From 30 December 2024, crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) require authorisation to operate within the EU.

William Fry’s Band-1 ranked Financial Regulation team has a strong track record of securing regulatory authorisations and registrations successfully and efficiently for a wide range of regulated FinTechs including virtual asset service providers (VASPs), payment institutions, crowdfunding service providers and one third of the electronic money institutions authorised in Ireland to date. Our briefing document provides an overview of the process and requirements for securing authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider from the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank), including the CASP application form published by the Central Bank on 5 March 2025.