Europe

Option 1: Banking financial institutions in Portugal

Regulators: Supervised by the Central Bank of Portugal, the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) and the European Central Bank (SSM structure).

Service Type

  • Operating accounts for fiat currency and crypto assets.

  • Virtual IBAN

  • French currency-two-way exchange of encrypted assets.

  • Cross-border payment services

Ideal customer

  • Businesses operating in Asia and Europe (e. g. trading companies)

  • Enterprises that need both fiat currency and encrypted channels.

  • Digital Asset Trading, Brokerage and Payment Institutions

Main features

  • Cross-border payment: supports wire transfer transactions between USD and EUR, with virtual IBAN to isolate collection from funds

  • Support for Cryptocurrencies:

    • Gold: USDT, USDC

    • Gold: USDT, USDC

Account Type

  • Personal account

  • Institutional accounts: accept clients from Hong Kong, UK, Singapore, USA, BVI, Cayman, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, etc


Option 2: Banking financial institutions in Europe

Regulators: Supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)

Service Type

  • Correspondent Bank Services (Banking-as-a-Service)

  • IBAN Infrastructure

  • Operating Account

  • Multi-currency accounts and virtual account solutions

Ideal customer

  • Corporate customers who need to open an operating account in the UK

  • Licensing financial institutions (e. g. EMIs, APIs, PIs) operating in the UK

  • Licensing investment brokers want to host client funds in the UK

  • Compliant and reputable cryptocurrency businesses

Main features

  • Multi-currency support: 11 currencies are supported, including: GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, CHF, PLN, NOK, DKK, SEK, CZK, HUF.

  • Real-time Forex execution: 66 currency pairs, support for API orders, optional margin trading.

  • Access to the UK payment system: Connect Faster Payments, CHAPS and BACS through ISO20022-compliant API.

  • Virtual IBAN: A dedicated IBAN is issued for each customer or business unit to facilitate reconciliation.

  • Embedded banking services: FSCS-protected accounts can be provided to end customers on your platform (up to £ 85,000 per customer).

  • All GBP balances are held with the Bank of England.

Account Type

  • Operating account: used to hold the company's own operating funds.

  • Client Funds Account: used to segregate client funds (e. g. following CASS 7 rules).

  • Customer Segregated Account: In parallel with the operating account, the final customer balance is held.

  • Multi-currency account: A single account supports multi-currency balances with a single IBAN.

  • Virtual account: A sub-account with a unique IBAN under the master account.


Option 3: Non-bank financial institutions in Europe

Regulator: regulated by the UK FCA, while the French ACPR (Electronic Money Agency) and Swiss FINMA regulate the trading business.

Service Type

  • Enterprise Account

  • Global Multi-Currency Infrastructure

  • OTC & Forex Desk

  • Institutional Banking Services

Ideal customer

  • Crypto businesses operating under the regulatory framework

  • Licensing digital asset platforms and OTC trading desk

  • Institutional clients requiring multi-jurisdiction legal currency access (for settlement, fund flow or fund management)

  • Customers who need payment, OTC and FX integrated services

Main features

1. Multi-currency account: supports 20 currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CHF, AUD, CAD, HKD, SGD, etc.

2. Local payment channel:

  • USD:Fedwire (Collection Account)

  • EUR:SEPA vs. SEPA Instant Payments

  • GBP:FPS与CHAPS

  • CHF:SIC

  • AUD:BECS与NPP

3. API and platform access: Each customer gets a dedicated IBAN with a complete API and graphical interface.

4. Instant network BLINC: Support 24/7/365 free internal transfer between BCB customers in all currencies.

5. Trading function:

  • OTC加密(USDT、USDC、BTC、ETH)

  • Foreign exchange spot trading (support 66 currency pairs)

  • Execute via API, Platform or RFQ with spreads as low as 0.01 percent

6. Other Services:

  • Full-featured API access

  • Support Slack, WhatsApp, Telegram exclusive service (British time 08:00-20:00)

Account Type

  • Legal currency enterprise account: used for customer deposit, settlement and daily operation.

  • Trading account: direct connection with OTC and foreign exchange trading desk

  • Omnibus USD account: USD settlement by corresponding line


Option 4: Non-bank financial institutions in Europe

Regulator: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Service Type

  • Virtual IBAN Release

  • Multi-currency collection and payment account

  • Payment channel integration

  • Provision of a counterpart account infrastructure for financial institutions and remittance operations

Ideal customer

  • Licensing Payment Institutions (PIs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), Remitters (MSBs)

  • Remittance companies for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

  • New banks, crypto platforms and foreign exchange service providers that need CCB infrastructure

  • Financial Institutions Require Customer Level Reconciliation

Main features

1. Virtual IBAN: issued in the name of the end customer or company to facilitate reconciliation and fund isolation; Support API real-time creation; EU customers are free, non-European or high-risk customers 15-20 per account

2. Currency support: supports 20 currencies, including EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, JPY, AED, ZAR, PLN, etc.

3. Local payment channel:

  • 英国:FPS、CHAPS、BACS

  • 美国:ACH、Fedwire

  • EU: SEPA, SEPA Immediate

  • Global: SWIFT

Remittances and cross-border capacity:

  • Europe/UK: Local collections and payments

  • Global: Cross-border payments via SWIFT

  • Can enable reverse collection process (e. g. from overseas to EU or UK)

5. System integration: access through portal and REST API; compatible with ISO 20022 messaging standard; support real-time notification of transactions

Account Type

  • Receiving account: used for posting transactions between customers and partners

  • Virtual IBAN sub-account: Customer-level sub-book for reconciliation

  • Operating Enterprise Account: For Wages, Rent and Operating Expenses


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