Your reputation is our success

Regulatory License Application & Outsourced Compliance Solutions

What we do

Discover our comprehensive range of services designed to empower you and support your growth with clarity and confidence.

  • Your business is our priority. We are committed to turning your goals and ambitions into reality, backed by a team of experts who know exactly how to support you. Whether you need assistance establishing your business or require ongoing governance, risk, compliance, or administrative support, we’re here to partner with you at every stage

  • Whether you're launching a new venture or restructuring an existing one, we’re here to support you at every stage. Our approach is simple: analyze, identify, advise, and execute. We focus on building long‑term relationships rather than short‑term transactions, ensuring that as your business grows and new questions or challenges arise, we remain by your side every step of the way.

  • We are a team of compliance, risk management, and corporate governance specialists with deep regional and international experience. Our expertise includes over 15 years of hands‑on engagement with UAE, DIFC, and ADGM regulatory expectations, and more than 20 years of exposure across diverse financial services business models.

Your ambition, protected.

We believe that strong businesses are built on a foundation of robust governance. With deep regulatory expertise and a practical, solutions‑driven approach, we help you move forward with confidence, clarity, and control.

  • After 15 years in the industry, we chose a new direction—one that allows us to share our expertise and passion by supporting others. Our onboarding and development approach is designed to empower your team and equip them with the tools they need to excel. Speak with us today to learn how we can drive your growth, strengthen your capabilities, and set your business on a clear path toward long‑term success and sustainability.

  • We begin with a thorough consultation to assess your current landscape and uncover gaps, risks, and opportunities. From there, we deliver a detailed report outlining a structured project plan complete with timelines, milestones, cost analysis, and a clear execution schedule. Alongside this, we provide high‑quality tools and solutions designed to support seamless implementation.
    This end‑to‑end approach ensures you move forward efficiently, confidently, and with measurable success.

  • Nico Van Bockstal is a seasoned Governance, Risk, and Compliance professional who has been based in the UAE since 2008. Before establishing Primo Advisors, Nico served as Director of GRC Services at Vistra and at Total Solutions Middle East.

    Prior to relocating to Dubai, he held senior compliance positions in Belgium, including Head of Compliance for Société Générale Private Banking Belgium and Bank J. Van Breda & Co.

    Nico holds a Master of Laws from KU Leuven, a European Master in Labour Sciences from UCL Belgium and University Toulouse 1, and a Law Teaching Degree from KU Leuven. He is also a certified compliance officer and has completed multiple professional qualifications in compliance and risk management.

    A native Dutch speaker, Nico is fluent in English and French, with a working understanding of German and Spanish.

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Our Services

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Regulatory Applications

Comprehensive end‑to‑end support for regulatory, compliance, and licensing requirements across DFSA and FSRA. We assist with financial services and DNFBP authorisations, collective investment fund registrations, and FinTech‑related applications—ensuring a smooth, efficient, and fully compliant approval process.

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Compliance

End‑to‑end compliance support covering outsourced Compliance Officer and MLRO roles, policy development, monitoring and training programmes, independent compliance reviews, data protection implementation, and full regulatory reporting

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Financial Management

Comprehensive financial management support, including budgeting, reporting, prudential oversight, and regulatory submissions. We help firms meet DFSA and FSRA financial requirements with accuracy and efficiency, ensuring strong financial governance and seamless operational continuity.

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Risk Management

Comprehensive risk management support, including outsourced risk leadership, policy development, enterprise‑wide risk assessments, ongoing monitoring and testing, and robust cyber risk management frameworks designed to strengthen resilience and safeguard your operations.

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Lets work Together

Every success story begins with ambition. Whether you’re launching a new business, expanding into new markets, or navigating increasing regulatory expectations, the right governance, risk, and compliance foundations are essential. Whatever stage you’re at, we’re here to help you build with confidence and move forward with clarity.