Join Delphine Forma, Head of Policy Europe at Solidus Labs, as she sits down with Val Smith, Head of Payments and Digital Assets Authorisations at the FCA,as the UK’s new crypto authorisation gateway officially opens.

They discuss what firms need to know as they prepare to apply — what the FCA will look for, what it means to be “ready, willing and organised,” and how firms can prepare for the UK’s new crypto regulatory regime.

They discuss:

• What the new regime means for crypto firms, new entrants and already FSMA authorized firms
• What the FCA expects from firms preparing an application and what “ready, willing and organised” means in practice
• Early lessons from the FCA’s Pre-Application Support Service (PASS)
• How long authorisation could take and what can slow an application down
• What the FCA will look for when assessing firms’ market abuse surveillance and controls under MARC
• The FCA’s expectations for international firms, UK presence and global operating models
• Why authorisation is only the beginning — and how firms need to continue meeting FCA standards once authorised