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View articlesKraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited)
Kraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited) holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Ireland.
- Legal name
- Payward Global Solutions Limited
- Home country
- Ireland
- Regulator
- Central Bank of Ireland (CBI)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- June 25, 2025
- Other EEA countries notified
- 1
- Website
- kraken.com
- LEI
- 9845003D98SCC2851458
- Register entry last changed
- June 25, 2025
- Checked on
Payward Global Solutions Limited, which trades as Kraken, is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), with an authorization date of June 25, 2025. Under MiCA it may provide operation of a trading platform. It has notified the register that it intends to offer these services in 1 other EEA country 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 June 25, 2025.
- MiCA services
- Operation of a trading platform
- Trading platform
- Yes
- Countries notified for cross-border services
- Cyprus
- 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 Kraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited) have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists Payward Global Solutions Limited as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Ireland since June 25, 2025.
Which crypto services can Kraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited) provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers operation of a trading platform.
Can Kraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited) serve clients in other EU countries?
It has notified the register that it intends to offer its services in 1 other EEA country under the MiCA passport.
Who supervises Kraken (Payward Global Solutions Limited) under MiCA?
The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), its home regulator in Ireland. Its LEI is 9845003D98SCC2851458.
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.
