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Licensing statistics

How many firms hold each licence, counted from the regulators' official registers on the dates shown. 150 counts across the Atlas; each links to the register it came from. Counts change as firms are authorised, surrender licences or are struck off.

Last verified 2026-09-24Markdown · Data (CC BY 4.0)
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Licence holders by regulator

RegulatorLicenceHolders
AFMUndertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS / ICBE) registration under Wft and Directive 2009/65/EC1,2541
AMFPrestataire de services sur crypto-actifs (PSCA) / Crypto-asset service provider authorization under EU MiCA Regulation352
AMFConseiller en investissements financiers (CIF) / Financial investment adviser status70133
BaFinPayment institution licence (Erlaubnis zur Erbringung von Zahlungsdiensten nach § 10 ZAG)1024
BaFinElectronic money institution licence (Erlaubnis für das E-Geld-Geschäft nach § 11 ZAG)144
BaFinAccount information service provider registration (Registrierung als Kontoinformationsdienstleister nach § 34 ZAG)134
BaFinCredit institution licence (Erlaubnis zum Betreiben von Bankgeschäften nach § 32 KWG / CRR)12175
BaFinInvestment firm licence (Erlaubnis zur Erbringung von Wertpapierdienstleistungen nach § 15 WpIG)6646
BaFinCrypto-asset service provider licence (Zulassung als Anbieter von Kryptowerte-Dienstleistungen nach Art. 59 MiCAR / KMAG)817
BaFinQualified crypto custody licence (Erlaubnis für das qualifizierte Kryptoverwahrgeschäft nach § 1 Absatz 1a Satz 2 Nummer 6 KWG)158
BaFinInvestment management company licence (Erlaubnis als Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft nach § 20 KAGB)7149
BdEEntidad de dinero electrónico (EDE) / Electronic money institution authorization1210
BdEEntidad de pago (EP) / Payment institution authorization5510
BdEEntidad de crédito (Banco) / Commercial bank licence4211
BdEEstablecimiento financiero de crédito (EFC) / Specialized lending credit institution authorization2212
LBElectronic money institution licence for non-limited activity7013
LBElectronic money institution licence for restricted activity214
LBPayment institution licence2715
LBPayment institution licence for restricted activity1116
LBSpecialised bank licence817
LBBank licence518
LBCrypto-asset service provider licence419
LBFinancial brokerage firm licence1720
LBCrowdfunding service provider authorization1721
LBPeer-to-peer lending platform operator522
CBUAE14 (June 2025 CBUAE register)23
CBUAERetail Payment Services Licence (Categories I to IV)28 (June 2025 CBUAE register)23
CBUAEPayment Token Issuer Licence (Dirham Payment Tokens)1 (June 2025 CBUAE register)23
CBUAE70 (June 2025 CBUAE register)23
CBUAECommercial Bank Licence61 (June 2025 CBUAE register)23
CBUAE18 (June 2025 CBUAE register)23
CBICrypto-Asset Service Provider Authorisation1224
CBIVirtual Asset Service Provider AML/CFT Registration024
CBICrowdfunding Service Provider Authorisation (ECSPR)724
CGAOnline Gaming Licence (B2C operating licence) under the LOK571 entries tagged 'B2C' in the CGA Online Gaming License Registry (of 665 total register entries; includes historic expired/revoked ones)25
CGASupplier Licence (B2B platform/software licence) under the LOK94 entries tagged 'B2B' in the CGA Online Gaming License Registry (of 665 total register entries; includes historic expired/revoked ones)25
CIMAVirtual Asset Service Provider Registration1826
CIMARegulated Mutual Fund (registered, master, or administered fund under the Mutual Funds Act)1301327
CIMARegistered Private Fund under the Private Funds Act1813227
CIMASecurities Investment Business Licence / Registered Person45 licensees and 1,337 registered persons28
CIMABank Licence (Category A and Category B) under the Banks and Trust Companies Act7629
CIMATrust Licence / Nominee Trust Company Licence under the Banks and Trust Companies Act1129
