Regulated finance, designed and built.
We take banks, fintechs and digital-asset firms from first idea to a live regulated product, and build the data and AI systems that run it.
Every regulated product hits the same four walls.
Licenses. Banking partners. Regulators. Other jurisdictions. We map all four before you commit capital, then take you through them.
Stage 1 of 3
Design
We map the perimeter your product sits in, the licenses it needs and who should hold them.
You leave with a regulatory map and a licensing and partner plan.
Stage 2 of 3
Structure
We set up the entities, partner agreements, controls and documentation around it.
You leave with a partner structure ready to sign and a controls framework.
Stage 3 of 3
Build
Our Product and Technology Desk puts the platform, data and AI into production.
You leave with a product running live, inside the perimeter it was designed for.
Not a deck. A working system, running inside yours.
Data pipelines, AI applications and automation that plug into the systems you already run.
- Connects to what you run. No rip and replace.
- AI inside the perimeter. Same permissions, controls and audit trail as the rest of your business.
- One team. The people who set your controls sit with the people who write the code.
One lead. Licensed partners where the law needs them.
LadderStone does not hold banking licenses or manage client assets. We lead the work and bring in the licensed institutions, counsel and partners each step requires.
Five practice areas. Six jurisdictions.
- Digital infrastructure
- Cross-border transactions
- Secondary markets
- M&A and alternative trading systems
- Public affairs and policy
United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, Puerto Rico and offshore jurisdictions.