Revolut Secures Gibraltar Crypto Licence to Expand International Services
The UK fintech gained authorisation from Gibraltar's regulator for a new subsidiary to run crypto order execution, custody, and staking across new markets.
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Revolut has obtained a digital-asset licence from Gibraltar's financial regulator for a newly created subsidiary, advancing the fintech's plan to grow its cryptocurrency business beyond its current markets.
According to the Gibraltar government, the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission authorised Revolut Global Digital Assets Limited to carry out regulated distributed ledger technology activities. These cover crypto order execution, custody, and staking.
The new authorisation is set to support Revolut's international crypto operations alongside the services it already provides in the UK and the European Economic Area, where it works under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.
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