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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.
28 German cooperative banks joined the MiCA register in eight weeks — the Volksbank crypto rollout, counted
Between 21 July and 17 September 2026, 28 Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken were added to ESMA's MiCA CASP register — 39 in total, 41% of Germany's CASPs — each authorised for a single service, order execution, in Germany only. Why DZ Bank's meinKrypto product puts every local bank on the register, the full list with dates, and what the scope column really says.
Deutsche Bank is on the MiCA register — effective 12 October, custody and transfers only, Germany only
Deutsche Bank AG appears on ESMA's MiCA CASP register with an authorisation date of 12 October 2026 — weeks before it takes effect. The register shows two of MiCA's ten services (custody and transfers) and a single host state. The same custody-shaped footprint BNY took in July, and what the future-dated entry means.
BNY's MiCA licence made headlines — the register says Belgium-only, custody-only
BNY SA/NV was authorised as a MiCA CASP by the National Bank of Belgium on 20 July 2026. The coverage said EU-wide crypto services; ESMA's register lists one member state (Belgium) and two service codes (custody, transfer). What the register shows, and the TradFi pattern behind it.