Tagged: bank of spain

July 13, 2024 @ 12:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Outpayce has obtained its eMoney institution (EMI) license from the Bank of Spain in April 2024. On Mambu’s cloud-native core, the newly minted eMoney entity will be able to launch its new self-issuing solution. Outpayce, an eMoney institution with a license in Spain, has “selected… Read More

October 26, 2023 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) AML registration with the Bank of Spain last month, the team has welcomed its first hire in the market. Attending the European Blockchain Convention in Barcelona this week, the team says they will be “hosting a launch party to celebrate these recent… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has registered as a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian wallet provider with the Bank of Spain. This registration will allow Coinbase to offer their full suite of products and services “to retail and institutional users in Spain, all in compliance with the national legal… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the multi-asset investing platform, has announced that on 29 June 2023 the Bank of Spain has “approved the registration of eToro as a service provider of exchange of virtual currency for fiat currency and electronic wallet custody services.” Tali Salomon, eToro’s Regional Manager for… Read More

June 24, 2023 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced that it has received its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the Bank of Spain. Crypto.com secured this registration “following a comprehensive review of its compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD) and other financial crimes laws, as well as measures to safeguard… Read More

January 19, 2023 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Spanish Fintech MONEI is reporting that it has received the “green light” from the Bank of Spain’s Fintech Sandbox to launch a digital Euro –  “EURM.” MONEI is a platform that aims to simplify and streamline digital payments, allowing any organization to integrate with Shopify… Read More

January 5, 2023 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinmotion, a Finland-based cryptocurrency service provider, has obtained confirmation from the Bank of Spain as “a valid provider of virtual currency exchange services for fiat currency and custody of electronic wallets with the registration number D741.” This means that Coinmotion “reinforces its presence in the… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bit2Me has reportedly become the first Spanish firm to successfully obtain registration from the Bank of Spain as a provider of services for exchanging digital currency for fiduciary currency and custody of electronic wallets. Bit2Me was notably the first exchange to apply for registration with… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial Services Capital (FSC), the private equity investor focused on the ongoing transformation of the European financial services industry, has finalized its acquisition of a stake in JZ Lending Ltd, which currently controls Spain’s consumer finance platform Unión Financiera Asturiana. The Bank of Spain has… Read More

March 29, 2020 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global banking regulators released a statement on March 27, 2020 in which they noted that elements of the Basel III banking rules reform that have not yet been finalized will be delayed for at least a year, because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The release… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 3:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital  bank Neo has received regulatory approval from the Bank of Spain to launch a corporate multi-currency account. According to a release from the company, Neo will now create a PSD2 payment institution which will be supervised by the Bank of Spain. The Barcelona-based company, with… Read More

September 29, 2016 @ 7:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

This month the Spanish financial regulator Securities Exchange Commission (CNMV)  authorized MytripleA as a Platform for Participatory Financing, the formal name for a crowdlending platform. This is one of the first actions to implement Law 5/2015 Promotion of Corporate Financing. “Alternative financing is growing rapidly in… Read More