Jurisdiction Intelligence

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14 jurisdictions, scored on regulatory risk, compliance cost, speed-to-operate and enforcement aggression. Click two to run an AI-generated side-by-side comparison powered by Claude Sonnet 4.6.

Jurisdiction	Risk Score	Compliance Cost	Speed to Operate	Enforcement	Key Regulators
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands Optimal	22	USD 12K/yr	1 to 2 wk	Low	CIMAAML
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands	25	USD 15K/yr	2 to 3 wk	Low	FSCAML
🇸🇬 Singapore	32	USD 45K/yr	4 to 8 wk	Low	MASPSAAML
🇨🇭 Switzerland	35	USD 55K/yr	8 to 12 wk	Low	FINMAAML
🇯🇵 Japan	38	USD 60K/yr	8 to 16 wk	Medium	FSAJVCEAAML
🇦🇺 Australia	42	USD 50K/yr	6 to 10 wk	Medium	ASICAUSTRACAML
🇦🇪 UAE / Dubai	45	USD 80K/yr	4 to 12 wk	Medium	VARASCAAML
🇨🇦 Canada	48	USD 70K/yr	8 to 12 wk	Medium	OSCFINTRACAML
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	52	USD 90K/yr	8 to 16 wk	Medium	FCAAMLMiCA-eq
🇩🇪 Germany	56	USD 110K/yr	12 to 20 wk	Medium	BaFinGDPRMiCA
🇫🇷 France	57	USD 100K/yr	12 to 20 wk	Medium	AMFACPRGDPRMiCA
🇳🇱 Netherlands	58	USD 105K/yr	12 to 18 wk	Medium	AFMDNBGDPRMiCA
🇪🇺 European Union	60	USD 120K/yr	16 to 24 wk	High	MiCAGDPRAMLD6
🇺🇸 United States	62	USD 150K/yr	16 to 24 wk	High	SECCFTCFinCENAML

Risk score 0 to 100. Costs and timelines are rough estimates in USD. Lower = more permissive regulator + lower enforcement aggression. Scores are intelligence indicators, not legal advice.

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