Auditor reviewing financial documents and stamped papers at a desk

Engagement

Licensing Readiness Audit

Four to eight weeks, depending on entity complexity · On-site fieldwork in Taiwan with remote document review

A structured review of policies, control evidence, and board minutes before you file for payment or electronic payment institution status with Taiwan regulators.

Who it is for

Founders, compliance officers, and counsel preparing a first or renewal filing for payment services, e-money, or remittance activities.

Result

A written findings report, a prioritized remediation list, and a walk-through with your filing counsel so gaps are closed before submission.

Included

  • Document request list mapped to licensing criteria
  • Sampling of customer onboarding and transaction monitoring files
  • Interviews with operations, finance, and compliance leads
  • Draft findings memo and final assurance letter for the board
  • One remediation workshop after the draft report

Outside scope

  • Legal opinion letters or representation before regulators
  • Ongoing outsourced compliance officer duties
  • System implementation or vendor selection

How the work proceeds

  1. Scoping call

    Confirm entity type, planned activities, and filing timeline.

  2. Evidence intake

    Receive policies, registers, and sample case files under an NDA.

  3. Field review

    Test controls against the readiness checklist and note exceptions.

  4. Reporting

    Issue findings, agree remediation owners, and close the engagement.

Preparation

Nominate a single point of contact, reserve meeting rooms for interviews, and prepare Chinese and English versions of core policies where both exist.

Constraints

We do not commence fieldwork until the evidence pack and engagement letter are signed. Rush filings under three weeks require a written waiver of full sampling depth.

Fees

Fixed engagement fee quoted after scoping call. See the fees page for estimate factors, or ask for a written quote.