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Associate network

Our associate network.

We assemble your team: MLROs, compliance, risk, finance and board roles, on permanent, interim and project engagements.

Find a senior professional Join the network

Your senior team.

The people regulators approve and boards rely on.

MLROs and financial crime

Money laundering reporting officers, heads of financial crime, sanctions and transaction monitoring specialists.

Compliance

Compliance officers, heads of compliance and compliance monitoring specialists for payments, e-money, cryptoassets and consumer credit.

Risk and safeguarding

Chief risk officers, safeguarding leads and operational resilience specialists.

Finance and regulatory reporting

Finance directors and regulatory reporting specialists who prepare capital, safeguarding and conduct returns.

Boards

Non-executive directors and chairs with regulated financial services experience.

Operations and technology

Payments operations, onboarding and technology leads for regulated launches.

How associates are engaged.

Permanent

Senior appointments to the roles the regulator approves and the board relies on.

Interim

Cover for an approved role or a critical function while a permanent appointment is made, where the regulator permits it.

Project

Specialists for a defined piece of work: an application, a remediation programme, a safeguarding audit or a system launch.

How we build your team.

BriefThe role, the regulator’s expectations, the business model and the timetable agreed with you.
MatchSenior professionals with experience matched to your products, customers and markets.
ApproveThe regulatory application prepared where the role needs approval.
Appoint and supportThe appointment made, and the individual supported in the role.

For professionals.

Join the network to be considered for engagements with payment, e-money, cryptoasset and consumer credit firms.

We work with founders and boards from the first application through the life of the licence, so engagements range from a single application to a standing role in a regulated firm.

Join the associate network

For senior professionals in regulated financial services. Your details are held in confidence and shared with a client only with your agreement.

How we work.

Senior-ledThe same senior team handles your application from the first call to approval, including every question the regulator raises.
Same dayA reply within three business hours and a written proposal the same day: the licence, the requirements, the cost and the timing.
ConfidentialYour plans, your application and any listing stay private. Clients are named only with their agreement.
Live workspaceDocuments, regulator questions, messages and progress in a shared client workspace, visible to your team at every stage.

Why firms choose BCC.

OperatorsWe have run regulated payment businesses, held regulator-approved roles and licensed payment firms in more than 60 countries since 2013.
One teamOne in-house team runs the whole programme, from the application to the day you go live.
ArrangedBank and safeguarding accounts, card issuing and payment processing, arranged directly through our relationships with banks, card schemes, issuers and processors.

Questions.

Who is in the associate network?

Senior professionals across regulated financial services: MLROs, compliance and risk leaders, finance directors, safeguarding specialists, non-executive directors and payments operations leads.

Which engagement types are available?

Permanent, interim and project engagements, set by what the client needs and what the regulator permits for the role.

Will the person meet the regulator’s expectations for the role?

Yes. We assemble your team around what the regulator expects of each role: the experience, the competence and the time commitment it needs.

Can an associate hold an approved role at a client?

Yes, as your own appointment. We prepare the regulatory application for the role and support the individual through it.

How do I join?

Complete the form on this page. We review every submission and contact you when a suitable engagement arises.

Find a senior professional.

Tell us the role and the timetable. A reply within three business hours and a written proposal the same day.