
Firi obtained its CASP authorisation on 22 May 2026. This authorisation is an EU regulatory requirement that all providers of crypto services must hold from 1 July 2026.
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) has granted Firi AS authorisation to provide crypto-asset services under Article 63 of 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 provides 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 relating to crypto-assets on behalf of clients
j) Provision of transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
The company is authorised to conduct cross-border business from Norway into Sweden and Denmark.
Payment services pursuant to Section 1-5, first paragraph, of the Norwegian Financial Contracts Act:
b) activities required to operate and manage an account
c) execution of payment transactions
d) execution of payment transactions covered by a credit facility, cf. service c
Pursuant to Section 3-2 in conjunction with Section 2-11 of the Norwegian Financial Institutions Act:
The company is authorised to conduct cross-border business from Norway.
Pursuant to Section 3-2 in conjunction with Section 2-11 of the Norwegian Financial Institutions Act:
Payment services pursuant to Section 1-5, first paragraph, of the Norwegian Financial Contracts Act:
b) activities required to operate and manage an account
c) execution of payment transactions
d) execution of payment transactions covered by a credit facility, cf. service c