WONE GLOBAL

WONE Global™ — Succeeding Beyond Boundaries
Financial Services
Sector — Financial Services · Banking, Insurance, Funds & Capital Markets

Where capital flows,
regulation follows.
WONE navigates both.

WONE serves banks, insurers, funds, payment businesses, and capital market participants across the jurisdictions where they operate — delivering regulatory compliance, M&A, tax structuring, and audit to one consistent standard wherever financial services regulation applies.

Senior
Partner always
48h
Brief to team
Fixed
Price before work starts
8+
Sector Professionals
Sector Overview

WONE in
Financial Services.

Financial services is the most regulated sector in every market WONE operates in. The pace of regulatory change — DORA, CSRD, Basel IV, PSD3, AIFMD, DACI — combined with the geographic expansion of financial services businesses into emerging markets creates a complexity that most advisory networks are not equipped to handle.

WONE's financial services practice combines deep sector expertise with the cross-border infrastructure that regulated entities require. Every partner who works on financial services matters has direct sector experience — not a commercial lawyer who occasionally sees a bank. And the quality standard is consistent whether the matter is in Frankfurt, Nairobi, or Ho Chi Minh City.

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Cross-border regulatory compliance under multiple regimes
A fund manager operating in the EU, UK, and Singapore faces three distinct regulatory regimes simultaneously — AIFMD, UK AIFM, and MAS licensing. Maintaining compliance across all three requires coordinated specialist advice in each jurisdiction.
02
M&A in regulated markets — multiple approvals required
Acquiring a regulated financial institution requires regulatory approval in every jurisdiction where the target is licensed. Managing multiple approval processes simultaneously, with different timelines and different information requirements, demands precise coordination.
03
Tax structuring for investment vehicles and fund structures
Cross-border fund structures — Luxembourg SCSps, Cayman vehicles, Singapore VCCs, Irish QIAIFs — create complex tax questions in every jurisdiction where investors are domiciled, assets are held, and management is located.
04
Emerging market financial services licensing
Expanding into Africa, Southeast Asia, or Latin America requires financial services licensing in markets where the regulatory framework is less predictable and local expertise is genuinely scarce. WONE's strength in these markets is a structural advantage.
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Services in Financial Services

What we cover
in this sector.

Every service is delivered with sector expertise alongside jurisdictional knowledge — advisers who understand the specific regulatory environment, commercial dynamics, and operational reality of Financial Services.

Legal
Regulatory licensing — banking, insurance, funds FCA, CBI, MAS, ADGM, FSCA authorisation M&A in regulated entities Fund formation and documentation AIFMD / UCITS compliance PSD3 and payments regulation Fintech regulatory advisory Cross-border securities law
Tax
Fund tax structuring — LP, SCSp, VCC Carried interest and management fee structures FATCA and CRS compliance Transfer pricing — financial services VAT on financial services BEPS Pillar Two — financial institutions Exit and disposal tax planning Cross-border withholding tax
Audit
Regulated entity statutory audit Fund audit — NAV and financial statements Internal audit — financial services ISAE 3402 / SOC reports Regulatory capital assurance AML and financial crime audit ESG assurance — SFDR reporting DORA compliance assurance
Advisory
Financial services M&A Regulatory capital advisory Due diligence — regulated entities Restructuring — financial institutions Forensic — financial crime Valuation — financial assets Post-merger integration — financial Dispute advisory — regulatory
02
Active Regions

Where WONE delivers
in Financial Services.

Europe Middle East & GCC Africa Asia Pacific Americas
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Typical Clients

Who we serve
in Financial Services.

Client 01
Banks and banking groups expanding across borders
Client 02
Investment fund managers — AIFM, UCITS, private credit
Client 03
Insurance companies with multi-jurisdiction operations
Client 04
Payment service providers navigating PSD3 and local equivalents
Client 05
Fintech companies seeking regulatory licensing in new markets
Client 06
Asset managers managing cross-border fund structures
Client 07
Development finance institutions deploying regulated capital
Client 08
Family offices with multi-jurisdiction investment activities
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Insights · Financial Services

Practitioner intelligence
from this sector.

Insight · Global
DORA Compliance: What Financial Services Firms Need to Know
WONE Intelligence
Insight · Africa
Financial Services Licensing in Africa: A Country-by-Country Guide
WONE Intelligence
Insight · Asia
Fund Structuring in Singapore: VCCs and Beyond
WONE Intelligence
Related Practice Areas & WONE OS Verticals
Financial Services · WONE Global

Need Financial Services expertise
across borders?

Submit a brief and we will assemble a senior financial services team within 48 hours. Fixed price before work starts. One contact across every jurisdiction.