CNADProveedor de Servicios de Activos Digitales (PSAD) registrationAt least 42 confirmed by registration numbers PSAD-0051 to PSAD-0097 visible on the live register on 2026-09-24 (the page does not render a stated total or earlier entries); a March 2026 Cointelegraph/TradingView report put the figure at 64 authorised companies30
CNAD531
CNBPayment Institution licence (povolení k činnosti platební instituce)2632
CNBSmall-scale Payment Service Provider authorisation (povolení k činnosti poskytovatele platebních služeb malého rozsahu - PPSMR)4732
CNBAccount Information Service Provider authorisation (povolení k činnosti správce informací o platebním účtu)332
CNBElectronic Money Institution licence (povolení k činnosti instituce elektronických peněz)332
CNBSmall-scale Electronic Money Issuer authorisation (povolení k činnosti malého vydavatele elektronických peněz - VEPMR)1132
CNBInvestment Firm licence (povolení k činnosti obchodníka s cennými papíry - OCP)4332
CNBInvestment Company / Fund Manager licence (povolení k činnosti investiční společnosti)5132
CNBSub-threshold Alternative Investment Fund Manager registration pursuant to Section 15 of AMCIF (zápis osoby provádějící správu majetku srovnatelnou s obhospodařováním podle § 15 ZISIF)45832
CNBCrowdfunding Service Provider authorization under ECSPR (povolení k činnosti poskytovatele služeb skupinového financování)532
CNBNon-bank Consumer Credit Provider licence (oprávnění k činnosti nebankovního poskytovatele spotřebitelského úvěru)7332
CNBCommercial Bank licence (bankovní licence)2132
CNBCrypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation under MiCA and Act No. 31/2025 Coll. (povolení k činnosti poskytovatele služeb souvisejících s kryptoaktivy)1133
CNMVProveedor de servicios de criptoactivos (PSC) / Crypto-asset service provider authorization934
CNMVSociedad de Valores y Agencia de Valores (SV / AV) investment firm licence11135
CNMVEmpresa de Asesoramiento Financiero (EAF) licence9336
CNMVSociedad Gestora de Instituciones de Inversión Colectiva (SGIIC) licence12237
CNMVProveedor de servicios de financiación participativa / European crowdfunding service provider authorization2738
CONSOBFornitore di servizi per le cripto-attività / Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorization839
CSSFElectronic money institution authorisation2140
CSSFPayment institution authorisation2941
CSSFCrypto-asset service provider authorisation under MiCA Regulation1342
CSSFElectronic money token issuer authorisation / notification under MiCA Regulation343
CSSFCredit institution authorisation11844
CSSFInvestment firm authorisation7945
CSSFAlternative investment fund manager (AIFM) authorisation25646
CSSFManagement company authorised under Chapter 15 of the Law of 17 December 201015747
CSSFCrowdfunding service provider authorisation048
CySECCyprus Investment Firm (CIF) authorisation24849
CySECCrypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorisation under MiCAR Article 631650
CySECNotification by financial entities providing crypto-asset services under MiCAR Article 60751
CySECAlternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) authorisation4552
CySECSub-threshold Alternative Investment Fund Manager registration6553
CySECUCITS Management Company authorisation254
CySECAdministrative Services Provider (ASP) authorisation12655
CySECEuropean Crowdfunding Service Provider authorisation256
DFSAFinancial Services Permission for Managing a Collective Investment Fund (Category 3C)12157
ESMA3522
ESMA4958
ESMA059
FIAuthorisation to operate as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA160
FIOperating licence as an electronic money institution461
FIElectronic money institution operating with an exception062
FIOperating licence as a payment institution963
FIPayment institution operating with an exception263
FICredit institution authorisation (bank)864
