks, processors and card networks actually ask for — and why the licensing decision and the banking decision have to be made together.
AML/CFT, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions and reporting: the skeleton every authorisation is assessed against.
How we compare regimes on capital, substance, timeline, banking access and reputational cost — not just fee and headline speed.
The order of operations that avoids the classic traps: licensing before banking, entity before application, compliance before customers.
88 documented regimes across four families — each with requirements, process and common questions.
The deck covers the practice, the licensing library and representative engagement shapes. It is sent on request rather than posted publicly, so we know who is reading it and can answer the questions it raises.
One working session is usually enough to tell you which pathway, which jurisdiction and which sequence actually applies to your model.