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Is Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank regulated in the EU?

Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank. Crypto-asset service provider (CASP) with home Member State 🇩🇪 Germany.

Authorised under MiCA

Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank is listed in the ESMA register as an authorised crypto-asset service provider. The licence was granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 11 December 2025 and covers 1 of 10 MiCA services in 1 EEA country.

Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank among the EU's authorised providers

Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank was the 33rd of 100 crypto-asset service providers currently authorised in Germany, and one of 365 across the EEA, licensed 11 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

Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank 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

Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank 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
Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank
LEI
52990071YX99SH321F74 · GLEIF record
Competent authority
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) (Germany)
Registered address
Kirchstraße 2-4, 56410 Montabaur
Declared website
westerwaldbank.de
Authorised on
11 December 2025
Register entry updated
11 December 2025
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 Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank regulated in the EU?

Yes. Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank (Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank) holds a MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, granted by Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 11 December 2025. It appears in the ESMA register of authorised CASPs.

Which crypto services is Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank authorised for?

1 of the ten MiCA services: execution of orders.

In which countries can Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank offer crypto services?

1 EEA countries: Germany.

Who supervises Westerwald Bank eG Volks- und Raiffeisenbank?

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.