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Bison BankBison Bank, S.A.

Bison Bank: MiCA CASP authorisation

Current: Banco de Portugal, Portugal, since 19 May 2026

Bison Bank holds a current MiCA authorisation from Banco de Portugal in Portugal, dated 19 May 2026.

Source: ESMA’s interim MiCA register, snapshot of 6 Oct 2026. Confirm the live entry in the ESMA register.

Bison Bank register record

Legal name
Bison Bank, S.A.
Commercial name
Bison Bank
LEI
549300V4H4USWZUCE073GLEIF issued, renewal due 22 Dec 2026
Competent authority
Banco de PortugalOfficial website
Home state
Portugal
Authorised
Status
Current, no end date
Website
bisonbank.com
Registered address
Rua Barata Salgueiro, n.º 33, Piso 0, 1250-042 Lisboa
Ultimate parent (GLEIF)
Bison Capital Financial Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited

8 of 10 services authorised

Art. 3(1)(16)

The median current entity holds three services, so this scope is broader than the register median.

  • CustodyAuthorised
  • Trading platformNot held
  • Exchange crypto/fiatAuthorised
  • Exchange crypto/cryptoAuthorised
  • Execution of ordersAuthorised
  • PlacingAuthorised
  • Reception and transmissionAuthorised
  • AdviceAuthorised
  • Portfolio managementNot held
  • Transfer servicesAuthorised

May operate in 6 of 30 states

Art. 65

Portugal as home state plus five host states notified under Article 65, fewer than the median of 9 host states.

  1. Austria, not passported
  2. Belgium, not passported
  3. Bulgaria, not passported
  4. Croatia, not passported
  5. Cyprus, not passported
  6. Czechia, not passported
  7. Denmark, not passported
  8. Estonia, not passported
  9. Finland, not passported
  10. France, passported
  11. Germany, passported
  12. Greece, not passported
  13. Hungary, not passported
  14. Iceland, not passported
  15. Ireland, not passported
  16. Italy, passported
  17. Latvia, not passported
  18. Liechtenstein, not passported
  19. Lithuania, not passported
  20. Luxembourg, not passported
  21. Malta, not passported
  22. Netherlands, passported
  23. Norway, not passported
  24. Poland, not passported
  25. Portugal, home state
  26. Romania, not passported
  27. Slovakia, not passported
  28. Slovenia, not passported
  29. Spain, passported
  30. Sweden, not passported
  • Home PT
  • Passported 5
  • Not notified 24

Bison Bank in the register

ESMA’s entry for Bison Bank, S.A. covers eight of the ten MiCA services: custody and administration of crypto-assets (a), exchanging crypto-assets for funds (c), exchanging crypto-assets for other crypto-assets (d), executing orders for clients (e), placing crypto-assets (f), receiving and transmitting orders (g), advice on crypto-assets (h) and transfer services (j).

Bison Bank, S.A. notified five host states under Article 65 (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Netherlands). Clients in those states and in Portugal may use the services above through this entity.

It is the only current MiCA entity with its home state in Portugal.

Comments in ESMA’s record

  • Bison Bank is a credit institution authorized to operate in Portugal since 2001. Bison Bank was authorized to provide criptoasset services by Banco de Portugal and Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários.

Compare it with every entity in the ESMA register table, read how MiCA licensing works in Portugal, or see the licensed consumer exchanges we track.

What changed, and when

  1. Checked against the ESMA snapshot

    The entry was current in this file.

  2. Authorised by Banco de Portugal

    Bison Bank, S.A. entered the MiCA register in Portugal.

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