StoneX Digital — the digital‑asset trading division of StoneX Group — has secured a Crypto‑Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA), following approval from the Central Bank of Ireland.
The authorisation enables the firm to offer digital‑asset execution and custody services across the EU under what it describes as one of the world’s most stringent regulatory frameworks. StoneX Digital has operated as a Virtual Asset Service Provider for more than a year and says the new licence will allow it to broaden its offering to institutional and corporate clients.
StoneX’s approval is notable given the scale of its parent company, a Fortune 50 group with thousands of employees and a global institutional client base. The authorisation allows StoneX Digital to offer digital‑asset execution and custody services across the EU under what the firm describes as one of the world’s most stringent regulatory regimes.
Brian Mulcahy, CEO of StoneX Digital, said the firm’s mission is to help clients integrate emerging technologies into established financial processes.
“Our goal remains consistent: to enable our institutional and corporate investor base to integrate new products and new technologies into their existing investment lifecycle,” he said. “We focus our time and resources on reducing the friction between these two, often incongruous, financial environments, so that our clients can focus on their investment strategies and corporate goals.”
Stuart Davison, COO of StoneX Group, said the approval aligns with the company’s broader strategy.
“This authorisation supports StoneX’s long‑term strategy of helping clients integrate new products and technologies into their existing operating and investment frameworks,” he said. “By building regulated, scalable infrastructure across our ecosystem, we enable clients to adopt innovation with confidence, without disrupting how they already operate.”
StoneX Digital launched in June 2022 with the aim of providing institutional clients with digital‑asset trading tools and market access. The company says demand for regulated providers continues to grow as institutions seek secure and reliable digital‑asset services.
