You need to apply for an activity license if you wish to operate as payment or e-money institution.
Operating licenses for Payment Institutions and E-money Institutions are issued by the Finantsinspektsioon of Estonia
Finantsinspektsioon grants license within three months after all the necessary documentation and data have been received, and not later than six months after the application for the operating license has been received.
Estonian company is required to have authorisation for operating in the cryptocurrency area of activity:
* providing services of exchanging a virtual currency against a fiat currency
* providing a virtual currency wallet service
* providing services of exchanging a virtual currency against a virtual currency
An authorisation application is decided by the Financial Intelligence Unit by way of granting or refusing to grant authorisation not later than within 120 working days following the date of submission of the application.
a creditor
a credit intermediary
a management company
an investment firm
an insurance undertaking
provider trust and company services
buying-in or wholesale of precious metals, precious metal articles or precious stones
forex exchange broker
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