BCB Group Announces that MoonPay has Acquired a Stake in the Company and Becomes Strategic Partner
London, 22nd June 2021 – Today MoonPay, the global payments solution for cryptocurrency, has announced it has acquired a stake in BCB Group, Europe’s leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy.
The deal will see the two businesses working together to further enable additional fiat rails and cryptocurrency services to their respective clients and allow them to further expand their offerings worldwide, bringing crypto on and off ramps to new geographical markets.
MoonPay is a current client of BCB Group and through this investment will become a strategic partner. The investment follows BCB Group’s appointment of MoonPay’s Chief Growth Officer, Zeeshan Feroz, as an advisor in February.
In March, BCB Group closed an investment round to fund upcoming initiatives such as BCB Treasury, which aims to help companies invest in bitcoin as a treasury asset, BCB Yield Accounts and BCB wealth partners, designed to provide a crypto service for private wealth clients. BCB Group provides accounts and payments processing for the pillars of the industry, including Bitstamp, Coinbase, Galaxy, Gemini, Huobi and Kraken.
MoonPay has over 250 partners, including Bitcoin.com, Trust Wallet, and ZenGo. The company supports over 80 cryptocurrencies and over 30 fiat currencies. So far, MoonPay has processed over one million transactions across 160+ countries worldwide.
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO and Founder of MoonPay said: “BCB Group’s holistic payment and banking solutions align perfectly with our vision to level the financial playing field and continue developing the tools powering the new digital age. We are looking forward to working closely alongside the BCB team as they continue their impressive growth and together work to build an inclusive and efficient crypto-economy.”
BCB Group Founder and CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie commented: “We are delighted to have received MoonPay’s support at this vital stage of our growth journey. MoonPay’s market leading expertise and insight will be invaluable as we continue to transform crypto payment services.”
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About BCB Group
BCB Group is Europe’s leading crypto-dedicated payment services provider, serving some of the industry’s largest clients including Bitstamp, Coinbase, Galaxy, Gemini, Huobi and Kraken. BCB Group provides payment services in 20+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquidity and digital asset custody.
Responding to institutional demand for operational best practice in digital asset markets, BCB Group was created by established thought leaders in finance, regulation and technology. Founded in the UK and developed to encompass key relationships across global financial services communities, BCB Group is well positioned as one of the first multi-jurisdictional regulated cryptocurrency service firms. BCB Group’s executive team have worked for Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Investec, Lloyds Commercial Bank, Norton Rose Fulbright, FIS and Sun Life of Canada.
About MoonPay
MoonPay is a financial technology company that builds payment infrastructure for crypto. Its on-and-off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for converting between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies using all major payment methods, including debit and credit cards, local bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. MoonPay is active in more than 160 countries and is trusted by 250+ leading wallets, websites, and applications to accept payments and defeat fraud.
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