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Is KBC regulated in the EU?

KBC — legal name KBC Bank NV. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇧🇪 Belgium.

Authorised under MiCA

KBC is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by National Bank of Belgium (NBB) on — and covers 3 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

What the authorisation covers

KBC is authorised for 3 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for operating a trading platform, exchange for funds, exchange for other crypto-assets, placing of crypto-assets, reception and transmission of orders, advice on crypto-assets, portfolio management — if it offers those, that activity is outside this licence.

  • a Custody and administration 1 country Holding clients' crypto-assets or the private keys to them, and keeping them safe. This is what a wallet service or an exchange that keeps your coins does.
  • e Execution of orders 1 country Concluding purchases or sales of crypto-assets on the client's behalf, including on a third-party trading platform.
  • j Transfer services 1 country Moving crypto-assets from one distributed-ledger address or account to another on the client's behalf.

Not authorised: b. Operating a trading platform · c. Exchange for funds · d. Exchange for other crypto-assets · f. Placing of crypto-assets · g. Reception and transmission of orders · h. Advice on crypto-assets · i. Portfolio management.

Where it may operate

KBC is authorised to operate only in Belgium. It has not used the MiCA passport to notify other EEA states.

Highlighted: countries notified for at least one service. Outlined: home Member State. Passporting is per service; see the list on the left for each service's count.

Identification

Legal name
KBC Bank NV
Trading as
KBC
LEI
6B2PBRV1FCJDMR45RZ53 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
National Bank of Belgium (NBB) (Belgium)
Registered address
Havenlaan 2, 1080 Brussels
Declared website
kbc.com
Authorised on
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Register entry updated
13 May 2026
Only the declared domains are covered. Fraudsters routinely copy the name of an authorised provider and operate from a look-alike domain. If the website you are on is not one of the addresses above, the authorisation does not apply to it — check the exact domain.

Questions people ask

Is KBC regulated in the EU?

Yes. KBC (KBC Bank NV) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by National Bank of Belgium (NBB) on —. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is KBC authorised for?

3 of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration, execution of orders, transfer services.

In which countries can KBC offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Belgium.

Who supervises KBC?

National Bank of Belgium (NBB), the competent authority in Belgium, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Belgium

All providers from Belgium →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by National Bank of Belgium (NBB). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.