Bybit.eu Expands European Offering as Bybit Payments GmbH Secures Electronic Money Institution Licence
The licence lets Bybit Payments expand regulated e-money and payment features, including future card and open-banking services, alongside its crypto-asset platform.
- On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Bybit Payments GmbH received an Electronic Money Institution license from Austria's Financial Market Authority, enabling regulated e-money and payment services through the Bybit.eu platform.
- Bybit EU GmbH, the firm's sister entity, already holds a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation authorization for crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area, allowing both entities to maintain distinct regulatory permissions while delivering integrated services.
- The EMI license allows Bybit Payments to develop person-to-person transfers, open-banking functionality, and merchant payment solutions while reducing reliance on third-party infrastructure across Europe.
- "Europe is setting the global benchmark" for digital asset regulation, said Georg Harer, managing director at Bybit EU and Bybit Payments, noting the EMI license as a regulatory milestone.
- The company plans to communicate concrete product launch dates and Europe-wide rollout details in the near future, with services available throughout the European Economic Area excluding Malta.
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