Revolut has secured a cryptocurrency services license in Gibraltar, giving the UK-based fintech a new regulatory base for expanding its digital asset business beyond the UK and European Economic Area.
Gibraltar approval creates new operating base
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has granted a Distributed Ledger Technology Provider license to Revolut Global Digital Assets Limited, a newly established Revolut subsidiary. The authorization covers the provision of crypto-related services under Gibraltar’s regulatory framework.
According to Cointelegraph, a Revolut spokesperson said the company intends to use the license to offer cryptocurrency services in additional international markets. Revolut has not identified the countries it is considering or provided dates for any launches.
The license therefore marks a regulatory step toward expansion rather than the announcement of an immediate rollout. Customers in any new market would still depend on the company obtaining or meeting the applicable local requirements, although no further details were provided.
Existing crypto operations in Europe
Revolut already offers cryptocurrency services through different entities in its existing markets. Revolut Ltd serves customers in the United Kingdom, while Revolut Digital Assets Europe Ltd operates across the European Economic Area.
In the European Economic Area, the company’s crypto activities fall under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, commonly known as MiCA. The framework is designed to establish rules for crypto-asset providers and related activities across the bloc.
Revolut said it has more than 80 million retail customers globally, including approximately 16 million cryptocurrency users. The Gibraltar authorization gives its digital asset business an additional platform as the fintech seeks to broaden its international reach.
Part of a wider international push
The Gibraltar approval follows other regulatory developments for Revolut’s crypto business. In July, the company received in-principle approval to offer cryptocurrency services in Dubai. In September, US regulators gave preliminary conditional approval for Revolut to establish a national bank that would provide digital asset custody and crypto-related payment services.
Those developments, together with the Gibraltar license, show the company pursuing regulated access across multiple jurisdictions. However, the source material does not specify when services will begin in any of the additional markets or what products will be available there.
A crypto license generally sets the regulatory conditions under which a provider may operate; it does not by itself guarantee that every planned service will launch immediately. Revolut’s next steps will depend on its decisions about markets, products and timing.
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