
15 Oct Thistle Initiatives Limited
Thistle Initiatives operates across the financial services market, in sectors as diverse as fintech and general insurance. Clients range from niche start-ups to the largest of distributors, including investment specialists and insurers.
We operate in five primary sectors:
- FINTECH
- GENERAL INSURANCE
- INVESTMENT
- CONSUMER CREDIT
- PAYMENT SERVICES
Our team of over 50 staff is divided into practice specialists so clients can be sure of dealing with individuals who understand their market.
We advise and support firms in relation to compliance with FCA regulation, PRA requirements and key legislation impacting the financial services industry including GDPR and the Money Laundering Regulations 2017.

Address
EC4M 8AY
T: 02074360630
E: info@thistleinitiatives.co.uk
W: http://www.thistleinitiatives.co.uk
Services Offered
- Advice pre regulatory risk assessment or supervision visit
- Authorisation - PRA
- Authorisation -FCA
- Client Assets
- Complaints Handling
- Complaints Handling Reviews
- Compliance advice
- Compliance Support
- Compliance Training
- Documentation
- Due Diligence
- Enforcement Action - AML and Payment Services
- Enforcement Action - Financial Services
- Expert Witness - Financial Services
- File Review
- Governance
- Health Checks
- Information Security/Data Protection (GDPR)
- Money Laundering/Financial Crime Advice and Reviews
- Payments Services Registration and Compliance
- Pension Reviews
- Regulatory Capital/Solvency
- Regulatory Hosting/Incubation
- Regulatory Returns Assistance
- Regulatory Updates
- Risk Management
Firms Served
- Authorised Professional Persons
- Banks/Deposit Takers
- Building Societies
- Claims Management Companies
- Collective Investments Funds
- Consumer Credit Providers
- Corporate Finance Firms
- Credit Unions
- Custodians/Depositaries
- Crypto (Payment Services)
- Crypto (Capital Markets)
- Discretionary fund managers
- Electronic Money Issuers
- Fintech/Regtech
- General Insurance and Protection
- IFA (incl IFA divisions of financial institutions)
- Insurance Brokers - General
- Insurance Brokers - Pure Protection Products
- Insurers
- Investment Banks
- Lead generation firms
- Mortgage Brokers
- Mortgage Lenders/Administrators
- Payments Services Institutions
- Pension Advisors
- Retail investment management
- Secondary Intermediaries
- Securities and Futures firms
- Travel Insurers