Jurisdiction reference
Ireland
Regulator: CBI. License/registration context: Registration. 356 VASP/entity records are tracked by Plexo Institute in Ireland. Official registry source: EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Data last updated: 2026-09-24.
Under MiCAR, stablecoins: both e-money tokens and asset-referenced tokens, face robust oversight. The CBI is the national regulatory authority, reviewing white papers, issuing licenses for issuers and CASPs, and supervising all compliance. MiCAR became fully applicable in Ireland in December 2024, with EMT/ART rules kicking in from mid-2024.
Regulatory Status
- Jurisdiction code
- IE
- Regime
- Registration
- Regulator
- CBI
- Governing law
- CJA 2010 / MiCA
- Travel Rule
- Enforced
- Tracked entities
- 356
- Recognized stablecoin backing
- fiat-backed, crypto-backed, commodity-backed
- Yield-bearing stablecoins
- Restricted
- Currency
- EUR
Regulatory approach
As Ireland's National Competent Authority under MiCAR, the CBI reviews applications, authorizes CASPs and EMT/ART issuers. It is the country's central bank, responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, payment systems oversight, and supervision of banks and payment providers.
Licensed entities in Ireland
Showing 70 of 356 regulated-entity records tracked in Ireland by Plexo Institute.
| Entity | Status | License type |
|---|---|---|
| Payward Europe Solutions | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| StoneX Digital International | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| ACE Money Transfer IE | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Associated Foreign Exchange Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Avantcard Dac | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Barclaycard International Payments | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| BlueSnap Payment Services Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Boku Network Services IE | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Booking Holdings Financial Services International | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| CCBill IE | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Chase Paymentech Europe | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Coinbase Ireland | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| CoinJar Europe | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Confirmo | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| CRIF RealTime Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| CurrencyFair | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Currenxie Technologies | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| CUSOP (Payments) DAC | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Decta | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| EML Money DAC | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Etsy Payments Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Facebook Payments International | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Fexco Corporate Payments | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Fire Financial Services | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| First Merchant Processing (Ireland) D.A.C | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Freemarketfx Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Gemini Payments Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Google Payment Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| GVS Prepaid | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Interactive Brokers Ireland | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| InterPay | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| J.P. Morgan Wholesale Payments Europe | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Legend Financial Ireland | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Lemfi Europe | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Lumon FX Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Modulr FS Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Moneycorp Technologies | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| myPOS | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Navro Payments Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| NoFrixion | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| OFX Payments Ireland | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Optal Financial Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Owl Payments Europe | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Paycom Europe | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Paymentsense Ireland | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Payoma Ireland | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Payoneer Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Paysafe Payment Solutions | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Paysafe Prepaid Services | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Paysend EU Designated Activity Company | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Payward Global Solutions | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Payward Ireland | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| PFS Card Services | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Pionew Ireland | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Primafinance | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Push Virtual Assets Ireland | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Ramp Swaps | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Remitly Europe | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Rippling Payments Ireland | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Segregated Payments Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Soldo Financial Services Ireland Designated Activity Company | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| Squareup International | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| StoneX Digital International | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Stripe Technology Europe | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| SumUp | Licensed | E-Money Institution (EMI) |
| SWFS Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| TrueLayer | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Virtu Financial Ireland | Licensed | MiCAR CASP |
| Western Union Payment Services Ireland | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
| Xpress Money Services | Licensed | Payment Institution (PI) |
Browse all 356 records in the regulated-entity registry, including the remaining 286 in Ireland.
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Jurisdiction FAQ
Who regulates Ireland?
The current Plexo Institute record lists CBI as the regulator for Ireland.
How many VASPs are tracked in Ireland?
356 VASP/entity records are tracked by Plexo Institute in Ireland.
What is the Travel Rule status in Ireland?
The current Plexo Institute record lists the Travel Rule status for Ireland as Enforced.
Source Evidence
This profile is compiled from official legislation and regulator records. Source confidence: official source evidence.