If you are a Head of Operational Resilience or Chief Compliance Officer at a global custodial bank, this playbook was built for you.
As a senior compliance or risk executive overseeing digital asset custody and stablecoin issuance programs, you are under increasing pressure to align complex technology initiatives with stringent regulatory expectations. The dual mandates of the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Stablecoin Guidelines require rigorous documentation, third-party risk controls, and demonstrable operational resilience. You must ensure that your stablecoin issuance platform and digital asset custody infrastructure meet both regional licensing conditions and global custody standards, without delays, audit findings, or regulatory pushback. This playbook provides the structured, cross-referenced framework needed to achieve compliance readiness on schedule.
Traditional alternatives include engaging a Big-4 advisory firm, which typically charges between EUR 80,000 and EUR 250,000 for a comparable scoping and control design effort, or assigning 3 to 5 internal compliance, risk, and technology staff for 4 to 6 months to develop policies and evidence from scratch. This playbook delivers the same depth of regulatory alignment at a fraction of the cost, just $395, and eliminates months of internal development time.
What you get
| Phase | File Type | Description | File Count |
| Discovery & Scoping | Domain Assessments | Self-assessment workbooks covering each DORA and HKMA compliance domain with 30 targeted questions each | 7 |
| Control Design | Evidence Collection Runbook | Step-by-step guide to gathering and organizing evidence for DORA Article 11 ICT risk management and HKMA licensing submissions | 1 |
| Audit Readiness | Audit Prep Playbook | Checklist-driven preparation guide for internal and external audits under DORA and HKMA frameworks | 1 |
| Implementation Planning | RACI Templates | Pre-built responsibility assignment matrices for governance, risk, IT, legal, and compliance teams across all control domains | 7 |
| Implementation Planning | WBS Templates | Work breakdown structures for launching stablecoin issuance and custody services, aligned to DORA timelines and HKMA phase-in requirements | 7 |
| Cross-Referencing | Cross-Framework Mappings | Detailed control-by-control alignment between DORA, HKMA Stablecoin Guidelines, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, ISDA Custody Principles, and SIFMA best practices | 40 |
| Third-Party Risk | ICT Third-Party Risk Assessment Workbook | 30-question assessment template for evaluating cloud providers, wallet vendors, payment processors (e.g., PayMe), and other critical service partners | 1 |
Domain assessments
1. ICT Risk Management: Evaluate your institution's ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with information and communication technology systems used in stablecoin and custody operations.
2. Incident Management and Reporting: Assess internal processes for detecting, classifying, escalating, and reporting ICT-related incidents under DORA Article 20 and HKMA breach notification timelines.
3. Operational Resilience Testing: Review the design and execution of advanced testing programs including threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) and crisis simulations for digital asset platforms.
4. Third-Party Risk Oversight: Examine governance structures for managing dependencies on cloud infrastructure providers, wallet technology vendors, and payment gateways.
5. Data Protection and Integrity: Verify controls ensuring confidentiality, availability, and immutability of custody records, transaction logs, and customer data.
6. Governance and Accountability: Map decision-making authority and oversight responsibilities across compliance, risk, technology, and executive leadership.
7. Secure Development Lifecycle: Audit software development, deployment, and change management practices for stablecoin smart contracts and custody application code.
What this saves you
| Activity | Time Required Without Playbook | Time Required With Playbook | Estimated Hours Saved |
| Developing domain assessment questionnaires | 120 hours | 4 hours | 116 |
| Creating evidence collection procedures | 80 hours | 6 hours | 74 |
| Designing RACI and WBS templates | 70 hours | 8 hours | 62 |
| Mapping controls across DORA, HKMA, ISO, PCI, ISDA, SIFMA | 200 hours | 10 hours | 190 |
| Preparing for internal audit or regulator inquiry | 90 hours | 12 hours | 78 |
| Conducting third-party ICT risk assessments | 60 hours per vendor | 15 hours per vendor | 45 |
| Total Estimated Savings | 565+ hours |
Who this is for
- Heads of Operational Resilience at global custodial banks launching regulated stablecoin programs
- Chief Compliance Officers responsible for HKMA licensing and DORA compliance
- Technology Risk Managers overseeing ICT third-party dependencies in digital asset custody
- Internal Audit Leads preparing for digital asset-related assurance engagements
- Regulatory Affairs Directors coordinating cross-border compliance submissions
- Information Security Officers implementing secure development practices for blockchain infrastructure
- Project Managers leading stablecoin issuance and custody platform rollouts
Cross-framework mappings
DORA (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554)
HKMA Stablecoin Discussion Paper and Licensing Expectations (2023, 2025)
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management
PCI DSS v4.0 for payment-related custody interfaces
ISDA Digital Asset Custody Principles (2023)
SIFMA Operational Guidance for Digital Asset Custody
NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 (referenced in control design)
COSO ERM Framework (used in governance alignment)
What is NOT in this product
- This is not a software tool or SaaS platform. It does not include automated monitoring, dashboards, or real-time alerting.
- It does not provide legal advice or substitute for engagement with local counsel on HKMA licensing applications.
- No source code, API integrations, or technical configurations for blockchain nodes or custody wallets are included.
- The playbook does not cover anti-money laundering (AML) or counter-terrorist financing (CTF) obligations under FATF Recommendation 15.
- It is not tailored to insurance firms, asset managers, or non-custodial fintech platforms.
- There are no training videos, webinars, or consulting hours included in the purchase.
- This product does not include ongoing regulatory updates or subscription-based content delivery.
Lifetime access and satisfaction guarantee
You receive lifetime access to the playbook with no subscription, no login portal, and no recurring fees. All files are delivered in standard document formats (DOCX, XLSX, PDF) for immediate use within your existing compliance environment. If this playbook does not save your team at least 100 hours of manual compliance work, email us for a full refund. No questions, no friction.
About the seller
For over 25 years, we have specialized in translating complex regulatory requirements into actionable compliance frameworks for financial institutions. Our research team has analyzed 692 global regulatory frameworks and built 819,000+ cross-framework control mappings. Our resources are used by more than 40,000 compliance, risk, and technology practitioners across 160 countries, supporting regulatory readiness in banking, capital markets, and digital finance.
