BlockOffice provides fractional CFO, global incorporation, and tax optimisation services for fintech startups operating across regulated markets. From payments and lending to insurtech and cross-border financial services, our team handles the financial and structural complexity so founders can focus on product and growth.
Fintech companies operate in regulated markets with complex licensing, multi-jurisdiction entity structures, and institutional investor expectations from early stages.
Fintech companies must navigate financial regulation in every market they operate in. Payment service providers in Singapore need MAS licensing under the Payment Services Act; companies expanding across APAC face overlapping compliance regimes.
Launching a payments or lending product typically requires licensed entities in each operating jurisdiction. The entity structure must satisfy both the licensing authority and the company’s investors.
Fintech companies raise frequently and at scale, with investors expecting institutional-grade financial reporting from early stages. Data rooms, financial models, investor updates, and board reporting demand CFO-level capabilities.
Fintech companies expanding across APAC, the Middle East, and the US accumulate entities quickly. Each cross-border transaction and intercompany service agreement requires transfer pricing documentation and tax compliance.
The answer depends on your stage, product type, and regulatory environment. A pre-seed payments startup has different needs than a Series A lending platform expanding across APAC.
Talk to our team — we’ll map the right structure for your stage and markets.
Book a Free Call →Financial reporting and investor relations for fintech companies — including institutional-grade financial models, board reporting, fundraising preparation, and ongoing CFO-level oversight. For crypto-adjacent fintech, multi-currency reconciliation and crypto-fiat reporting.
Multi-jurisdiction entity structuring for fintech companies expanding across APAC, the Middle East, and the US — including holding company setup, market-entry entities for licensing, corporate secretarial, bank account opening, and nominee directors.
Cross-border tax structuring for multi-entity fintech companies — transfer pricing documentation, tax residency planning for founders, and coordination of filing obligations across Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Delaware, and beyond.
Anonymised case studies from our fintech client portfolio.
DeFi payments and cross-border wallet platform across Singapore, Dubai, Bangladesh. Restructured onshore/BVI entities. Opened SG bank + neobank accounts. Financial ops setup.
Social commerce platform spanning SG and Indonesia. Longest client relationship — 4 rounds over 3.5 years. M&A assistance. Entity structuring for tax/ESOP optimisation.
Subscription tech platform raising capital and preparing Y-Combinator application. Fundraising for 2 rounds + investor intros. YC application advisory.
Fractional CFO, global incorporation, and tax optimisation under one roof. One team across all back-office needs.
BlockOffice works with companies across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes — payments, lending, insurtech, cross-border financial services.
Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Delaware, BVI, Cayman, Australia, Korea, and beyond. Multi-jurisdiction structuring is core.
Angel investors from Temasek, KKR, and Coinbase — trust signal from institutional finance and emerging tech.
A fintech startup typically requires entity incorporation across multiple jurisdictions for licensing, financial reporting and CFO-level oversight, fundraising support, regulatory compliance advisory, and cross-border tax planning. Companies expanding into new markets also need licensed entities, transfer pricing documentation, and ongoing corporate secretarial services. BlockOffice provides all of these under one roof.
BlockOffice supports fintech companies with entity structures that satisfy licensing requirements in their operating jurisdictions — including Singapore (MAS/Payment Services Act), Dubai (DFSA/ADGM), Hong Kong (SFC/HKMA), and the US. The team advises on optimal entity types for licensing, coordinates with partner law firms for regulatory filings, and manages ongoing compliance obligations.
The best jurisdiction depends on product type, target markets, and investor base. Common structures include a Singapore operating entity for APAC licensing, a Delaware C-Corp for US fundraising, and additional market-entry entities (Hong Kong, Dubai) for regional expansion. BlockOffice advises on structures across 10+ jurisdictions.
Yes. BlockOffice’s fractional CFO team provides end-to-end fundraising support — financial modelling, data room preparation, pitch deck review, investor introductions, term sheet evaluation, and board composition advice. Multiple rounds supported from pre-seed through Series B.
Traditional firms handle bookkeeping and tax filing but lack multi-jurisdiction, regulatory-aware capabilities. BlockOffice combines fractional CFO, global incorporation, and tax optimisation in a single platform — one team for financial reporting, entity structuring, licensing support, fundraising, and cross-border tax compliance. Replaces 3–4 separate providers.
BlockOffice provides legal support through partner law firms experienced in financial services regulation — entity structuring advice, licensing guidance, contract review, and term sheet evaluation. Direct legal representation is handled by the partner firms.
Whether you’re structuring entities for licensing applications, preparing for a fundraise, or need ongoing CFO support for your fintech company — our team can help.
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