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It is a busy Q4 2024 in the Irish crypto asset sector with 6 Virtual Asset Services Providers obtain registration with the Central Bank of Ireland. And all six are very welcome to the Fintech Ireland and MiCA Ready Fintech Maps. Special thanks to the CompliReg for sponsoring and supporting this edition (version 9) of the the Virtual Asset Service Providers Map.
Joining the Irish Fintech Ecosystem are:
* Service Provided as appearing on Central Bank Register as at 4 December 2024:
(i) Provision of exchange services between virtual assets and fiat currencies
(ii) Exchange between one or more forms of virtual assets;
(iii) Transfer (to conduct a transaction on behalf of another natural or legal person that
moves a virtual asset from one virtual asset address or account to another) of virtual assets
(iv) Custodian wallet providers
The above six VASPs bring the total number of Registered VASPs in Ireland to 21, joining these other 15 VASPs.
Joining the Irish Fintech Ecosystem are:
- CoinJar Europe Limited - registered to provide services: #i, ii, iii & iv *
- Figure Markets Ireland Ltd - registered to provide services: #iii
- Legend Financial Ireland Limited - registered to provide services: #i & ii
- HashKey Europe Limited - registered to provide services #i, ii, iii & iv
- Fidelity Digital Assets Ireland Ltd - registered to provide services #i, iii & iv
- StoneX Digital International Ltd - registered to provide services ##i, ii, iii & iv
* Service Provided as appearing on Central Bank Register as at 4 December 2024:
(i) Provision of exchange services between virtual assets and fiat currencies
(ii) Exchange between one or more forms of virtual assets;
(iii) Transfer (to conduct a transaction on behalf of another natural or legal person that
moves a virtual asset from one virtual asset address or account to another) of virtual assets
(iv) Custodian wallet providers
The above six VASPs bring the total number of Registered VASPs in Ireland to 21, joining these other 15 VASPs.
- Gemini Intergalactic Europe Limited
- Zodia Custody (Ireland) Limited
- Coinbase Europe Limited
- Coinbase Custody International Limited
- Paysafe Payment Solutions Limited
- Payward Europe Solutions Limited (Kraken)
- NoFrixion Limited
- Pionew Ireland Limited
- Moonpay Technology Services Limited
- Zodia Markets (Ireland) Limited
- Ripple Markets Ireland Limited
- Fortuna Digital Custody Ltd
- Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited
- Foris DAX Global Limited (Crypto.com)
- Sors Digital Assets Limited
Ireland is now home to 82 Authorised or Registered Fintechs
The increase in the number of Registered VASPs brings the total number of Authorised and Registered Fintechs to at least 82 players. This definition of fintech covers VASPs, Emoney Firms, Payment Institutions, AISPs and PISPs authorised or registered in Ireland. There are other firms, such as MiFID firms that are likely fintech and will include those we identify on a Map at a later date.
Find these 82 Authorised and Registered fintechs on the Map below.
Find these 82 Authorised and Registered fintechs on the Map below.
Special thanks to the Project Foundry for sponsoring the Indigenous Fintech Ireland Map. Until we update that larger Map of more than 260+ fintechs, we are expressing our gratitude to the Team Project Foundry on our sectorial fintech Maps.
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