A strong application is built in dependency order. Each stage prepares evidence for the next and keeps the eventual operating company in view. Clients may enter at any stage; the sequence is a delivery map, not a claim that every project has the same scope or duration.
Stage 0 — Confidential model assessment
Services, customers, countries, assets, ownership, sanctions exposure, overlaps and go/no-go conclusions.
Stage 1 — Regulatory architecture
Confirmed scope, flow maps, governance, evidence matrix, risk register, milestones and change-control assumptions.
Stage 2 — Company, ownership and tax
Entity, corporate documents, UBO/source pack, governance, translations and model-specific tax analysis.
Stage 3 — Governance, substance and staffing
Administrator preparation, presence plan, office, roles, recruitment, contracts, training and authority.
Stage 4 — AML/CFT and sanctions
Risk assessment, acceptance, CDD/EDD, screening, KYT, escalation, reporting, QA and training.
Stage 5 — Product, IT, data and cyber
Architecture, vendors, integrations, logs, reporting, security, continuity and demonstration scripts.
Stage 6 — Application and NBG engagement
Georgian dossier, consistency control, filing, responses, meetings, office and system rehearsal.
Stage 7 — Launch and continuing supervision
Mock inspection, customer-file tests, disclosures, banking readiness, first 90 days, reporting and change control.