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Is Volksbank Alb eG regulated in the EU?

Volksbank Alb eG. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇪 Germany.

Authorised under MiCA

Volksbank Alb eG is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 27 August 2026 and covers 1 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

Volksbank Alb eG among the EU's authorised providers

Volksbank Alb eG was the 80th of 100 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Germany, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 20 months after MiCA became applicable. With 1 authorised service it is below the register average of 3.3; 262 providers hold a broader one. It has notified 1 of 30 EEA countries; 58 providers have notified all of them. BaFin supervises 100 authorised providers in total.

What the authorisation covers

Volksbank Alb eG is authorised for 1 of the ten crypto-asset services defined in Article 3(1)(16) of MiCA. It is not authorised for custody and administration, 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.

  • 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: a. Custody and administration · 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

Volksbank Alb eG 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
Volksbank Alb eG
LEI
529900OBUVM58249Q315 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) (Germany)
Registered address
Hindenburgstraße 3, 89129 Langenau
Declared website
voba-alb.de
Authorised on
27 August 2026
Register entry updated
27 August 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 Volksbank Alb eG regulated in the EU?

Yes. Volksbank Alb eG (Volksbank Alb eG) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 27 August 2026. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Volksbank Alb eG authorised for?

1 of the ten MiCA services: execution of orders.

In which countries can Volksbank Alb eG offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Germany.

Who supervises Volksbank Alb eG?

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.