Bank · Spain
Openbank
OPEN BANK S.A. · LEI 5493000LM0MZ4JPMGM90 · openbank.es (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
3/3 status dimensions verified · 2 initiatives · last verified 2026-10-23
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 35 | Live — commercial, within explicit scope · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 15 | Notified (MiCA Art. 60) · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 20 | Live — commercial, within explicit scope · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 10 | 2 product categories with a verified status: Crypto services, Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2025-11-11 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (2)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Crypto services · Germany; Spain
Openbank retail crypto trading (Germany, Spain)
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Live — commercial, within explicit scope2025-09-16
- commercial
- Live — commercial, within explicit scope2025-11-11
Santander's digital bank Openbank launched retail trading of five crypto-assets in Germany in September 2025 and in Spain in November 2025.
Scope: Openbank customers in Germany and Spain; five named crypto-assets.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-23
Custody & trading · Spain (EU/EEA MiCA)
MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution
- regulatory
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60)2025-07-24
- technical
- Unknown
- commercial
- Unknown
Openbank is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register with an Article 60 notification to CNMV (24/07/2025) covering custody & administration, order execution.
Scope: Services listed in the ESMA register only.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-22
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Notified (MiCA Art. 60) MiCA Article 60 notification: custody & administration, order execution
ESMA · 24 Jul 2025
PrimaryESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: OPEN BANK S.A.) (opens source in new tab)
Partners & providers
From tracker records and verified item text only. “Co-named” means both appear in the same source — open it for context. Full map
No partner or provider named in our verified sources yet.
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-10-22Primary record · European Securities and Markets AuthorityESMA interim MiCA register — CASPs (row: OPEN BANK S.A.) (opens source in new tab)
Markets (from stated target markets): European Union / EEA · Germany
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2025-11-11 · Status
Scope change: launched in Spain (status unchanged).
2025-09-16 · Status
Launched for all Openbank customers in Germany.
2025-07-24 · Status
Notification recorded in ESMA interim MiCA register.
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