In each region we operate, we have the appropriate regulatory licence and/or permission, and are governed by the relevant local regulatory authorities.
In Europe, the service is provided by Lightyear Europe AS, which is authorised and regulated as an investment firm by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (Finantsinspektsioon) under activity licence number 4.1-1/31, and permitted to provide certain crypto-asset services under activity licence number 4.1-1/147. Lightyear Europe is a company registered in Estonia with company number 16235024 and registered office at Volta 1, Tallinn 10412, Estonia.
You can find us listed as a licensed investment firm and permitted to provide certain crypto-asset services directly on the EFSA website and on the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) website.
Whilst we’re authorised to operate across the EU and EEA, we’re currently only available in:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus (Republic)
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden