VARA Category 2 — institutional crypto exchange in 11 months
Pre-application gap analysis caught two governance issues at the assessment stage. Authorisation came through in 11 months — fast for the regime.
Outcomes
- Authorised in 11 months
- AED + USD banking secured pre-licence
- Travel Rule provider integrated at go-live
Layla’s team made the difference between a ‟maybe’ and a ‟yes’ from VARA. The pre-application gap analysis they ran caught two governance issues that would have stopped us cold at the assessment stage. Our VARA Category 2 licence was approved in 11 months — fast for this regime.