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title: Choosing your Compliance Path
description: When setting up compliance management, you are prompted to select a compliance path that best fits your organization’s needs. This step streamlines how requirements and frameworks are applied within the system.
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# Choosing your Compliance Path

## When setting up compliance management, you are prompted to select a compliance path that best fits your organization’s needs. This step streamlines how requirements and frameworks are applied within the system.

### Compliance Path Options

You will see **two options**:

#### 1. **Regulatory Compliance for Licensed Entities**

- **Purpose**: Designed for organizations that operate under strict regulatory oversight.
- **Use Case**:
  
    - Licensed financial institutions
    - Digital asset custodians/exchanges
    - Entities required to comply with existing regulatory frameworks
- **Benefits**:
  
    - Automatically links compliance requirements to the appropriate licensed entities.
    - Ensures alignment with official regulations.
    - Reduces manual setup effort.

#### 2. **Custom Compliance Framework**

- **Purpose**: Allows organizations to build and tailor their own compliance frameworks.
- **Use Case**:
  
    - Organizations with internal governance standards
    - Companies in industries without pre-defined regulations
    - Teams that need flexibility to create custom obligations
- **Benefits**:
  
    - Full customization of compliance rules.
    - Ability to mix internal policies with external standards.
    - Tailored to unique operational needs.

### How to Choose

1. Review your organization’s **compliance obligations**:
   
     - Do you fall under a **regulator’s jurisdiction** (e.g., SEC, Central Bank, or equivalent)?  
       → Choose **Regulatory Compliance for Licensed Entities**.
     - Do you need a **flexible or internal compliance framework**?  
       → Choose **Custom Compliance Framework**.
2. Select the option by clicking the circle at the top-right corner of the desired path.
3. Click **Get Started** to confirm and proceed with framework setup.

### Best Practices

- **Start with Regulatory Compliance** if your business is licensed or regulated—this reduces risks of non-compliance.
- **Use Custom Frameworks** when building internal audit processes, preparing for future regulation, or enforcing internal policies.
- **Hybrid Approach**: Some organizations set up **Regulatory Compliance** first, then extend it with **Custom Frameworks** for internal controls.

 

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