Built for trust. Licensed for scale.
Starks operates under regulated licenses in six jurisdictions and maintains bank-grade compliance, security, and operational controls across every corridor we serve.
Our licenses
Canada
Money Service Business (MSB) License
FINTRAC No. M23232293
Nigeria
Letter of No Objection from CBN for IMTO
Finance House License application nearing Approval-in-Principle
Kenya
Institutional Recognition Letter from the CBK
Central Bank of Kenya
UK
Leveraging EMI Entity, based on MSB license
Electronic Money Institution
Ghana
Partnership with 2 licensed institutions
Underway
Mauritius
Global Business License
Mauritius
How we manage risk
We run strict counterparty onboarding, continuous transaction monitoring, and embedded compliance controls — including AML, KYC, and sanctions screening — across every corridor. Oversight sits with an independent Legal & Compliance unit, with real-time anomaly detection built into our platform.
Our compliance pillars
- Customer ID Program
- Sanctions Screening
- Transaction Monitoring
- AML/CFT Compliance
- Secure Data Repository
- IT Compliance
Certifications
ISO 27001 certified. ISO 20022 compliant. Annual independent compliance audit; report available on request.