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Funds transfer, prepaid instruments and crypto exchange are three distinct registrations.
4 licences · 6 institutions
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Licence types
4What the regime looks like
- Funds Transfer Service Provider (資金移動業)Funds transferRegistration for remittance and funds transfer, split into Type I, II and III by the amount per transfer.Money transfer & remittanceOfficial source
- Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuer (前払式支払手段)PrepaidRegistration for issuing prepaid instruments, with safeguarding duties above the statutory threshold.E-money & stored valueOfficial source
- Crypto-Asset Exchange Service Provider (暗号資産交換業)Crypto exchangeRegistration for crypto-asset exchange, custody and intermediary services.Crypto-asset & VASPOfficial source
- Banking licenceBanking licenceFull banking licence under the Banking Act.Banking & deposit-takingOfficial source
A hand-picked sample for orientation — not the full register.
- Block (Square)Merchant acquiring and Cash App, licensed state by state and in each international market.MTLMSBEMIAFSLLicensed inUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaJapanEuropean Union / EEA
- Checkout.comEnterprise acquiring with local acquiring licences across four regions.APIEMIMTLMPISVFLicensed inUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeHong Kong, ChinaAustraliaJapan
- PayPayJapanese QR wallet registered for funds transfer and prepaid instruments.Funds transferPrepaidLicensed inJapan
- RevolutEMI plus a banking licence in Lithuania; separate licences in each expansion market.BankingEMIAPIMTLMPIAFSLLicensed inEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMexicoBrazilIndia
- StripeGlobal acquiring, payouts and issuing; licensed separately in each market it settles in.MSBMTLEMIAPIMPIAFSLLicensed inUnited StatesEuropean Union / EEAUnited KingdomSingaporeAustraliaJapan
- WiseCross-border accounts and transfers, licensed market by market.EMIMTLMPIAFSLLicensed inUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEAUnited StatesSingaporeAustraliaJapanMalaysia
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A curated reference, not legal advice and not exhaustive. Confirm the scope of any licence with its regulator before relying on it.