Fintech licensing in El Salvador
The National Commission of Digital Assets (CNAD) issues the licences in El Salvador. The Atlas covers 1 licence type here. All sit in one family: virtual asset service provider. Each licence page sets out the legal basis and fees, plus the decision period, with sources.
Financial regulators in El Salvador
Fintech licences available in El Salvador
Virtual asset service provider (non-MiCA)
Main laws
- Digital Assets Issuance Law (Legislative Decree No. 643): Decreto Legislativo N.º 643
Path to market
Match your activities to the licence types above; the activity pages show which licence permits each one. CNAD holds pre-application meetings and runs a regulatory sandbox, and the regulator page explains how to use them. The application goes to CNAD. It must include the capital and governance information and the AML file that the licence page requires.
Getting licensed in El Salvador
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