Finland · Payments & e-money
NorthCrypto Oy
Trading asNorthCrypto
NorthCrypto Oy is a Finnish limited liability company based in Turku. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) authorises it as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Since June 2026 FIN-FSA has also authorised it as a payment institution for payment services relating to electronic money tokens. GreenMerc AB (publ), listed on NGM Nordic SME, has wholly owned the firm since an acquisition agreed in November 2024. It sells, holds, transfers and stakes crypto-assets for retail and business customers under the Northcrypto brand, and in Sweden under the group's Trijo brand.
Licences and registrations
Held by NorthCrypto Oy (LEI 743700CHRVVP342JOA67). 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 RegisterFinnish Financial Supervisory Authority | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 29182549 | Finland | Active | 2026-06-09 | — |
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| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersFinanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 743700CHRVVP342JOA67 | Finland | Active | 2025-11-25 | — |
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Trading names on the register: NorthCrypto (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% GreenMerc AB (publ)
Firm type
Crypto exchange or broker
Trades as Northcrypto
- Ownership
- GreenMerc AB (publ), a Swedish company listed on NGM Nordic SME, owns 100% of the firm.
- Direct parent
- GreenMerc AB (publ) ↗, Sweden 100%
- Head office
- Kristiinankatu 1 B 25, 20100 Turku, Finland
- Company register
- Finnish Trade Register business ID 2918254-9
- Incorporated
- 2018
- Founder
- Ville Runola
Online
- Websites & references
- northcrypto.com ↗
private.northcrypto.com ↗ Northcrypto Private service for customers with at least EUR 100,000 of investment wealth
app.northcrypto.com ↗ customer web application (sign-in and sign-up) - Official social accounts
- X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · TikTok ↗
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- northcrypto.com/
- northcrypto.com/terms-of-service
- northcrypto.com/custody-policy
- northcrypto.com/regulatory-information
- northcrypto.com/learn/about/us
- northcrypto.com/terms-of-service-greenmerc-finance
- fi.se/en/our-registers/investor-alerts/investor-alerts/2026/mars/northcrypto-oy-clone--forsta-n
- news.cision.com/greenmerc-ab--publ-/r/greenmerc-s-subsidiary-northcrypto-is-approved-for-additional-servi
- inderes.fi/en/releases/greenmerc-ab-publ-stockholm-9-june-2026-or-greenmerc-subsidiary-northcrypto-g
- inderes.dk/en/releases/greenmerc-ab-publ-greenmercs-subsidiary-is-granted-authorisation-under-mica
- news.cision.com/se/greenmerc-ab--publ-/r/greenmerc-ab--publ--forvarvar-100-procent-av-aktierna-i-northcry
- news.cision.com/se/greenmerc-ab--publ-/r/apportemission-i-samband-med-forvarvet-av-northcrypto-oy-ar-nu-r
- news.cision.com/se/greenmerc-ab--publ-/r/greenmerc-migrerar-northcrypto-till-sin-tekniska-plattform---ger
- northcrypto.com/announcement/northcrypto-expands-its-ownership-base-and-strengthens-its-board
- sttinfo.fi/tiedote/jaakiekkoura-vaihtui-kryptovaluuttabisnekseen?publisherId=69817320&releaseId=6985
- news.cision.com/se/greenmerc-ab--publ-/r/greenmerc-ab--vd-skifte---ari-liukko-tilltrader-som-ny-verkstall
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
FIN-FSA authorises the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA and, since June 2026, as a payment institution for payment services relating to electronic money tokens. Its terms say it provides no fiat payment services itself. Trustly AB provides the customer payment account, and group company GreenMerc Finance AB executes fiat payments. Both are Swedish payment institutions authorised by Finansinspektionen.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) Finland | Crypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA (custody and administration, transfer, execution of orders, reception and transmission of orders) | 743700CHRVVP342JOA67 | In its own name | Active | — |
| Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) Finland | Payment institution (payment services relating to electronic money tokens, including card acquiring) | 29182549 | 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 accountsThe firm states that it keeps clients' crypto-assets in dedicated accounts, separate from its own holdings, and mostly in offline cold wallets. It states that Trustly holds customers' euro balances in a payment account.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by the firmThe firm holds clients' crypto-assets itself, using Fireblocks wallet technology, and keeps most of them in offline cold wallets. It passes trading orders to third-party crypto-asset service providers for execution.
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 buys, sells, swaps, holds and stakes more than 260 crypto-assets for customers against euros, and runs a Northcrypto Private service for customers with at least EUR 100,000 to invest.
It serves customers mainly in Finland, and in Sweden under the Trijo brand. It says its customers live in nearly 20 countries.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses · Enterprises
- Serves customers in 2 countries
- Finland · Sweden
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Ville Runola CEO and member of the Board of Directors
- Executive
- Ari Liukko Member of the Board of Directors (CEO of parent GreenMerc AB (publ))
- Executive
- Miikka Laukkanen Member of the Board of Directors
- Executive
- Esa Runola Member of the Board of Directors
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
FIN-FSA authorised the firm as a payment institution for payment services relating to electronic money tokens, including card acquiring.
inderes.fi ↗ -
Licence
FIN-FSA extended the firm's MiCA authorisation to cover executing orders and receiving and transmitting orders for crypto-assets.
news.cision.com ↗ -
Licence
FIN-FSA authorised the firm under MiCA to provide custody and administration of crypto-assets and crypto-asset transfer services.
inderes.dk ↗ -
Other
GreenMerc announced that it had moved the firm onto the group technology platform already used by its Swedish subsidiary Trijo.
news.cision.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
GreenMerc AB (publ) agreed to acquire 100% of the firm's shares, paying in newly issued GreenMerc shares, subject to FIN-FSA ownership approval.
news.cision.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 Finansinspektionen (Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority), Sweden
Finansinspektionen warned that persons posing as NorthCrypto Oy under the name Första Norr (fnsswe.com) had offered securities trading to Swedish investors.
fi.se ↗
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. · EBA-PSD2
- 29182549
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 743700CHRVVP342JOA67
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- Elucidate firm ID
- d1e52b3d083e
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
- Finland · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2025-11-25
- Website
- www.northcrypto.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
- Direct parent
- GreenMerc AB (publ) · Sweden636700QAWC6SZD422R49 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Kristiinankatu 1 B 25 20100 Turku, Turku, 20100
- Country
- Finland
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 one address line
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>743700CHRVVP342JOA67</LEI>
<Nm>NorthCrypto Oy</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>20100</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Turku</TwnNm>
<Ctry>FI</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Kristiinankatu 1 B 25 20100 Turku</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- The address line repeats the town or postcode. Remove the repeat if your payment system rejects it.
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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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