Slovenia Joins EU MiCA Register for EMT Issuers

Slovenia has appeared for the first time in the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) register of electronic money token (EMT) issuers. Dinaro, a Slovenia-based electronic money institution supervised by the Bank of Slovenia, was added to the EMT list in the latest update published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Wednesday.

According to its website, Dinaro provides payment services including card issuing and acquiring, and says it holds Mastercard principal membership. Its inclusion marks the first time a Slovenia-based issuer has appeared in ESMA’s EMT dataset.

MiCA CASP register expands to 325 companies

The latest update also brought changes to the EU register of authorized crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), which now includes 325 companies. New additions include Czech lender Partners Banka and Germany’s Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt.

At the same time, Czech company Altlift no longer appears on the register. The firm was first added in early July with authorization to execute and transmit client orders and provide crypto-asset advice. Its authorization notification was dated June 30.

EMT register grows while ART list remains empty

With Dinaro’s addition, the EU’s EMT register now contains 43 entries. Meanwhile, the register for asset-referenced token (ART) issuers remains empty, while the list of non-compliant entities was unchanged at 167.

Sources:

https://www.esma.europa.eu/esmas-activities/digital-finance-and-innovation/markets-crypto-assets-regulation-mica

https://cointelegraph.com/news/slovenia-eu-mica-stablecoin-register-dinaro

https://micahub.net/mica-register/casp/cz/altlift-s-r-o/

https://www.dinaro.si/company