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🇬🇮 Gibraltar

GFSC, DLT Provider licence

Crypto (CASP / VASP) E-money (EMI)
Last verified 2026-08-15 Next review 2026-08-29

Data verified: oldest cell 48 days ago (verified 2026-07-02). Individual cells show their own verification date below.

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Licence type

Authorised electronic money institution or registered electronic money institution under the Financial Services (Electronic Money) Regulations 2020. This is a full e-money regime rather than an analogue.

Verified 4 days agoSource: https://gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations/financial-services-electronic-money-regulations-2020-4772

Regulator

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

Verified 4 days agoSource: GFSC, Regulated Entities Register, E-money Institutions: https://www.fsc.gi/regulated-entities/e-money-institutions-17

Recent changes

LN 2026/053 took effect on 26 March 2026 and requires e-money institutions to notify the GFSC at least 30 days before declaring a dividend and obtain a no-objection. The Financial Services (Payment Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and Financial Services (Electronic Money) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 were both made on 16 July 2026; their substantive effect remains review-needed because only their official titles and dates were retrievable.

Verified 4 days agoSource: https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/uploads/legislations/financial-services/2019-26/2026%3D053.pdf ; official register: https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations?topic=425

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