{"id":31730,"date":"2026-07-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=762e98cc7469cce8cd204b2b5f1cf261"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:00:00","slug":"alpaca-completes-eea-passporting-to-29-countries-expanding-access-to-regulated-investment-services-across-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=31730","title":{"rendered":"Alpaca Completes EEA Passporting to 29 Countries, Expanding Access to Regulated Investment Services Across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nAlpaca now provides regulated, localized investment services across the European Economic Area<\/i><\/p><\/a><\/a>

MADRID--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpaca<\/a>, a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs, today announced that it has completed the process to passport its regulated and localized investment services across 29 countries in the EEA (European Economic Area) through its Spain-based EEA hub.<\/p>

\nThe completion of EEA passporting enables Alpaca to extend the regulatory foundation established through its European entity, which is authorized and registered with Spain\u2019s Comisi\u00f3n Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), across the EEA under the MiFID II framework. Together with Alpaca\u2019s regulated UK entity, this milestone strengthens Alpaca\u2019s ability to support fintechs, financial institutions, and enterprise partners building regulated investment products across Europe, reaching a market of nearly 500 million people.<\/p>

\nThe passported countries include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden.<\/p>

\nFor fintechs and financial institutions across these markets, the completion of EEA passporting means access to Alpaca\u2019s API-driven investment infrastructure through a single, locally authorized European entity. Businesses building investment products across the region can work with Alpaca for account infrastructure, custody, and trading capabilities without pursuing separate authorizations market by market.<\/p>

\n\u201cCompleting EEA passporting is a major step in making Alpaca a truly regional infrastructure partner in Europe,\u201d said Karan Shanmugarajah, CEO of Alpaca Europe. \u201cFintechs and financial institutions can access regulated, localized investment services through a single European entity. By combining local regulatory expertise with Alpaca\u2019s API-first technology, we are making it easier for partners to build, launch, and scale investment products across Europe.<\/p>

\nThe milestone follows Alpaca\u2019s European expansion last year, including its acquisition of WealthKernel and the launch of Alpaca in Europe.<\/p>

\n\u201cOur goal is to make regulated investment infrastructure easier to access, easier to integrate, and easier to scale across markets,\u201d said Yoshi Yokokawa, CEO and Co-Founder of Alpaca. \u201cThis milestone reflects our commitment to building secure, localized infrastructure for partners across Europe. With Alpaca\u2019s investment services now passported across the EEA, alongside Alpaca\u2019s licensed UK operations and U.S.-headquartered, fully licensed self-clearing brokerage infrastructure, we\u2019re giving fintechs and financial institutions a stronger foundation to launch and scale cross-border investment products.\u201d<\/p>

\nAbout Alpaca<\/b><\/p>

\nAlpaca is a US-headquartered, self-clearing broker-dealer and global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs, powering access to traditional and on-chain asset classes. Today, Alpaca supports over 10 million brokerage accounts across hundreds of fintechs and institutions in more than 40 countries, backed by over $320 million in funding. For more information, visit alpaca.markets<\/a>.<\/p>

\nAlpaca Europe is a trading name of WealthKernel Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under reference number 723719.<\/i><\/p>

\nWealthKernel Spain, A.V., S.L.U. is authorised and registered by the CNMV (No. 328), Madrid, Spain.<\/i><\/p>

\nSecurities brokerage services are provided by Alpaca Securities LLC (dba \"Alpaca Clearing\"), member <\/i>FINRA<\/i><\/a>\/<\/i>SIPC<\/i><\/a>, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AlpacaDB, Inc. Technology and services are offered by AlpacaDB, Inc.<\/i><\/p>

\nAll investments involve risk; for more information, please see our <\/i>Disclosure Library<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p> Contacts<\/b>

\nMedia Contact<\/b>Lavinia Chirico\npress@alpaca.markets<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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