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IG Europe GmbH
IG Europe GmbH is an investment firm based in Frankfurt am Main. BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank authorise it under register number 148759. BaFin also authorised it as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), and ESMA lists it from 21 November 2025. The firm is a subsidiary of the London-listed IG Group Holdings plc and offers retail and professional clients in the EU CFDs, knock-outs and options, including on crypto-assets.
Licences and registrations
Held by IG Europe GmbH (LEI 213800HFC5G4V293BN91). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersFederal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 213800HFC5G4V293BN91 | Germany | Active | 2025-11-21 | — |
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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
IG Group Holdings plc
Firm type
Investment or brokerage
Trades as IG
- Ownership
- The firm belongs to IG Group, whose parent IG Group Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and reports the firm as its direct subsidiary in the GLEIF record.
- Direct parent
- IG Group Holdings plc, United Kingdom
- Head office
- Westhafen Tower, Westhafenplatz 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Company register
- Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main HRB 115624
Online
- Websites & references
- ig.com ↗
- Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · WhatsApp ↗
- Apps
- Google Play ↗ · App Store ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- ig.com/de
- ig.com/de/impressum
- ig.com/de/schutz-von-kundengeldern
- ig.com/de/kryptowaehrungshandel
- ig.com/de/ueber-ig/vergleichen-sie-die-internationalen-angebote
- amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/casp/ig-europe-gmbh
- iggroup.com/governance/regulations
- cnmv.es/portal/consultas/esi/esisextranjerassuc?tipo=CSU&numero=121&lang=en
- a.storyblok.com/f/176646/x/28c1dd9723/20260521_bitpanda-enterprise-x-ig-europe.pdf?cv=1779376220029
- coindesk.com/business/2026/05/20/tradfi-giant-ig-to-expand-crypto-trading-across-europe-through-bitpan
- theblock.co/post/402104/ig-europe-bitpanda-expand-crypto-offering-eu-citing-client-demand
- tradeinformer.com/broker-news/ig-group-hires-new-managing-director-for-europe
- cantabriaeconomica.com/la-economia-hoy/la-cnmv-alerta-de-tres-entidades-no-autorizadas-a-prestar-servicios-de-in
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank authorise the firm as an investment firm. BaFin also authorises it as a MiCA crypto-asset service provider. It passports its licences through branches, including a Spanish branch on the CNMV register as number 121, and into France for crypto-asset services.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and Deutsche Bundesbank Germany | Investment firm authorisation (BaFin register number 148759) | 148759 | In its own name | Active | ig.com ↗ |
| Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin); ESMA interim MiCA register Germany | Crypto-asset service provider (MiCA) | 213800HFC5G4V293BN91 | In its own name | Active | 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
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that it keeps client money in trust accounts at several regulated banks or in qualifying money market funds, and holds client securities in trust with a custodian bank. It is a member of the German investor compensation scheme (EdW), which covers 90% of a claim up to EUR 20,000.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Not disclosedThe AMF lists the firm as authorised in France to provide custody and administration of crypto-assets, exchange of crypto-assets for funds or for other crypto-assets and execution of orders. Its German site offers crypto-assets only as CFDs and knock-out options.
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 leveraged CFDs, knock-outs, barriers and vanilla options on indices, forex, shares, commodities and more than ten crypto-assets.
It serves EU clients from Frankfurt and lists branches in Paris, Milan, Madrid, Stockholm and Amsterdam.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses
- Serves customers in 7 countries
- Germany · France · Spain · Italy · Sweden · Netherlands · Norway
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- James T. Parathottal Geschäftsleiter (managing director)
- Executive
- Marcus Schmidt Geschäftsleiter (managing director)
- Executive
- Esteve Jane Managing Director of IG Europe
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm announced a partnership with Bitpanda to provide liquidity, trading connectivity and market data for crypto-asset trading in the EU.
a.storyblok.com ↗ -
Licence
The AMF listed the firm as authorised to provide crypto-asset services in France under the free provision of services from 10 December 2025.
amf-france.org ↗ -
Licence
BaFin authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA, with an ESMA register entry dated 21 November 2025.
amf-france.org ↗ -
Leadership
IG Group appointed Esteve Jane as Managing Director of its European division.
tradeinformer.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.
Regulator warnings
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Impersonation Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), Spain
The CNMV warned that the website webtrader.web-tradereurope.com has no connection with IG Europe GmbH's Spanish branch.
cantabriaeconomica.com ↗
Entries on regulators’ consumer-warning lists that name the firm or its brand. An impersonation warning is about fraudsters posing as the firm, not about the firm itself.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 213800HFC5G4V293BN91
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- Elucidate firm ID
- 73caf645ca74
Profile
- Type
- CryptoCrypto-asset service providers, virtual-asset trading platforms and stablecoin issuers. 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
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- Germany · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2025-11-21
- Website
- www.ig.com/de ↗
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
- Ig Group Holdings PLC · United Kingdom2138003A5Q1M7ANOUD76 ↗
The Ig Group Holdings PLC group has 4 institutions in the directory, in 3 countries: 3 hold a BIC and 1 does not.
Including Ig Bank S.A., Ig Group Holdings Plc., Ig Index Limited.
See the Ig Group Holdings PLC group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Westhafenplatz 1, 60327 Frankfurt
- Country
- Germany
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
- Incomplete: no town published
- The register publishes no town as a separate field. A CBPR+ postal address needs at least a town name (TwnNm) and a country (Ctry).
The LEI record in GLEIF holds a structured legal address.
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.
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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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- 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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