Swissquote Bank Europe obtains Luxembourg MiCA CASP licence
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Executive summaryFact
Luxembourg for Finance reported that Swissquote Bank Europe SA was granted a Crypto-Asset Service Provider licence by the CSSF ahead of the MiCA transitional-period deadline. The bank offers trading in more than forty crypto-assets and acts as a depositary for funds holding digital assets.
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Key factsFact
- Event
- Licence / authorisation
- Jurisdiction
- EU
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- Luxembourg for Finance
- Source tier
- Tier 2 · Bank / FMI
- Product
- Custody & trading
- Regulation
- MiCA
Adoption statusFact
- ApprovedSwissquote Bank Europe— MiCA CASP licence granted by the CSSF
From the sourceFact
“Swissquote Bank Europe SA has been granted a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) license by Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).”
Why it matters for banksAnalysis
A bank obtaining a full CASP licence (rather than relying on credit-institution passporting alone) is one route banks can use to offer crypto services across the EU under MiCA.
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