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Swissquote Bank Europe obtains Luxembourg MiCA CASP licence

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Executive summaryFact

Swissquote Bank Europe SA is authorised by Luxembourg’s CSSF as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA, according to ESMA’s interim MiCA register. Luxembourg for Finance reported the news ahead of the MiCA transitional-period deadline and says the bank offers trading in more than forty crypto-assets.

Primary source: Luxembourg for Finance ↗

Key factsFact

Event
Licence / authorisation
Jurisdiction
EU
Source
Luxembourg for Finance
Source tier
Tier 3 · Secondary (media, agencies, aggregators)
Product
Custody & trading
Regulation
MiCA

Adoption statusFact

  • ApprovedSwissquote Bank Europe— MiCA CASP licence granted by the CSSF

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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).”

Verbatim from Luxembourg for Finance✓ string-matched against the live page 2026-10-22

Why it matters for banksAnalysis

A bank holding a full MiCA CASP authorisation, rather than relying only on the Article 60 route open to credit institutions, is one model EU banks can use to offer crypto custody and trading across the EU.

Editorial analysis based on the facts above and the sources below; not legal or investment advice.

What remains uncertain

  • Effective date: ESMA’s register shows 24 April 2026; Luxembourg for Finance says the authorisation took effect on 5 June 2026. We have not found a CSSF or Swissquote statement resolving the difference.
  • The ‘more than forty crypto-assets’ figure comes from Luxembourg for Finance only and is not independently confirmed.

Sources and evidence

  • SecondaryLuxembourg for Finance ↗2026-06-30quote matched 2026-10-22Luxembourg for Finance is Luxembourg’s financial-centre promotion agency, not the regulator. The authorisation itself is confirmed by the ESMA register entry below.
  • PrimaryESMA: Interim MiCA register — crypto-asset service providers (CSV) ↗2026-10-22Swissquote Bank Europe SA,549300M2IHOB9P5WE714Row lists competent authority CSSF, authorisation/notification date 24/04/2026, services: custody and administration, execution of orders, transfer services; passported to 29 EEA states. The register date differs from the 5 June 2026 effective date given by Luxembourg for Finance.
  • PrimaryAMF (France): Register print: Swissquote Bank Europe SA ↗2026-08-05Swissquote Bank Europe SA has been granted a MiCA license by Luxembourg competent authority (CSSF)Host-state record for services in France.

Evidence types: how we classify sources.

AIAI-assisted: summary and analysis were drafted with AI from the primary source and are the editor’s responsibility. AI-drafted; evidence upgraded 2026-10-22 from a promotion-agency write-up to the ESMA register (primary); quotes string-matched by scripts/verify.mjs. Methodology · Corrections · Report an error

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