CONIO, ITALIAN LEADER IN CRYPTO AND TOKENISATION TECHNOLOGIES, OBTAINS THE MICAR LICENCE AS A CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICE PROVIDER

Conio, the fintech company backed by Poste Italiane and Banca Generali and specialised in blockchain technologies applied to the custody and tokenisation of digital assets, has obtained the MiCAR licence (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) in Italy to operate as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP). This milestone marks the completion of an authorisation process aimed at making innovative, cutting-edge solutions available to an increasingly broad and diverse audience, while meeting the levels of protection and transparency required by European legislation.

In particular, Conio makes its technology available to three key sectors:

• Retail customers: they can access ultra-secure services for the safekeeping and management of digital assets with total ease, directly via the Conio mobile app;
• Banks and fintech companies: they can integrate the Conio ecosystem through white-label solutions, offering their customers crypto-native and compliant services;
• Corporate and financial institutions: these can implement bespoke projects for the advanced management of digital assets and Real World Assets (RWAs) through Conio’s solutions, including in areas outside the scope of MiCAR, such as tokenisation.

The CASP authorisation process, successfully completed in Italy with the involvement of Consob and the approval of the Bank of Italy, required a particularly lengthy and meticulous analysis, partly due to the highly innovative nature of Conio’s services, the complexity of its operating model and the variety of segments it serves: elements that set the company apart in the Italian landscape in terms of the breadth of its offering, technological expertise and ability to operate across various areas of digital assets. The process confirmed the solidity of the company’s technological model and its clear expertise in customer protection, procedural integrity, risk management and capital stability.

In addition to services directly related to obtaining the licence, such as the custody, transfer and placement of digital assets, Conio also stands out for its additional services in areas outside the scope of MiCAR, as well as for the vertical expertise it has developed in the design and implementation of blockchain solutions for tokenisation. The company has dedicated teams capable of working on complex projects not only in the financial sector, but also in areas such as collectibles and energy. In this context, Conio does not merely offer bespoke technological solutions, but supports its partners throughout the entire development process: from project design to the definition of financial and operational flows, through to the technical implementation of the infrastructure. A tailor-made approach, built around the specific needs of each partner and their respective sector.

With the transitional regime coming to an end on 30 June 2026, operators without a CASP licence will no longer be able to offer crypto services in Italy and across Europe. This makes the licence essential for business continuity: by choosing Conio, customers, banks and businesses can rely on a regulated entity, subject to institutional oversight and compliant with high standards in anti-money laundering, consumer protection and market abuse monitoring, with dedicated safeguards for the protection of end customers.

In this context, the authorisation represents a decisive step for Conio in consolidating market confidence. This milestone opens up new opportunities to integrate digital assets into regulated and diversified portfolios, further strengthening the fintech company’s role as a key partner in the digital asset market.

«Obtaining MiCAR authorisation in Italy is a particularly significant achievement for Conio, as it confirms the strength of a path built across the country», says Christian Miccoli, CEO and founder of Conio. «In a strategic field such as digital assets, which concerns the safekeeping of value, the finance of the future and also the technological and geopolitical competitiveness of national systems, it is essential that Italy can count on centres of excellence capable of innovating, developing expertise and acting as strategic partners for major Italian companies. It is in this same spirit that Conio participates in the Technical Working Group of the Parliamentary Intergroup on Digital Assets, Blockchain and Bitcoin: to contribute to a dialogue between industry, regulators and institutions that enables Italy to lead, rather than merely follow, the evolution of digital finance.»

Conio

Conio is the Italian fintech company backed by Poste Italiane and Banca Generali, founded in 2015 and the first firm in Italy to create a multi-signature Bitcoin wallet. Conio develops proprietary technologies for the custody and management of digital assets, with a focus on security, regulatory compliance and ease of use. The company makes digital assets accessible to the B2C market – it now has over 450,000 retail customers – and offers tailored solutions to banks, financial institutions and businesses interested in tokenisation and digital assets. Its areas of activity include the tokenisation of Real World Assets (RWA), sustainable energy and financial products. Conio has filed 20 patents and is recognised for the high quality of its services, a hallmark of Made in Italy excellence.

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