MSB Registration
When Canadian fintech companies are required to register as a money services business with FINTRAC.
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Practical legal intelligence for Canadian fintech.
fintechlawyer.ca provides legal and regulatory information for fintech founders, operators, and product teams navigating the Canadian regulatory environment.
What fintechlawyer.ca is
fintechlawyer.ca is a legal intelligence resource focused on Canadian fintech regulation. It covers the regulatory frameworks most relevant to payment companies, lenders, investment platforms, infrastructure providers, and crypto businesses operating in Canada.
The site maps regulatory issues across five content pillars — payments, lending, investment, infrastructure, and crypto — with practical analysis written for founders and operators, not just lawyers.
Content covers MSB registration, FINTRAC compliance, payment structuring, banking relationships, suspicious transaction reporting, and the legal frameworks governing Canadian fintech products.
About Levine Law
fintechlawyer.ca is published by Levine Law. Matthew Levine advises entrepreneurial executives and investors on corporate, transactional and financial services matters.
Levine Law has the experience and expertise to deliver corporate law solutions for each client's unique situation.
The firm advises fintech companies on regulatory strategy, MSB and PSP registration, payment product structuring and commercial contracts with financial institution partners.
Regulatory coverage
fintechlawyer.ca covers the regulatory issues that matter most to Canadian fintech teams.
FINTRAC Compliance
AML program requirements, recordkeeping, reporting obligations, and governance for registered MSBs.
Payment Structuring
How product architecture, fund flows, and partner roles shape regulatory treatment for payment products.
Banking and De-risking
Banking access, sponsor relationships, and the practical risk issues facing payment and crypto companies.
Suspicious Transaction Reports
STR obligations, how they connect to product operations, and the compliance design questions they raise.
Crypto and Virtual Currency
FINTRAC obligations for virtual currency dealers, securities law analysis, and the regulatory framework for digital assets in Canada.
Contact Levine Law
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Disclaimer: No lawyer-client relationship is created by this website or by communicating with us through this website.
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