Fintech licensing in Mauritius
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) issues the licences in Mauritius. The Atlas covers 7 licence types here. They sit in 2 families: investment firm and virtual asset service provider. Each licence page sets out the legal basis and fees, plus the decision period, with sources.
Financial regulators in Mauritius
Fintech licences available in Mauritius
Investment firm / broker-dealer
Virtual asset service provider (non-MiCA)
Main laws
- The Virtual Asset and Initial Token Offering Services Act 2021: Act No. 21 of 2021
Path to market
Match your activities to the licence types above; the activity pages show which licence permits each one. FSC holds pre-application meetings and runs an innovation hub and a regulatory sandbox, and the regulator page explains how to use them. The application goes to FSC. It must include the capital and governance information and the AML file that the licence page requires.
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