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Is Openbank Deutschland AG regulated in the EU?

Openbank Deutschland AG. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇪 Germany.

Authorised under MiCA

Openbank Deutschland AG is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 23 October 2026 and covers 2 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

Openbank Deutschland AG among the EU's authorised providers

Openbank Deutschland AG was the 109th of 114 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Germany, and one of 382 across the EEA, licensed 22 months after MiCA became applicable. With 2 authorised services it is below the register average of 3.3; 220 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 1 of 30 EEA countries; 60 providers have notified all of them. BaFin supervises 114 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Openbank Deutschland AG is authorised for 2 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, transfer services — 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.

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 · j. Transfer services.

Where it may operate

Openbank Deutschland AG is authorised to operate only in Germany. 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
Openbank Deutschland AG
LEI
5299002CRNX7K6KOL397 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) (Germany)
Registered address
Santander-Platz 1, 41061 Mönchengladbach
Declared website
openbank.de
Authorised on
23 October 2026
Register entry updated
7 October 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 Openbank Deutschland AG regulated in the EU?

Yes. Openbank Deutschland AG (Openbank Deutschland AG) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 23 October 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Openbank Deutschland AG authorised for?

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

In which countries can Openbank Deutschland AG offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Germany.

Who supervises Openbank Deutschland AG?

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the competent authority in Germany, which is the provider's home Member State under MiCA.

Other providers authorised in Germany

All providers from Germany →

Source: ESMA interim MiCA register (CASPS.csv), as reported by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). This page reflects the register as of our last sync; it is not a statement by the regulator. Methodology.