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Cases · Capital & assets · Payments, FX, digital assets & treasury

Launch a digital service in a regulated market

Do we need a licence to launch our app or digital service in this country?

WONE Global confirms licensing, consumer and data rules for the market and prepares the filings.

Countries in the typical case Egypt · Saudi Arabia

The situation

What is happening

A digital service or app enters a market with licensing, consumer and data rules.

What is at stake

Launching without the right approvals can lead to the service being blocked and fined.

Who faces this

  • Founders and growing companies

A scenario

Delivery appFounder-led company · from Egypt · in Saudi Arabia

It is expanding from Egypt to Saudi Arabia.

Where it ends A lawful launch.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Digital service licensing”“Consumer and data rules for apps”“We want to assess licensing for a digital-asset business”“A company needs a licensing review for telemedicine services”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global confirms licensing, consumer and data rules for the market and prepares the filings.

Usually led by Licences, permits and regulators, with Data protection and cyber, Payments and currency and Tax and structuring.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Weeks 1-2Licensing.
  2. Weeks 3-6Filings.
  3. Months 2-4Approvals.
  4. ThenLaunch.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Licences and local presence required
  2. 02Consumer law, payments and data rules
  3. 03Tax on digital services

Outcomes

What you receive

  • Licences and registrations
  • Terms and policies
  • Payment and tax set-up

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Who handles it

Licences, permits and regulators, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Egyptin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Saudi Arabiain the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
  4. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

Complete profile

Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…

Karin HorevTel Aviv · Israel

WONE Global Capability Partner · Israel

Karin Horev

Founding Partner · Horev & Co. Law Office · Tel Aviv

Adv. Karin Horev has been practicing corporate and commercial law for more than 20 years, with a focus on complex technology-related matters. Over the years, Karin has led a large number of complex and wide-ranging tran…

Tony Galandi KiireKampala · Uganda

WONE Global Capability Partner · Uganda

Tony Galandi Kiire

Managing Partner · Diamond Advocates · Kampala

Tony Kiire is the Founding and Managing Partner of Diamond Advocates, where he leads the Technology, Innovation, and Intellectual Property Law practice. He is also the founder of Lawtech Associates and Consult, the comp…

Mauro Tejada RamonQuito · Ecuador

WONE Global Capability Partner · Ecuador

Mauro Tejada Ramon

Tax & Legal Partner · G&G Auditores Independientes & Lex Fiscal Corp · Quito

Professional with 20 years of experience in Tax Administration, performing functions in the managerial and tax administration fields. Experience related to the fiscal field in the main sectors of the economy: Banking, c…

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