--- title: "Aplo Sas · Payment institution (Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority) · France | Elucidate" description: "Aplo Sas is authorised by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority as a payment institution in France. Licence 878929405. LEI 969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [France](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr) 3. Aplo Sas France · Payments & e-money # Aplo Sas Trading as APLO Legal name in the LEI record APLO 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. Register status Licensed in France Payment institution · Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority Prudential licence [2 licences and registrations ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02)** [Licence no. **878929405**](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#licences) ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [EBA PSD2 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 878929405 | [France](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr) | Active | 2026-09-17 | — | - Payment services - Card acquiring | [Search the register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) | | [ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/esma-casp) Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02 | [France](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr) | Active | 2026-06-30 | — | - Crypto-assets | [Search the register ↗](https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica) | 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#overview-sources) Customers 60 active customers · This entity · 14 Oct 2025 · [company statement ↗](https://www.coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/109/coincheck-group-n-v-completes-acquisition-of-aplo-sas-a-registered-crypto-prime-brokerage-for-institutional-investors) 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 ↗](https://www.aplo.io/) [blog.aplo.io ↗](https://blog.aplo.io/) blog (news and insights) [sheeldmatch.com ↗](https://sheeldmatch.com/) client platform login - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aplocrypto/) · [Blog (Ghost, labelled Medium) ↗](https://blog.aplo.io/) Sources · 12 pages consulted 1. [amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/aplo-sas](https://www.amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/aplo-sas) 2. [amf-france.org/sites/institutionnel/files/pdf/73242/fr/Aplo\_SAS\_(anciennement\_Sheeldmarket\_SAS).pdf?1726](https://amf-france.org/sites/institutionnel/files/pdf/73242/fr/Aplo_SAS_\(anciennement_Sheeldmarket_SAS\).pdf?1726307807=) 3. [aplo.io/](https://www.aplo.io/) 4. [aplo.io/about/](https://www.aplo.io/about/) 5. [aplo.io/our-product/](https://www.aplo.io/our-product/) 6. [aplo.io/micar/](https://www.aplo.io/micar/) 7. [aplo.io/micar/custody-policy/](https://www.aplo.io/micar/custody-policy/) 8. [coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/109/coincheck-group-n-v-completes-acquisition-of-aplo-s](https://www.coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/109/coincheck-group-n-v-completes-acquisition-of-aplo-sas-a-registered-crypto-prime-brokerage-for-institutional-investors) 9. [coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/108/coincheck-group-n-v-signs-agreement-to-acquire-aplo](https://www.coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/108/coincheck-group-n-v-signs-agreement-to-acquire-aplo-sas-a-registered-crypto-prime-brokerage-for-institutional-investors) 10. [monexgroup.jp/en/investor/main/0/teaserItems1/0/linkList/04/link/SA000277\_2025Nov07\_a\_02\_product\_eng\_or](https://www.monexgroup.jp/en/investor/main/0/teaserItems1/0/linkList/04/link/SA000277_2025Nov07_a_02_product_eng_original_ver2.pdf) 11. [annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/aplo-878929405](https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/aplo-878929405) 12. [acpr.banque-france.fr/fr/actualites/attentes-de-lacpr-en-vue-de-lagrement-en-qualite-detablissement-de-paiement](https://acpr.banque-france.fr/fr/actualites/attentes-de-lacpr-en-vue-de-lagrement-en-qualite-detablissement-de-paiement-des-prestataires-offrant) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#overview-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 ↗](https://www.amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/aplo-sas) | | 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 ↗](https://amf-france.org/sites/institutionnel/files/pdf/73242/fr/Aplo_SAS_\(anciennement_Sheeldmarket_SAS\).pdf?1726307807=) | 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#overview-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. [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/micar/custody-policy/) - **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. [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/micar/custody-policy/) 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#overview-sources) - Crypto trading - Crypto custody - Crypto on- and off-ramp 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 [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/about/) - **Total raised:** USD 11m to Oct 2021 · [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/about/) ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#overview-sources) - **Chief executive:** Oliver Yates CEO Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/about/) - **Founder:** Jacques Lolieux CIO Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/about/) - **Founder:** Simon Douyer COO Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/about/) - **Executive:** François-Xavier Del Boca Head of Sales Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [aplo.io ↗](https://www.aplo.io/about/) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#overview-sources) 1. Jun 2026 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 ↗](https://www.amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/aplo-sas) 2. Oct 2025 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 ↗](https://www.coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/109/coincheck-group-n-v-completes-acquisition-of-aplo-sas-a-registered-crypto-prime-brokerage-for-institutional-investors) 3. Sep 2025 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 ↗](https://www.coincheckgroup.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/108/coincheck-group-n-v-signs-agreement-to-acquire-aplo-sas-a-registered-crypto-prime-brokerage-for-institutional-investors) 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 - **LEI:** [969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02) - **How the LEI was matched:** Published by the register - **National bank code:** [FR-CIB 18058](https://elucidate.co/directory/aplo-sas-d10450e1dc56#bank-codes) - **Elucidate firm ID:** d10450e1dc56 ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money · Crypto - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Crypto-Asset Service Provider - **Activities:** - Payment services - Card acquiring - Crypto-assets - **Licensed in:** [France](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/fr) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2026-06-30 - **Website:** [www.aplo.io ↗](https://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. · Japan[353800SGXKLYGPUJ4648 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/353800SGXKLYGPUJ4648) 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 ```xml 969500YKHZ31GZ7AAU02 APLO SAS 75001 PARIS FR 15 rue des Halles - 75001 Paris France ``` - The address line repeats the town or postcode. Remove the repeat if your payment system rejects it. CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent. 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 | ## Related institutions ### Other payments & e-money institutions in France - [Circle Internet Financial Europe Sas · trading as CIRCLE No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 953990934 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 969500OYUDADGZKCR583](https://elucidate.co/directory/circle-internet-financial-europe-sas-44b976c8a384) - [Coinhouse Sas · trading as COINHOUSE No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 815254545 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 969500E5GFHK2RKF8251](https://elucidate.co/directory/coinhouse-sas-6300d2a90c94) - [Cometh Sas · trading as COMETH No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 892021577 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 894500R5KSX3ZKIHSA46](https://elucidate.co/directory/cometh-sas-0790176952a5) - [Deblock No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 948264163 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 254900XTUI35BGIBXP21](https://elucidate.co/directory/deblock-6ef351dbc619) - [Ezyness BIC GAILFRP1 Payments & e-money Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 522058544 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 969500LC14WDCRNTV833](https://elucidate.co/directory/ezyness-gailfrp1) - [Finary Sas · trading as FINARY No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · FR\_ACPR!758984 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 969500RQH18PU24DM081](https://elucidate.co/directory/finary-sas-19e286f4b6ca) - [Franfinance BIC FRANFR21 Payments & e-money Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 719807406 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 969500FOY8TU4THH6S92](https://elucidate.co/directory/franfinance-franfr21) - [GOin SAS · trading as GOIN No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence France · Licensed by Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · 839009669 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 894500LM6DICD790FQ34](https://elucidate.co/directory/goin-sas-37bbb1aeadcc) [See all →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?type=payments&cc=FR) [Other entries on EBA-PSD2 →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. LEIs are matched through GLEIF, and a BIC is linked only through a shared LEI. An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated. Register entries are not matched against the OFAC or EU sanctions lists. Where the legal entity also holds a BIC, the matches for that BIC are on its page. Always screen against the official lists. An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page. [Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Registers for this page - **EBA PSD2 Register**—European Banking Authority (EBA) · [source ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) as at 25 September 2026 - **ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers**—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · [source ↗](https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica) 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. 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