Dinaro Becomes the First Slovenian EMT Issuer Listed Under EU MiCA

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Dinaro, a Slovenian electronic money institution regulated by the Bank of Slovenia, has been added to the EU MiCA EMT issuer registry, becoming the first Slovenian entity listed under MiCA (EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation). The update, effective August 12 (UTC+8), also added Partners Banka and Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt to the CASP register. Dinaro provides card issuance and acquiring services and holds Mastercard principal membership. Altlift has been removed from the CASP register. The EMT registry now includes 43 entries, as liquidity and crypto markets continue to evolve under regulatory oversight.

According to ME News, on August 12 (UTC+8), Dinaro, an electronic money institution regulated by the Bank of Slovenia, has been added to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) register of issuers of Electronic Money Tokens (EMTs) under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), becoming the first Slovenian issuer listed on this register. This update to ESMA’s register also added two new Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs): Czech lending institution Partners Banka and German Volksbank Beilstein-Ilsfeld-Abstatt, bringing the total number of registered CASPs to 325. Dinaro’s website states that it offers payment services including card issuance and acquiring, and holds Mastercard’s primary membership. The Czech company Altlift has been removed from the CASP register; it was first listed in early July this year and was authorized to execute and transmit client orders and provide crypto-asset advisory services. With Dinaro’s inclusion, the EMT register now contains 43 entries; the Asset-Referenced Token (ART) register remains empty, and the list of non-compliant entities continues to consist of 167 entities. (Source: ODAILY)

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