About Firi

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About Firi

About Firi

Firi is a Nordic platform for digital assets, founded with a clear purpose: to provide individuals and professional customers with a safe and simple way to access the crypto market.

Founded in 2017, Firi has grown from a fintech company into a regulated financial services provider with around 65 employees. Over the years, we have built extensive experience, a strong technological infrastructure, and trusted relationships with both customers and regulatory authorities.

Today, Firi is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the Nordic region, offering services across the digital asset value chain – from custody and exchange to order execution and transfers.

Firi is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, and provides services across borders in accordance with its regulatory authorisations.

Authorisation as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP)

On 22 May 2026, Firi was granted authorisation as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP). This authorisation is required under the EU's regulatory framework for companies providing crypto-asset services from 1 July 2026.

The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) has authorised Firi AS to provide crypto-asset services under Article 63 of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).

Firi AS is the first Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) operating a crypto-asset trading platform to receive authorisation under Article 63 of MiCA.

Firi AS is authorised to provide the following crypto-asset services:

a) Custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients

b) Operation of a trading platform for crypto-assets

c) Exchange of crypto-assets for funds

d) Exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets

e) Execution of orders for crypto-assets on behalf of clients

j) Provision of transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients

Cross-border services

Firi is authorised to provide these services cross-border from Norway to Sweden and Denmark.

Authorisation as an Electronic Money Institution

Services

Payment services pursuant to the Norwegian Financial Contracts Act (finansavtaleloven) Section 1-5, first paragraph:

b) Activities required for operating an account

c) Execution of payment transactions

d) Execution of payment transactions covered by a credit facility, as referred to in point c

Pursuant to the Norwegian Financial Institutions Act (finansforetaksloven) Section 3-2, cf. Section 2-11:

  • Distribution and redemption of electronic money
  • Issuance of electronic money

Cross-border services

Firi is authorised to provide cross-border services from Norway.

Services provided in Sweden without local establishment

Pursuant to the Norwegian Financial Institutions Act (finansforetaksloven) Section 3-2, cf. Section 2-11:

  • Distribution and redemption of electronic money
  • Issuance of electronic money

Payment services pursuant to the Norwegian Financial Contracts Act (finansavtaleloven) Section 1-5, first paragraph:

b) Activities required for operating an account

c) Execution of payment transactions

d) Execution of payment transactions covered by a credit facility, as referred to in point c

Regulatory information

You can find Firi's authorisations and regulatory information in the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority's official register via the link below.

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