Overview

CFC works directly with financial regulators and central banks across multiple continents, supporting the design, refinement and implementation of digital asset regulatory frameworks. The team engages at every stage of the policy lifecycle - from the earliest conversations about how to classify a new asset class, through to consultation response, rulebook finalisation and the supervisory capacity building that determines whether a framework works in practice. CFC also provides ongoing advisory support to board members, governors and chief executives of regulatory authorities, offering confidential briefings on market developments, policy options and international regulatory trends as they emerge. 

Engagements

CFC's regulatory authority work spans four core areas:

Framework design and drafting - CFC's former regulators contribute model rules, capital grids and licence-scope matrices that translate FATF standards and international best practice into jurisdiction-specific regulatory architecture. This covers licensing eligibility criteria, regulated activity perimeters, prudential requirements and AML/CFT control frameworks calibrated to the specific risk profile of virtual asset markets in each jurisdiction. Work in this area has fed directly into sandbox design, official consultation processes and the harmonisation of onshore and offshore standards across multi-authority regulatory landscapes in multiple regions.

Consultation coordination - CFC coordinates multi-stakeholder industry responses, synthesising diverse market views into unified, evidence-based positions that regulators can act on. CFC has contributed to official consultations across multiple jurisdictions on topics spanning token classification, capital adequacy, custody resilience, stablecoin reserve requirements and cross-border regulatory coordination. CFC also hosts its own workshops for industry and regulators together, creating forums where supervisory expectations and commercial realities can be examined side by side - reducing misalignment and accelerating the development of workable frameworks on both sides.

Capacity building - CFC has delivered dedicated workshops and training programmes for regulatory authorities and central banks across more than eighteen countries. Programmes are tailored to the specific mandate and maturity of each institution - from foundational courses for emerging regulatory bodies to advanced technical sessions for experienced supervisory teams. Topics covered include:

• Virtual asset classification, licensing frameworks and regulated activity perimeters
• AML/CFT typologies specific to virtual assets, including transaction monitoring, wallet analytics and travel rule implementation
• Custody risk, cold storage architecture and key management standards
• Enforcement escalation pathways and supervisory intervention tools
• CBDC design, stablecoin reserve requirements and tokenised payment infrastructure
• Cross-border regulatory coordination and FATF mutual evaluation preparation

Sandbox and pilot design - CFC has contributed to the design and governance of multiple regulatory sandboxes and tokenisation pilots across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. This work spans sandbox eligibility criteria and participant vetting, test-plan design and risk parameter setting, AML and custody control templates, investor-protection disclosure frameworks, collateral segregation and exit mechanism design, and post-pilot impact assessments that feed directly into permanent regulatory frameworks.

Beyond formal mandates, CFC's prudential specialists contribute to round-tables and closed-door briefings convened by central banks and supervisory authorities across multiple regions - detailing custody-risk mitigants, AML typologies and payment token frameworks that inform live rulemaking agendas. Co-authored research with fintech associations - covering capital adequacy models and token-listing methodologies - has been cited in federal consultations and shared with international policy bodies.

Scope of Support

• Framework drafting - Model rules, capital grids and licence-scope matrices that slot directly into regulator consultation papers and legislative drafting processes.
• Consultation coordination - Collating multi-stakeholder feedback and presenting unified industry positions to regulators, reducing policy friction and accelerating consensus.
• Sandbox and pilot design - Risk and control templates for tokenisation pilots, including collateral segregation, investor disclosures and exit mechanisms.
• Capacity building - Bespoke workshops for supervisors across more than eighteen countries covering AML typologies, wallet analytics, custody standards and enforcement escalation pathways.
• Board and executive advisory - Confidential strategic briefings for governors, board members and chief executives of regulatory authorities on market developments and international regulatory trends.
• Event thought leadership - Keynotes and panel moderation at major industry events across multiple regions, translating live regulatory developments into practical insights for public and private sector audiences.

Impact

• 18 central bank and regulatory authority programmes supported since 2024, spanning digital asset adoption and enablement, regulatory framework design, licensing and supervision regime support, and technical advisory services. 
• Capacity building workshops delivered across more than 20 countries covering Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
• Three public sandboxes launched with CFC input.
• 50+ official consultations informed across multiple jurisdictions.
• Board, governor and chief executive advisory relationships maintained with regulatory authorities across multiple regions.

Engage CFC

Prospective regulators, central banks and multilateral bodies can tap CFC's cross-jurisdiction insight to convert policy intent into enforceable, innovation-friendly frameworks - while industry players benefit from a consultancy that already speaks the language of the region's rule-makers. Speak with a former regulator about how CFC can support your supervisory agenda.