Tag: MiCA
MiCA era warning: Coinbase Ireland AML failures exposed
Coinbase Europe, the Dublin-based arm of the US crypto exchange, has received a €21.5m penalty from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) after the...
Global AML roundup: enforcement actions that shaped 2025
Europe saw some of the most high-profile AML enforcement actions of 2025, with regulators continuing to signal that long-standing control weaknesses will not be...
Tesseract secures MiCA licence for DeFi portfolio services
Tesseract, a Helsinki-based digital asset specialist, has secured its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) licence from the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA).
The approval grants the...
VASP KYC in 2025: Why CLM is now essential
In 2025, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) are operating under unprecedented regulatory pressure.
As the digital market evolves, regulators, banking partners and clients now expect...
eToro pushes tokenised stocks with 24/5 trading
eToro has unveiled a significant expansion to its trading platform as it deepens its commitment to a blockchain-powered financial future.
In a global webinar titled...
NextGen RegTech: The solution to DeFi compliance gaps
Traditional retail banks are under pressure as FinTechs and neobanks continue to draw customers away with faster, more intuitive digital services. Built on flexible,...
Five major hurdles financial institutions face in client onboarding
A survey conducted by Muinmos has shed light on the significant hurdles financial institutions face during client onboarding.
DeFi protocols avoid EU’s MiCA regulation but need to be “fully...
Key European DeFi investment stats in 2023:
· European DeFi deal activity reached 72 deals in 2023, a 43% drop from 2022
· European DeFi companies...
German FinTech funding declined 74% in 2023, as large deals dried...
Key German FinTech investment stats in 2023:
• German FinTech investment totalled at $911m in 2023, a 74% drop YoY
• German FinTech deal activity totalled...
UK still dominate the top 10 FinTech deals in Europe amid...
2023 has seen a stark comparison to the previous year with no European FinTech deals reaching the $1bn mark, compared to two in 2022....










