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Banking Circle holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Luxembourg.
- Legal name
- Banking Circle S.A.
- Home country
- Luxembourg
- Regulator
- Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- February 16, 2026
- Other EEA countries notified
- 29
- Website
- bankingcircle.com
- LEI
- 213800W1NGBLERUS6M39
- Register entry last changed
- March 24, 2026
- Checked on
Banking Circle S.A., which trades as Banking Circle, is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in Luxembourg by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), with an authorization date of February 16, 2026. Under MiCA it may provide exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets and transfer services for clients. It has notified the register that it intends to offer these services in 29 other EEA countries under the MiCA passport.
ESMA publishes the interim MiCA register weekly. This entry reflects the version updated on September 24, 2026; the firm’s own record was last changed on March 24, 2026.
- MiCA services
- Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets
Transfer services for clients - Crypto-to-fiat exchange
- Yes
- Crypto-to-crypto exchange
- Yes
- Transfer services
- Yes
- Countries notified for cross-border services
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Sources
Page URL ESMA interim MiCA register: crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv) https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2024-12/CASPS.csv ESMA: Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica
Questions
Does Banking Circle have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists Banking Circle S.A. as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Luxembourg since February 16, 2026.
Which crypto services can Banking Circle provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets and transfer services for clients.
Can Banking Circle serve clients in other EU countries?
It has notified the register that it intends to offer its services in 29 other EEA countries under the MiCA passport.
Who supervises Banking Circle under MiCA?
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), its home regulator in Luxembourg. Its LEI is 213800W1NGBLERUS6M39.
Source: the European Securities and Markets Authority’s interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers (CASPS.csv), which ESMA updates weekly. Each firm’s page shows the date its entry was checked.
