Flowdesk Europe authorised as Payment Institution 15 October 2026France Reporter: Matthew Challis
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Flowdesk, a digital asset trading and infrastructure provider, has received authorisation as a Payment Institution from France’s Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution under the second Payment Services Directive for its European entity, Flowdesk Europe.
The approval means Flowdesk Europe can provide custody and transfer services for e-money tokens (EMTs) — fiat-referenced stablecoins regulated under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regime — to clients across the EU.
This authorisation follows the subsidiary’s Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) approval received from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers under MiCA in June 2026.
Both regulatory approvals will allow Flowdesk Europe to support its EU clients across the trading, custody, and transfer of crypto-assets and EMTs.
The firm says the authorisations reflect its “long-standing commitment to operating within clear and comprehensive regulatory frameworks for digital assets”.
Guilhem Chaumont, co-founder and CEO of Flowdesk, comments: “Our clients increasingly use stablecoins to move value, and they expect high regulatory standards across all of their activity.
“Adding this authorisation to our existing CASP authorisation lets us meet that expectation for our EU clients, from execution through to custody and settlement, under one regulated entity.”
Flowdesk is also licensed by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority as a broker-dealer
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