Luxembourg · Payments & e-money
Bitstamp Europe S.A.
Trading asBitstamp
Bitstamp Europe S.A. is a Luxembourg société anonyme with its seat at 40, avenue Monterey, Luxembourg. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) authorises it as a payment institution. The CSSF also authorises it as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). It is a subsidiary of Bitstamp Ltd, which Robinhood Markets, Inc. acquired in June 2025. Under the brand Bitstamp by Robinhood, it runs a crypto-asset trading platform and custody service for retail and institutional clients in the EEA and Switzerland.
Licences and registrations
Held by Bitstamp Europe S.A. (LEI 549300XIBGTJ0PLIEO72). 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 RegisterCommission for the Supervision of Financial Sector | Payment institutionPayment Institution | Z00000012 | Luxembourg | Active | 2016-04-19 | — |
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| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersCommission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 549300XIBGTJ0PLIEO72 | Luxembourg | Active | 2025-05-15 | — |
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Trading names on the register: Bitstamp (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
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Bitstamp Limited
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as Bitstamp by Robinhood
- Standing
- Robinhood Markets, Inc. completed its acquisition of the firm's parent, Bitstamp Ltd, on 2 June 2025. From 15 October 2026 the firm will invite some EEA and Swiss retail users to reach their accounts through the Robinhood app. Bitstamp Europe S.A. remains their contractual counterparty.
- Ownership
- According to its LEI record, Bitstamp Limited (United Kingdom) is the firm's direct parent and Robinhood Markets, Inc. is its ultimate parent.
- Direct parent
- Bitstamp Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- Robinhood Markets, Inc., United States
- Head office
- 40, avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Company register
- RCS Luxembourg B196856
Online
- Websites & references
- bitstamp.net ↗
blog.bitstamp.net ↗ company blog and press releases - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/bitstamp-europe-s-a
- amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/bitstamp-europe-sa
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/account-access-update-for-bitstamp-europe-retail-users/
- bitstamp.net/learn/crypto-101/what-is-mica-and-what-does-it-bring/
- blog.bitstamp.net/
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/bitstamp-secures-casp-license-under-mica/
- robinhood.com/us/en/newsroom/robinhood-completes-acquisition-of-bitstamp/
- investors.robinhood.com/static-files/4183f04d-6658-438d-9045-64ffa8e7402d
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/the-power-of-partnership-how-bitstamp/
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/how-we-are-ensuring-safe-and-secure-trading/
- blog.bitstamp.net/post/want-to-transfer-funds-to-your-bitstamp-account-in-a-jiffy-try-instant-sepa/
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The CSSF authorises the firm as a payment institution and as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA. The firm states that both authorisations are passported across the EU/EEA, and the Bank of Lithuania's register lists 28 host member states.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) Luxembourg | Crypto-asset service provider under MiCA | N00000003 | In its own name | Active | blog.bitstamp.net ↗ |
| Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) Luxembourg | Payment institution | Z00000012 | In its own name | Active | blog.bitstamp.net ↗ |
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
- Segregated safeguarding accountsIn a March 2023 post, Bitstamp stated that customers' crypto and fiat funds are held separately, 1:1, in bank accounts and with custodial partners.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by a third-party custodianThe CSSF authorises the firm to provide custody, a trading platform, exchange, order execution and crypto transfers under MiCA. The Bitstamp group has named BitGo as its partner custodian.
- Crypto custodian
- BitGo United States
- Payment schemes and card networks
- SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Access not stated blog.bitstamp.net ↗
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 runs a crypto-asset trading platform with custody, exchange, order execution and crypto transfer services. Fiat deposits and withdrawals run under its payment institution licence.
The firm states that its CASP and payment institution authorisations are passported across the EU/EEA, and it also serves retail users in Switzerland.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Enterprises · Financial institutions
- Serves customers in 31 countries
- Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Iceland · Liechtenstein · Norway · Switzerland
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm announced that EEA and Swiss retail users would move to the Robinhood app from 15 October 2026, with the firm remaining counterparty.
blog.bitstamp.net ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Robinhood Markets, Inc. completed its acquisition of Bitstamp Ltd, the firm's parent, for about USD 200 million in cash.
robinhood.com ↗ -
Licence
The CSSF authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA on 15 May 2025.
amf-france.org ↗
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
- Z00000012
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 549300XIBGTJ0PLIEO72
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- Market identifier code
- BESA
- Elucidate firm ID
- 71371ac4c8c0
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
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- Luxembourg · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2016-04-19
- Website
- www.bitstamp.net ↗
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
- Direct parent
- Bitstamp Limited · United Kingdom48510000WZATNQVLS592 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Robinhood Markets, Inc. · United States213800FS5AO3YWIE6F63 ↗
The Robinhood Markets, Inc. group has 6 institutions in the directory, in 5 countries: none holds a BIC.
Including Robinhood Europe UAB, Bitstamp Asia PTE. LTD., Robinhood Crypto, LLC, Bitstamp Limited, Bitstamp USA, Inc..
See the Robinhood Markets, Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 40, Avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2163
- Country
- Luxembourg
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>549300XIBGTJ0PLIEO72</LEI>
<Nm>Bitstamp Europe S.A.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>2163</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Luxembourg</TwnNm>
<Ctry>LU</Ctry>
<AdrLine>40, Avenue Monterey</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>L-2163 Luxembourg, Luxembourg</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- 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.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESA | BITSTAMP EUROPE | Operating MIC | Crypto-asset service provider |
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.
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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 →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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