# Trust and corporate service provider (TCSP)

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A trust and corporate service provider (TCSP) licence authorises company formation, directorship and nominee services, registered office and trust administration. FATF standards treat these providers as gatekeepers, so offshore centres such as the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Seychelles license and supervise them for anti-money-laundering compliance.

## Where the TCSP licence is available

_Jurisdictions in the Atlas that issue a TCSP licence. Click a country for its page._

## Comparison by country

| Country | Regulator | Min. capital | Statutory time | Passport |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cayman Islands](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/cayman-islands/) | [CIMA](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/cima-cayman/) |: |: | Domestic |
| [Cyprus](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/cyprus-asp/) | [CySEC](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/cysec-cyprus/) |: |: | Domestic |
| [Estonia](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/estonia/) | [FIU](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/fiu-estonia/) |: | 2.8 mo | Domestic |
| [Malta](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/malta-csp/) | [MFSA](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/mfsa-malta/) |: |: | Domestic |
| [Netherlands](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/netherlands/) | [DNB](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/dnb-netherlands/) |: |: | Domestic |
| [Seychelles](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/seychelles/) | [FSA](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/fsa-seychelles/) |: |: | Domestic |
| [Singapore](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/singapore/) | [MAS](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/mas-singapore/) |: |: | Domestic |
| [Switzerland](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/switzerland/) | [FINMA](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/finma-switzerland/) |: |: | Domestic |

Values come from each country's page, where every figure has its source.

## Activities this family typically covers

- [Trust and company services](https://protegra.io/licensing/activities/trust-corporate-services/)

## All licences in this family

- [TCSP · Cayman IslandsTrust Licence / Nominee Trust Company Licence under the Banks and Trust Companies ActCIMA](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/cayman-islands/)
- [TCSP · CyprusAdministrative Services Provider (ASP) authorisationCySEC](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/cyprus-asp/)
- [TCSP · EstoniaAuthorisation for providing trust and company services (Tegevusluba usaldushaldusteenuse ja äriühinguteenuse osutamiseks)FIU](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/estonia/)
- [TCSP · MaltaCompany service provider authorisation (Class A, B, or C)MFSA](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/malta-csp/)
- [TCSP · NetherlandsTrust office licence (Vergunning trustkantoor)DNB](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/netherlands/)
- [TCSP · SeychellesInternational Corporate Service Provider (ICSP) Licence under the International Corporate Service Providers Act 2003FSA](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/seychelles/)
- [TCSP · SingaporeTrust Company LicenceMAS](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/singapore/)
- [TCSP · SwitzerlandTrustee licence (Trustee nach Art. 17 FINIG)FINMA](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/trust-company/switzerland/)

## Sources

1. [FATF Recommendations 22-23 (DNFBPs incl. TCSPs)](https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/Fatf-recommendations.html): retrieved 2026-09-24

Last verified 2026-09-24 · Author: Danil Marmysh · Reviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova · © Protegra. Data: CC BY 4.0, cite "Protegra Licensing Atlas". Not legal advice.