Germany · Crypto
Smartbroker AG
Smartbroker AG is a German public limited company (Aktiengesellschaft) based in Berlin. The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) authorises it as an investment firm (Wertpapierinstitut) under section 15 of the Investment Firm Act (WpIG) and as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCAR. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Smartbroker Holding AG, whose shares trade on the Frankfurt open market. It runs the SMARTBROKER+ online broker for retail investors in Germany. It acts as broker, while Baader Bank AG holds customer accounts and securities custody and Tangany GmbH holds customers' crypto-assets.
Licences and registrations
Held by Smartbroker AG (LEI 391200N0BYCZF2F43264). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersFederal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)Linked by LEI. Published by the register. | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 391200N0BYCZF2F43264 | Germany | Active | 2025-08-11 | — |
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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.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
European registers
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) | 2001-04-23 | A1 A2 A5 |
Service codes follow MiFID II Annex I: A for investment services, B for ancillary services. Hover a code for its meaning.
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- WALCDEB2XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of WALCDEB2 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2022-09-03
- Last updated
- 2022-09-16
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Smartbroker Holding AG
Firm type
Investment or brokerage
Trades as SMARTBROKER+
- Standing
- The firm was named wallstreet:online capital AG until its renaming to Smartbroker AG in 2022. Since late August 2023 it has run the SMARTBROKER+ broker with Baader Bank AG as its account and custody bank. Before then the broker ran on DAB BNP Paribas.
- Ownership
- According to a 2022 group announcement, Smartbroker Holding AG (formerly wallstreet:online AG) owns 100% of the firm.
- Direct parent
- Smartbroker Holding AG ↗, Germany 100%
- Head office
- Ritterstraße 11, 10969 Berlin, Germany
- Company register
- Amtsgericht Charlottenburg HRB 99126 B
- Former name
- wallstreet:online capital AG
Online
- Websites & references
- smartbrokerplus.de ↗
app.smartbrokerplus.de ↗ web trading application and account opening
smartbroker-holding.de ↗ investor relations site of the parent, Smartbroker Holding AG
Wikipedia ↗ group article
Wikidata Q137779129 ↗ - Official social accounts
- Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · Spotify ↗
Sources · 15 pages consulted
- smartbrokerplus.de/de-de/impressum/
- portal.mvp.bafin.de/database/InstInfo/institutDetails.do?cmd=loadInstitutAction&=&institutId=117965
- smartbrokerplus.de/de-de/
- smartbrokerplus.de/de-de/faq/Allgemein/Wer%20ist%20das%20konto-%20und%20depotf%C3%BChrende%20Institut%20hint
- smartbrokerplus.de/de-de/tagesgeldkonto/
- smartbrokerplus.de/de-de/kryptowaehrungen-kaufen/
- content-hub.smartbrokerplus.de/api/sb-media/Handel_mit_Kryptowaehrungen_0325_0f65972072.pdf
- smartbroker-holding.de/nachrichten/smartbroker-holding-ag-hohe-handelsaktivitaet-und-verbessertes-ergebnis-im-er
- smartbroker-holding.de/
- lobbyregister.bundestag.de/suche/R007454
- hauptversammlung.de/fileadmin/public/user_upload/Smartbreoker_JA2023.pdf
- nebenwerte-magazin.com/smartbroker-ag-erweitert-das-top-management/
- fondsdiscount.de/magazin/beitrag/wallstreet-online-capital-ag-wird-zur-smartbroker-ag-7084/
- modern-banking.de/portrait-smartbroker.htm
- de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallstreet:online
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Several models
- Licensed firm it operates under
- Baader Bank AG, Germany account- and custody-holding bank for SMARTBROKER+; Smartbroker AG acts as broker concluding trades (Abschlussvermittlerin)
BaFin authorises the firm as an investment firm under section 15 of the WpIG and as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCAR. Baader Bank AG holds customer cash and securities under its own banking licence. The Berlin-Mitte district office supervises the firm's loan-brokerage permit under section 34c of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO).
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Germany | Wertpapierinstitut (authorisation under § 15 WpIG) | 10117965 | In its own name | Active | portal.mvp.bafin.de ↗ |
| Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Germany | Kryptowertedienstleister (crypto-asset service provider under MiCAR), listed in the ESMA interim MiCA register | 391200N0BYCZF2F43264 | In its own name | Active | portal.mvp.bafin.de ↗ |
| Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin, Ordnungsamt Germany | Permit under § 34c GewO for brokering loan agreements (excluding contracts under § 34i GewO) | — | In its own name | Active | smartbrokerplus.de ↗ |
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
- Deposits at a partner bankThe firm states that Baader Bank AG holds customer accounts and securities and that the firm itself takes no ownership or possession of customer money or securities.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by a third-party custodianCustomers can buy and sell 41 crypto-assets through a crypto wallet linked to their account. Baader Bank AG executes the orders and Tangany GmbH holds the crypto-assets in custody.
- Deposit-holding bank · Partner
- Baader Bank AG Germany
- Crypto custodian
- Tangany GmbH Germany
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
Through SMARTBROKER+ it brokers trades in shares, bonds, ETFs, funds, derivatives and 41 crypto-assets, plus savings plans, an interest account at Baader Bank and securities-backed loans.
It serves retail investors in Germany through its web platform and mobile apps. Neither the firm nor BaFin states any EU passporting.
- Revenue
- EUR 68.5m
- Sells to
- Consumers
- Serves customers in
- Germany
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Thomas Soltau Vorstandsvorsitzender (Chairman of the Management Board)
- Executive
- René Krüger Member of the Management Board (Vorstand)
- Executive
- Daniel Berger Member of the Supervisory Board
- Executive
- Silvia Gromoll Member of the Supervisory Board
- Executive
- André Kolbinger Member of the Supervisory Board; CEO of the parent, Smartbroker Holding AG
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm stopped taking payment-for-order-flow revenues from 1 July 2026, according to its parent, and kept its customer terms unchanged.
smartbroker-holding.de ↗ -
Licence
BaFin authorised the firm as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCAR, and ESMA listed it on its interim register from 11 August 2025.
portal.mvp.bafin.de ↗ -
Leadership
René Krüger joined the firm's management board on 1 November 2023, after leaving the parent's supervisory board.
hauptversammlung.de ↗
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
Head-office record
- BIC
- WALCDEB2XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- WALCBank
- DECountry · Germany
- B2Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 391200N0BYCZF2F43264
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 391200N0BYCZF2F43264
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Published by the register.
- Register-entry ID
- 10820f916cc9
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.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- Germany
- Website (register)
- www.smartbrokerplus.de/de-de ↗
- Country · region
- Germany · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
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
- Registered address
- RITTERSTRASSE 11 BERLIN 10969 GERMANY
- Operational address
- RITTERSTRASSE 11 BERLIN 10969 BERLIN GERMANY
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>WALCDEB2XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>391200N0BYCZF2F43264</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>WALCDEB2XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>391200N0BYCZF2F43264</LEI>
<Nm>SMARTBROKER AG</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BERLIN</TwnNm>
<Ctry>DE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>RITTERSTRASSE 11 BERLIN 10969</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · register ↗ 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.
- European registers—Source: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), MiFID II/MiFIR register (investment firms, trading venues, systematic internalisers, data reporting services providers). Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: smartbrokerplus.de (official website).
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