Is BBVA MiCA-licensed?
Status checked on 2 August 2026 against the official ESMA register
Yes, BBVA has a current MiCA register entry via the Article 60 notification route. CNMV supervises the entry in Spain, dated Mar 2025. The Spanish bank entered the MiCA register through the credit-institution notification route with the CNMV in March 2025. It offers retail crypto trading and custody.
Practical effect: The named EEA entity is supervised for the services in its current MiCA register entry. Conduct and disclosure rules apply. Safeguarding and custody liability depend on the service and the entity that holds the assets or funds. You can escalate complaints to CNMV.
Read what a CASP licence covers, or compare tracked licensed exchanges on register facts.
At a glance
- Supervising or reporting authority
- CNMV
- Registered EEA entity
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
- Home state in register
- Spain
- MiCA register route
- Article 60 notification
- Register entry date
- Mar 2025
- EEA passporting
- Eligible under Article 65. Notified host states not verified
- Exchange type
- Fintech
- MiCA services
- 3/10
MiCA service scope in the register · 3 of 10
The MiCA register records specific crypto-asset services. BBVA's recorded scope includes:
- Custody
- Execution of orders
- Transfer services
Common questions
Who regulates BBVA in the EU?
BBVA has a current MiCA register entry under the Article 60 notification route in Spain, dated Mar 2025. CNMV supervises the entry. The registered entity is Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.. The ESMA register is the source of truth for the current entity and service scope.
Can BBVA serve customers across the whole EEA?
BBVA is eligible to use MiCA's host-state notification route for the services in its home entry. We have not verified which host states or services were notified, so the home entry is not evidence of live coverage in every EEA country.
Does MiCA protect my funds on BBVA?
MiCA applies conduct and disclosure rules to the registered EEA entity for the recorded service. Safeguarding duties depend on which service and entity hold client crypto-assets or funds. Article 75 covers custody liability for attributable loss and caps that liability. MiCA does not provide a deposit guarantee, and crypto-assets can lose value.
How do I verify BBVA's licence myself?
Search the official ESMA CASP register for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.. National regulators update the records each week. Use the official register as the authoritative source.
