# Fintech licensing in Ireland

Source page: https://protegra.io/licensing/jurisdictions/ireland/

In Ireland, fintech and crypto licences are issued by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). The Atlas covers 12 licence types there, in 8 families: bank, crypto-asset service provider (MiCA), electronic money institution, fund manager, investment firm, lending, payment institution and virtual asset service provider. Because Ireland is in the EU/EEA, passportable licences issued there can be extended to the other member states by notification. Crypto-asset service providers are authorised under MiCA.

## Financial regulators in Ireland

- [IrelandCentral Bank of Ireland (CBI)The Central Bank of Ireland serves the public interest by maintaining monetary and financial stability while ensuring that the financial sys](https://protegra.io/licensing/regulators/central-bank-of-ireland/)

## Fintech licences available in Ireland

### [Bank / credit institution](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/bank/)

- [Bank · IrelandBanking Licence (Section 9 Central Bank Act 1971)CBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/bank/ireland/)

### [Crypto-asset service provider (MiCA CASP)](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/casp-mica/)

- [CASP · IrelandCrypto-Asset Service Provider AuthorisationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/casp-mica/ireland/)

### [Electronic money institution (EMI)](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/emi/)

- [EMI · IrelandSmall Electronic Money Institution RegistrationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/emi/ireland-small/)
- [EMI · IrelandElectronic Money Institution AuthorisationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/emi/ireland/)

### [Fund manager](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/fund-manager/)

- [FM · IrelandAlternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) Authorisation/RegistrationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/fund-manager/ireland-aifm/)
- [FM · IrelandUCITS Management Company AuthorisationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/fund-manager/ireland-ucits/)

### [Investment firm / broker-dealer](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/investment-firm/)

- [IF · IrelandInvestment Business Firm Authorisation (Section 10 IIA 1995)CBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/investment-firm/ireland-iia/)
- [IF · IrelandInvestment Firm Authorisation (MiFID II)CBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/investment-firm/ireland/)

### [Lending / consumer credit](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/lending/)

- [Credit · IrelandCrowdfunding Service Provider Authorisation (ECSPR)CBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/lending/ireland-crowdfunding/)

### [Payment institution (PI)](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/payment-institution/)

- [PI · IrelandAccount Information Service Provider RegistrationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/payment-institution/ireland-aisp/)
- [PI · IrelandPayment Institution AuthorisationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/payment-institution/ireland/)

### [Virtual asset service provider (non-MiCA)](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/vasp/)

- [VASP · IrelandVirtual Asset Service Provider AML/CFT RegistrationCBI](https://protegra.io/licensing/licences/vasp/ireland/)

## Path to market

Start by mapping the activities you plan to offer onto the licence types above; the activity pages show which licence permits each one. CBI offers pre-application meetings, an innovation hub and a regulatory sandbox; the regulator page explains how to use them. The application goes to CBI, together with the capital, governance and AML documentation the licence page lists. Once authorised, an EU/EEA licence can be extended to other member states by passport notification rather than a new licence.

Last verified: · Author: Danil Marmysh · Reviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova · © Protegra. Data: CC BY 4.0, cite "Protegra Licensing Atlas". Not legal advice.