About Us
A leading global provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy
Regulatory-first Institutional Principles
BCB Group is a leading global provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, regulated in the UK and Switzerland.
We provide payments processing for the pillars of the industry including Bitstamp, Crypto.com, Gemini and Kraken in dozens of fiat and cryptocurrencies.
Our clients can trade FX and cryptocurrencies quickly and at scale, with market-leading value.
Responding to corporate and institutional demand for essential and excellent infrastructure in digital asset markets, BCB Group was created by established thought leaders in finance, regulation and technology.
On 30th April 2024, we announced our authorisation by the ACPR and the AMF respectively to act as an E-Money Institution and Digital Assets Services Provider in France.
BCB Group’s EMI product is now available to clients, whilst the DASP offering is expected to launch asap subject to AMF confirmation.
History
BCB Group was founded in the UK in 2017 by Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie and CEO Oliver Tonkin, fellow MBA post-graduates of City of London’s Cass Business School.
BCB was built to service the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry with the promise of providing durable financial infrastructure in a volatile environment.
Our all-star leadership team has worked for Barclays, Bitstamp, Coinbase, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, FIS, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Investec, Lloyds Commercial Bank, Luno, Norton Rose Fulbright, FIS and Sun Life of Canada.
Jérôme Prigent is MD of BCB Europe, and is responsible for leading and driving the business development for Europe and executing the strategy for BCB Group’s expansion into the region.
Structure
Our board is made up of highly experienced finance professionals and technology pioneers, combining deep industry knowledge with innovation leadership.
In January 2020, BCB Group’s core operating subsidiary, BCB Payments Limited, secured its Authorised Payment Institution (API) licence from the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
BCB Group is authorised by the ACPR and the AMF respectively to act as an E-Money Institution and Digital Assets Services Provider in France, BCB Group’s EMI product is now available to clients, whilst the DASP offering is expected to launch asap subject to AMF confirmation.
The selection of France as BCB Group’s European regulatory base builds on the country’s clear rules for responsible innovation in FinTech and digital assets while leveraging France’s dynamic entrepreneurial, technological, banking and financial services ecosystem.
This authorisation by the ACPR and the AMF will enable BCB Group to deepen its institutional product offering within the EEA and further enable the company to collaborate with VASPs, traditional financial institutions, and other market participants. BCB Group clients will now be able to access EUR e-money wallets with instant SEPA connectivity, virtual IBANS enabling seamless customer flow of funds, as well as crypto accounts, crypto and FX trading and custody products.
Our France team
Jerome Prigent
Managing Director BCB EuropeAgathe Laissus
Group General CounselMarie-Virginie Arras
Head of Compliance and Internal ControlFounded in 2017 with a passion to provide the best financial infrastructure for the blockchain era
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