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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.
Who got a payments licence in Europe this summer — 17 new EBA-register institutions, 2 UK grants, 5 UK cancellations
From the EBA and FCA registers, August–September 2026: 17 newly authorised payment and e-money institutions across nine EU states (Bybit Payments' Austrian EMI, Prosegur's crypto-custody unit as a Spanish PI, NorthCrypto, MUVU Bulgaria), two UK grants and five UK cancellations, including Amazon. Each EU row cited to the register, with what the licence category permits.