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Qivalis gets its e-money licence, Greece joins the MiCA register, and crypto firms keep taking PSD2 licences
Between 17 September and 31 October the EBA register gained 28 authorised payment and e-money institutions, ESMA's MiCA register 40 crypto-asset service providers, and FINTRAC 392 MSB registrations. The banks' euro-stablecoin issuer Qivalis, Greece's first CASPs, a new Openbank entity in Germany, PayPal Canada's new registration number — from the registers, with citations.
FINTRAC has revoked 164 money services business registrations in 2026 — the latest is ALT 5 Sigma Canada
FINTRAC's September 2026 MSB registry export records 164 registrations revoked this year, 125 of them businesses that listed virtual currency dealing. The only September revocation is ALT 5 Sigma Canada, Inc. (M20608365), subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ALT5 Sigma. Month-by-month numbers, the revocations since June with registration details, and what a revoked registration means for your payment chain.