FIAuthorisation as an investment firm665
FIOperating licence as a fund management company1266
FISmall fund manager registration without activity licence6767
FIOperating licence as a creditor3168
FIOperating licence as a credit intermediary769
FIAuthorisation as a crowdfunding service provider under ECSPR170
FIOperating licence as a credit servicer471
FinCENRegistration of Money Services Business (Form 107 / RMSB)2896972
FINMAFinTech licence (Persons pursuant to Article 1b Banking Act / FinTech-Bewilligung nach Art. 1b BankG)673
FINMABanking licence (Bankbewilligung nach Art. 3 BankG)20874
FINMASecurities firm licence (Wertpapierhaus-Bewilligung nach Art. 41 FINIG)3474
FINMAManager of collective assets licence (Verwalter von Kollektivvermögen nach Art. 24 FINIG)34475
FINMAFund management company licence (Fondsleitung nach Art. 32 FINIG)5475
FINMAPortfolio manager licence (Vermögensverwalter nach Art. 17 FINIG)135976
FINMATrustee licence (Trustee nach Art. 17 FINIG)15976
FIU077
FSAVirtual Asset Service Provider Licence / Registration (Wallet Provider, Exchange, Broking, Investment Provider) under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2024978
FSCACrypto Asset Service Provider licence (an FSP authorisation category under FAIS, not a MiCA-equivalent regime)31079
FSRA980
FSRA380
FSRAFinancial Services Permission with Virtual Asset Activities Endorsement1880
FSRAFinancial Services Permission for Managing a Collective Investment Fund (Category 3C)15880
FSRAFinancial Services Permission for Dealing in Investments as Principal (Category 2)780
FSRAFinancial Services Permission for Dealing in Investments as Agent or Matched Principal (Category 3A)3280
FSRAFinancial Services Permission for Advising on Investments or Arranging Deals in Investments (Category 4)25580
FSRAFinancial Services Permission for Accepting Deposits (Category 1 Commercial Bank)880
KNFInvestment Fund Company licence (towarzystwo funduszy inwestycyjnych - TFI)6481
KNFCrowdfunding Service Provider authorization under ECSPR (dostawca usług finansowania społecznościowego)482
KNFCommercial Bank licence (bank krajowy w formie spółki akcyjnej)2083
KNFCrypto-Asset Service Provider authorization under MiCA (zezwolenie na świadczenie usług w zakresie kryptoaktywów)084
LBAuthorised electronic money institution licence1285
LBRegistered electronic money institution186
LBAuthorised payment institution licence1187
LBRegistered payment institution088
LBCrypto-asset service provider licence under MiCA1089
LBCredit institution licence (bank)1090
LBInvestment firm licence1391
LBCrowdfunding service provider authorization892
MASMajor Payment Institution Licence24493
MASStandard Payment Institution Licence1393
MAS23093
MAS3894
MASCapital Markets Services (CMS) Licence157993
MASBanking Licence (Full Bank, Wholesale Bank, Digital Bank)12193
MASTrust Company Licence6793
MFSACrypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114222
MFSAElectronic money institution licence4395
MFSAPayment institution licence5095
MFSAAccount information service provider registration195
NBGCommercial bank licence1796
NBSCrypto-asset service provider licence under MiCA (povolenie na činnosť poskytovateľa služieb kryptoaktív)697
NBSBanking licence (bankové povolenie)2298
SFC1399
VARAVirtual Asset Broker-Dealer Services Licence41100
VARAVirtual Asset Exchange Services Licence15100
VARAVirtual Asset Management and Investment Services Licence12100
VARAVirtual Asset Custody Services Licence6100
VARAVirtual Asset Lending and Borrowing Services Licence5100
VARAVirtual Asset Advisory Services Licence3100
VARAVirtual Asset Transfer and Settlement Services Licence0100
VARA2100
Last verified 2026-09-24Author Danil Marmysh, Founder & CEO, ProtegraReviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova, Head of Licensing, ProtegraReport an errorReference information, not legal advice.

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