Gate secures Maltese PSD2 license, positioning itself to scale EU crypto payments
Gate Technology Ltd — the Malta-based arm of major crypto exchange Gate.com — has been granted a Payment Institution license under the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the firm announced today.
Why it matters
The PSD2 license gives Gate regulated footing to offer licensed payment services across the European Union via passporting rights, enabling deeper integration of traditional finance rails with Web3 applications. According to the company, this places Gate among a small cohort of crypto-native firms in Europe that have reached this level of payment regulatory approval.
Gate’s CEO in Malta, Giovanni Cunti, said the license creates “a foundation for future financial services” and provides regulatory certainty for both institutional and retail customers in Europe. The company frames the move as part of a broader push to build compliant infrastructure linking traditional finance and crypto.
Regulatory build-out and reach
This development follows Gate’s earlier regulatory milestone in Malta — the firm previously obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license to offer exchange and custody services under the new EU crypto rulebook. Gate also says it maintains a multi-jurisdictional compliance strategy that includes entities or approvals in Malta, Cyprus, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia and Dubai.
Scale and footprint
Founded in 2013, Gate.com reports serving more than 49 million users worldwide and ranks among the top three crypto exchanges globally by market share, per company data. With the PSD2 license, Gate aims to expand its payments and stablecoin services across the EU while building tighter fiat-crypto rails for clients.
Standard disclosure
The company’s announcement reiterated that the release is not an offer or recommendation, and that Gate may restrict or prohibit services for users in certain jurisdictions.
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