France · Payments & e-money
Aplo Sas
Trading asAPLO
Legal name in the LEI recordAPLO
APLO SAS (Aplo, formerly SheeldMarket) is a simplified joint-stock company in Paris. It offers crypto-asset brokerage, execution and custody to institutional investors. Since 30 June 2026 the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has authorised it as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation, with licence A2026-023. Coincheck Group N.V., part of Japan's Monex Group, acquired all its shares on 14 October 2025.
Licences and registrations
Held by Aplo Sas (LEI 969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02). 2 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| EBA PSD2 RegisterPrudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 878929405 | France | Active | 2026-09-17 | — |
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| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersAutorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02 | France | Active | 2026-06-30 | — |
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Trading names on the register: APLO (EBA-PSD2, ESMA-CASP)
- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Coincheck Group N.V.
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as Aplo
- Standing
- The firm changed its name from SheeldMarket to APLO in June 2022. Its French digital asset service provider registration E2020-005 has been replaced by the MiCA licence the AMF granted on 30 June 2026.
- Ownership
- Coincheck Group N.V. has held 100% of the firm since 14 October 2025, and the firm reports Monex Group, Inc. to GLEIF as its ultimate parent.
- Direct parent
- Coincheck Group N.V., Netherlands 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Monex Group, Inc. (マネックスグループ株式会社), Japan
- Head office
- 15 rue des Halles, 75001 Paris, France
- Company register
- RCS Paris 878 929 405
- Incorporated
- 16 Oct 2019
- Founders
- Oliver Yates · Simon Douyer · Arnaud Carrere · Jacques Lolieux
- Former name
- SheeldMarket SAS
Online
- Websites & references
- aplo.io ↗
blog.aplo.io ↗ blog (news and insights)
sheeldmatch.com ↗ client platform login - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Blog (Ghost, labelled Medium) ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/aplo-sas
- amf-france.org/sites/institutionnel/files/pdf/73242/fr/Aplo_SAS_(anciennement_Sheeldmarket_SAS).pdf?1726
- aplo.io/
- aplo.io/about/
- aplo.io/our-product/
- aplo.io/micar/
- aplo.io/micar/custody-policy/
- coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/109/coincheck-group-n-v-completes-acquisition-of-aplo-s
- coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/108/coincheck-group-n-v-signs-agreement-to-acquire-aplo
- monexgroup.jp/en/investor/main/0/teaserItems1/0/linkList/04/link/SA000277_2025Nov07_a_02_product_eng_or
- annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/aplo-878929405
- acpr.banque-france.fr/fr/actualites/attentes-de-lacpr-en-vue-de-lagrement-en-qualite-detablissement-de-paiement
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The AMF authorises the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA, with licence A2026-023. The authorisation covers custody, exchange, order execution and transfer services and is passported to seven EU states. The EBA payment institutions register has also listed the firm as a French payment institution since 17 September 2026.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) France | Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) licensed under MiCA | A2026-023 | In its own name | Active | amf-france.org ↗ |
| Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR), as shown on the EBA PSD2 register France | Payment institution | 878929405 | In its own name | Active | — |
| Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) France | Digital asset service provider (PSAN) registration | E2020-005 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | amf-france.org ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Not applicableThe firm states that it does not hold client fiat funds, and that client crypto-assets stay off its balance sheet and are bankruptcy-remote under Article 70 of MiCA.
- Crypto-asset custody
- MixedBy default the firm holds client crypto-assets in omnibus wallets, tracked on an off-chain sub-ledger. Dedicated wallets are optional, and it may use regulated EU sub-custodians for trading.
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It offers agency execution across centralised and decentralised venues, algorithmic and high-touch trading, and custody. It says it gives access to more than 300 crypto-assets.
It serves institutional clients from France. It states that its MiCA authorisation is passported to Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland and Germany.
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Enterprises
- Serves customers in 8 countries
- France · Luxembourg · Belgium · Spain · Italy · Netherlands · Ireland · Germany
- Latest funding round
- USD 10m Oct 2021
- Total raised
- USD 11m to Oct 2021 · aplo.io ↗
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Oliver Yates CEO
- Founder
- Jacques Lolieux CIO
- Founder
- Simon Douyer COO
- Executive
- François-Xavier Del Boca Head of Sales
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
The AMF authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA on 30 June 2026, with licence number A2026-023.
amf-france.org ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Coincheck Group N.V. completed its acquisition of the firm on 14 October 2025, exchanging all Aplo shares for new Coincheck Group shares.
coincheckgroup.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Coincheck Group N.V. signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire all issued shares of the firm on 2 September 2025.
coincheckgroup.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 878929405
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- National bank code
- FR-CIB 18058
- Elucidate firm ID
- d10450e1dc56
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · CryptoPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Crypto-Asset Service Provider
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- France · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2026-06-30
- Website
- www.aplo.io ↗
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Ultimate parent
- Monex Group, Inc. · Japan353800SGXKLYGPUJ4648 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 15 rue des Halles - 75001 Paris, France, PARIS, 75001
- Country
- France
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02</LEI>
<Nm>APLO SAS</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>75001</PstCd>
<TwnNm>PARIS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>FR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>15 rue des Halles - 75001 Paris</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>France</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- The address line repeats the town or postcode. Remove the repeat if your payment system rejects it.
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The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
National bank codes
National bank-code directories, matched by LEI
| Code | Scheme | Name in the directory | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18058 | FR-CIB | APLO | PARIS |
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Registers for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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