Netherlands · Crypto
MoonPay Europe B.V.
MoonPay Europe B.V. is a Dutch private limited company based in Amsterdam. The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) has authorised it as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA since 30 December 2024, under reference 41000002. MoonPay announced that De Nederlandsche Bank granted the firm an electronic money institution licence on 8 September 2026. The firm is the MoonPay group's contracting entity for customers in the European Economic Area (EEA). It sells crypto-assets for fiat currency, buys them back and swaps them, directly and through partner wallets and apps.
Licences and registrations
Held by MoonPay Europe B.V. (LEI 254900KXWAZ3B1340G26). 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 providersNetherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 254900KXWAZ3B1340G26 | Netherlands | Active | 2024-12-30 | — |
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- 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
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as MoonPay
- Ownership
- The firm belongs to the MoonPay group, but the sources reviewed do not name its direct shareholder.
- Head office
- Herengracht 420, 1017 BZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Company register
- Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) 93501153
- Founders
- Ivan Soto-Wright · Victor Faramond
Online
- Websites & references
- moonpay.com ↗
dev.moonpay.com ↗ developer documentation
support.moonpay.com ↗ help centre
status.moonpay.com ↗ status page - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
- Apps
- App Store ↗ · Google Play ↗
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- moonpay.com/
- moonpay.com/legal/licenses
- moonpay.com/legal/terms_of_use_europe
- amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/moonpay-europe-bv
- moonpay.com/newsroom/mica-what-it-means-for-eu-crypto-holders
- moonpay.com/newsroom/mica
- moonpay.com/legal/privacy_policy
- moonpay.com/about-us
- moonpay.com/newsroom/funding-round
- businesswire.com/news/home/20211122006158/en/Leading-Crypto-Payments-Infrastructure-Provider-MoonPay-Close
- stablecoininsider.org/moonpay-secures-emi-licence/
- thepaypers.com/crypto-web3-and-cbdc/news/moonpay-obtains-emi-licence-in-the-netherlands
- cryptobenelux.com/europa/moonpay-krijgt-dnb-vergunning-en-opent-deur-voor-euro-stablecoin
- finextra.com/pressarticle/103711/moonpay-secures-mica-approval
- coindesk.com/business/2021/11/22/payments-infrastructure-firm-moonpay-raises-555m-at-a-34b-valuation
- coinspectator.com/other/2026/09/23/moonpay-to-acquire-sec-registered-north-capital-in-60-million-all-stock-
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The AFM authorises the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA, reference 41000002, for three services: exchanging crypto-assets for funds, exchanging crypto-assets for other crypto-assets and transferring crypto-assets. The authorisation is passported across the EEA. The firm announced that De Nederlandsche Bank granted it an electronic money institution licence on 8 September 2026.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) Netherlands | Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA | 41000002 | In its own name | Active | moonpay.com ↗ |
| De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) Netherlands | Electronic money institution licence | — | In its own name | Active | — |
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 accountsUnder its EU terms, customers' MoonPay Balance funds are held by a Dutch foundation, registered with the Chamber of Commerce under 96164638. The foundation acts as a bankruptcy-remote custodian and shields the funds from claims by the firm's creditors.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Non-custodial: customers hold their own keysThe firm says it does not take custody of customers' crypto-assets, which are delivered to a wallet address the customer supplies. Custody is not among its AFM-authorised services.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Visa Access not stated moonpay.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated moonpay.com ↗
SEPA Access not stated moonpay.com ↗
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 sells crypto-assets for fiat currency, buys them back and swaps them, both through its own site and apps and embedded in partner wallets and apps. It also offers a fiat MoonPay Balance and virtual account services.
The firm says it can serve customers across all 30 EEA states under its Dutch MiCA authorisation.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Platforms and marketplaces · Enterprises
- Serves customers in 30 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
- Latest funding round
- Series A · USD 555m Nov 2021Led by Tiger Global Management, Coatue
- Total raised
- USD 555m to Nov 2021 · moonpay.com ↗
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Ivan Soto-Wright Co-founder and CEO, MoonPay (group level)
- Executive
- Max von Wallenberg CEO, MoonPay Enterprise (group level)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
MoonPay announced that De Nederlandsche Bank had granted the firm an electronic money institution licence on 8 September 2026.
stablecoininsider.org ↗ -
Licence
The AFM authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA on 30 December 2024.
finextra.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. · ESMA-CASP
- 254900KXWAZ3B1340G26
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- Elucidate firm ID
- 413c81fca285
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
- Netherlands · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2024-12-30
- Website
- www.moonpay.com ↗
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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Herengracht 420 - 1017BZ Amsterdam - The Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
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.
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 →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
- 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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