Tagged: operational license

August 13, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is now live in all 30 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) under our Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license – a significant milestone that “expands their secure, compliant crypto offering to millions of people across Europe.” All EEA clients are now directly… Read More

January 22, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymob, the financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services License by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) after meeting all regulatory conditions and requirements through a “rigorous approval process.” The license reportedly authorizes Paymob to provide merchant… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be “trusted” by more than 100 million customers worldwide and the firm focused on regulatory compliance, security and privacy, announced that it has received approval as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) from the Central Bank of Ireland. This approval follows… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced that its Dubai entity, CRO DAX Middle East FZE, has been granted a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) License “for specified virtual asset service activities by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).” Crypto.com’s VASP License is “subject to the Company fully satisfying select… Read More

November 2, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo, the provider of financial services for digital assets, announces that its subsidiary in Germany, BitGo Europe GmbH, has received a crypto custody license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). BitGo has already been storing crypto assets “for its customers since 2019, also… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has reportedly made a deal with primary backer SoftBank on a change to the latter’s shareholding, a strategic move that will clear away a significant barrier in the fintech firm’s pursuit of a UK banking license. The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, Ripple received in-principle approval of its Major Payments Institution (MPI) license application from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Four months on, Ripple is pleased to “announce that its Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, has secured its full MPI license… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Singapore has obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. This development, coming after Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) initial In Principle Approval, amplifies their commitment to the Singapore market, enabling them “to expand their provision of Digital Payment Token services to… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody service provider built by institutions for institutions, announced that it has been granted the operating license by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai after securing its MVP license last November. Achieving this final step in VARA’s licensing… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The new virtual asset platform M2 has been officially granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) license in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and is now “approved to operate a multilateral trading facility and offer custody services to… Read More

August 14, 2023 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) licensed “Loan” to provide consumer microfinance solutions through financial technology. With Loan, there are now six authorized companies “offering consumer microfinance solutions in Saudi Arabia.” This decision reflects SAMA‘s endeavor “to support the finance sector, increase efficiency of financial transactions,… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Yield App is pleased to announce that they’ve registered as a virtual asset service provider (VASP) with Italy’s Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM). According to the update from Yield App, this marks a huge step in their long-term commitment to compliance with… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, has secured an In-Principle Approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), “marking a significant step towards being a payments company with the most regulatory approvals.” With this coveted approval from MAS,… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain.com, which claims to be one of the world’s most trusted and earliest crypto platforms, announced that it has been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on 1st of August 2023. This announcement follows Blockchain.com “receiving its… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has announced that it has become the first fully licensed crypto exchange in El Salvador “after being granted both a Bitcoin Services Provider license (BSP) by the Central Reserve Bank (Banco Central de Reserva) and the first non-provisional Digital Assets Services Provider license (DASP),… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced that it has been approved for registration with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) as a provider of crypto services. This registration confirmation reportedly follows “a comprehensive review of Crypto.com’s business and compliance in line with the Netherlands’ Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

dLocal has reportedly been licensed by Brazil’s central bank to serve as a payments institution in the South American country. This license, roughly equivalent to the European e-money issuer license, “allows dLocal to accept deposits from the public, manage e-wallets, and participate directly in Brazil’s… Read More

July 21, 2023 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Societe Generale – FORGE (SG-FORGE), a subsidiary of the Societe Generale Group dedicated to crypto assets activities, announces that it has obtained its regulatory license approval as Digital Asset Service Provider (‘DASP’, or ‘Prestataire de Service sur Actifs Numériques’ (PSAN)) with the French Financial Markets… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London announces it has submitted its formal application for a European Union (EU) Banking Licence and “commits to €200M investment and hiring 300 people in Luxembourg over the next five years.” The formal application has been jointly “lodged with the European Central… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VARA is issuing a market alert regarding ongoing supervisory controls, and enforcement actions initiated against BitOasis. VARA in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) confirmed that it is issuing this market alert regarding ongoing supervisory controls, and enforcement actions initiated against digital currency trading platform BitOasis. Investors… Read More