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View articlesLightspark Payments Europe AS
Lightspark Payments Europe AS holds a MiCA license as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Estonia.
- Legal name
- Lightspark Payments Europe AS
- Home country
- Estonia
- Regulator
- Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (EFSA)
- Status
- Authorized
- Authorized on
- June 15, 2026
- Other EEA countries notified
- 29
- Website
- eu.lightspark.com
- LEI
- 6488O0OC79779MZX1E44
- Register entry last changed
- June 18, 2026
- Checked on
Lightspark Payments Europe AS is listed in ESMA’s interim MiCA register as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorized in Estonia by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (EFSA), with an authorization date of June 15, 2026. Under MiCA it may provide custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients, 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 June 18, 2026.
- MiCA services
- Custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients
Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets
Transfer services for clients - Custody
- Yes
- 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, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 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 Lightspark Payments Europe AS have a MiCA license?
Yes. ESMA’s interim MiCA register lists Lightspark Payments Europe AS as a crypto-asset service provider authorized in Estonia since June 15, 2026.
Which crypto services can Lightspark Payments Europe AS provide under MiCA?
Its authorization covers custody and administration of crypto-assets for clients, exchange of crypto-assets for funds, exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets and transfer services for clients.
Can Lightspark Payments Europe AS 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 Lightspark Payments Europe AS under MiCA?
The Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (EFSA), its home regulator in Estonia. Its LEI is 6488O0OC79779MZX1E44.
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.
