Do You Need a CASP License Just for Crypto Custody Under MiCA?
Advapay explains why custody-only crypto models still require CASP authorization under MiCA, what the capital class means, and how VASPs must transition.
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Nikola Kosovic is a Key Account Manager at Advapay, working with fintech founders, payment companies, and financial services businesses on licensing, consulting, Banking-as-a-Service, and software infrastructure projects.
He supports clients from early business-model discussion through licensing preparation, vendor selection, core banking setup, and go-live coordination. His work connects commercial requirements with the practical decisions regulated fintech teams need to make: which license path fits the model, what infrastructure is needed, how banking and payment operations should be structured, and where Advapay's consulting, Macrobank core banking platform, and BaaS capabilities can support the launch.
Nikola writes about fintech licensing, crypto and MiCA authorization, banking access, BaaS implementation, core banking software, and the operational choices founders face when moving from idea to regulated business.
Advapay explains why custody-only crypto models still require CASP authorization under MiCA, what the capital class means, and how VASPs must transition.
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