The market for regulated fintech, payment, and crypto companies is becoming increasingly complex. Obtaining a licence can take months — and in some cases years — while regulatory requirements continue to evolve and entering a new jurisdiction often requires significant time, capital, and operational resources.

As a result, more entrepreneurs, investors, and financial companies are considering an alternative route: acquiring an existing regulated business.

This is where ESKRO comes in.

ESKRO is a specialized marketplace for buying and selling fintech, payment, crypto, and other regulated businesses, while also providing access to investment opportunities and professional service providers operating within the financial industry.

What Can You Find on ESKRO?

The platform features a range of regulated and financial businesses, including:

• Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs);

• Payment Institutions (PIs);

• Small Payment Institutions (SPIs);

• Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs);

• Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs);

• Money Services Businesses (MSBs);

• Digital Asset Service Providers (DASPs);

• payment and remittance companies;

• FX and trading businesses;

• investment and financial structures;

• other regulated financial companies.

Listings may include fully operational businesses, licensed entities with limited or no current activity, as well as companies at different stages of licensing or market-entry preparation.

For Buyers

Acquiring an existing company can significantly reduce the time required to enter a regulated market.

Instead of building the entire structure from scratch, a buyer may consider businesses that already have:

• an incorporated legal entity;

• an existing licence or regulatory registration;

• established compliance infrastructure;

• banking or payment relationships;

• an existing corporate structure;

• operational history;

• technology or payment infrastructure.

However, every transaction involving a regulated company requires proper legal, financial, regulatory, and compliance due diligence.

The existence of a licence alone does not automatically mean that a company is suitable for a particular buyer, business model, or planned activity.

For Sellers

ESKRO provides owners of regulated companies with an opportunity to present their businesses directly to a relevant professional audience.

Instead of listing a company on a general M&A platform, sellers gain access to users specifically looking for fintech, payment, crypto, and regulated financial businesses.

A listing may include key information such as:

• jurisdiction;

• licence type;

• regulatory status;

• year of incorporation;

• current business status;

• permitted or planned activities;

• asking price;

• additional information relevant to potential buyers.

Sensitive or confidential information can be shared separately with qualified and interested parties during the transaction process.

More Than a Marketplace

ESKRO is not limited to buying and selling companies.

The platform also brings together professional service providers that support regulated businesses throughout their lifecycle.

Service categories include:

• AML & Compliance;

• Licensing & Regulatory Advisory;

• Legal Services;

• Banking & Payments;

• Corporate Services;

• Due Diligence & Verification;

• Technology Providers.

This allows users not only to find an existing business, but also to access the professional infrastructure required to launch, operate, scale, or maintain a regulated company.

Why a Specialized Marketplace Matters

Transactions involving regulated companies are fundamentally different from ordinary business acquisitions.

A potential buyer needs to understand much more than the financial performance of the company.

Important factors may include:

• regulatory history;

• scope and status of the licence;

• AML and compliance framework;

• relationships with banks and payment institutions;

• corporate and ownership structure;

• operational history;

• technology infrastructure;

• restrictions related to changes in shareholders, UBOs, or directors.

For this reason, a simple advertisement stating that a “licensed company is for sale” is rarely sufficient.

ESKRO aims to make the market more structured by helping buyers, sellers, investors, and professional advisers access more relevant information before entering into detailed negotiations.

A Gateway to the Regulated Fintech Market

For some users, ESKRO can provide a faster route into a new market.

For others, it can provide an opportunity to sell an existing regulated asset.

For investors, it offers access to fintech and financial-sector opportunities.

For professional service providers, it creates a direct connection with businesses that require licensing, compliance, legal, banking, corporate, or technology support.

By bringing these market participants together within one specialized ecosystem, ESKRO aims to make discovering relevant opportunities simpler, more transparent, and more efficient.

The regulated financial market will remain complex.

Finding the right business, buyer, partner, investment opportunity, or professional service should not have to be.