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Lightspark becomes first payments company in Estonia to get MiCA licence

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

Today, Lightspark Payments Europe AS announced it received a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorization under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), together with authorization to operate as an electronic money institution (EMI), from Estonia's Financial Supervision Authority (Finantsinspektsioon).

Analysis

Today, Lightspark Payments Europe AS announced it received a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) authorization under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), together with authorization to operate as an electronic money institution (EMI), from Estonia's Financial Supervision Authority (Finantsinspektsioon).
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Jul 2, 2026.

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