Report date 13 Sept 2026BitPay
Selected entity evidence and regulatory records
This report contains the selected documented entities only. Source consultation dates remain the dates on cited records; report date is shown above.
The terms dated 1 April 2026 designate BitPay B.V. for the listed European countries, including the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and BitPay, Inc. for other territories. The customer's product determines the applicable agreement. [BP1]
Addresses & contacts
BitPay B.V.
Netherlands · KVK 58655891 [BP1, BP2, BP3]
Entity designated by the reviewed terms for the listed European countries, including the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom; the customer product determines the agreement. [BP1]
Company sources consulted 7 Sept 2026.
Purpose: registered office, complaints, contractual notices. Delivery: not tested. Sources consulted 7 Sept 2026.
Netherlands · registered address and complaints
Contractual notices: “Attn. Compliance Department”.
BitPay, Inc.
United States · Company incorporated in Delaware [BP1]
Entity designated by the reviewed terms for other territories; the customer product determines the agreement. [BP1]
Company sources consulted 7 Sept 2026.
Purpose: principal office as stated, merchant correspondence, contractual notices. Delivery: not tested. Sources consulted 7 Sept 2026.
United States · address in the 2026 terms
Described in the terms as the principal offices and address for merchant correspondence. Notices: “Attn. General Counsel”. The Complaints page still lists “1201 W Peachtree St NW Ste 2625, PMB 91017, Atlanta, GA 30309-3499”. The terms dated 1 April 2026 list The Exchange SE. Confirm the address for the relevant product before sending correspondence.
Contact channels
Support and complaints: support@bitpay.com — Provider-published contact route. No exclusive legal-entity recipient is established by this contact entry.. Consulted 7 Sept 2026. [BP2]
Online support: BitPay Help Center — Provider-published contact route. No exclusive legal-entity recipient is established by this contact entry.. Consulted 7 Sept 2026. [BP2]
Merchant enquiries: Help request wizard — Provider-published contact route. No exclusive legal-entity recipient is established by this contact entry.. Consulted 7 Sept 2026. [BP1]
Contractual notices: legal@bitpay.com — Provider-published contact route. No exclusive legal-entity recipient is established by this contact entry.. Consulted 7 Sept 2026. [BP1]
Conflicting US addresses. The Complaints page still lists “1201 W Peachtree St NW Ste 2625, PMB 91017, Atlanta, GA 30309-3499”. The terms dated 1 April 2026 list The Exchange SE. Confirm the address for the relevant product before sending correspondence. [BP1, BP2]
Regulatory records
BitPay B.V.
MiCA authorised · Netherlands · MiCA · checked 13 Sept 2026 [R2, R1, R3]
AFM's current register lists an Article 63 CASP authorization for BitPay B.V., number 41000045. ESMA corroborates the exact entity and LEI.
Only crypto-assets/funds exchange and transfer services for clients. Does not imply custody, trading-platform operation or a licence for BitPay, Inc.
- Authority
- Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
- Register reference
- 41000045
- Legal entity identifier
- 724500F2THLY5MHEIM78
- Authorised · AFM
- 15 Jul 2026
- Register snapshot
- 7 Sept 2026
- Record updated
- 13 Aug 2026
Services recorded
- Exchange of crypto-assets for funds
- Providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients
Authorisation dates differ. AFM records 15 July 2026; ESMA records 16 July 2026. The home-authority AFM date is displayed below. The AMF date of 15 July refers to the intended start of services in France.
Source locator: Worksheet row 170; LEI 724500F2THLY5MHEIM78. [R2]
Source locator: Exact entity BitPay B.V.; LEI 724500F2THLY5MHEIM78. [R1]
BitPay, Inc.
New York virtual currency license · New York, United States · 23 NYCRR Part 200 · checked 8 Sept 2026 [R4]
BitPay, Inc. appears in NYDFS's current regulated-entity list as a virtual-currency licensee, granted July 2018.
New York virtual-currency business activity involving New York or New Yorkers. Does not establish money-transmitter permissions in every US state or authorization of BitPay B.V.
- Authority
- New York State Department of Financial Services
- Licence granted
- July 2018
Services recorded
- Virtual currency business activity under New York Part 200
The public NYDFS table gives July 2018 without an individual licence reference. Other US state permissions were not assessed in this record.
Sources
- BP1 BitPay · Terms of Use
effective: 1 Apr 2026. 1 April 2026: Merchant §§2.1 and 12.2, Shopper §1; notices clause. Consulted 7 Sept 2026.
- BP2 BitPay · Complaints
Complaint contact details and the conflicting US address. Consulted 7 Sept 2026.
- BP3 Finansinspektionen · BitPay B.V.
Record FI 87897: address in the Netherlands. Consulted 7 Sept 2026.
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) — Interim MiCA register — crypto-asset service providers · Register snapshot: 7 Sept 2026 · checked 13 Sept 2026
Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) — Register Crypto-Asset Service Providers (CASPs) · Register snapshot: 7 Sept 2026 · checked 13 Sept 2026
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) — BitPay B.V. — CASP passport entry. The France passport start date is distinct from the home-authority authorisation date. · checked 8 Sept 2026
New York State Department of Financial Services — Virtual Currency Business Licensing — Regulated Entities. Regulated Entities table; Bitpay, Inc. row. · checked 8 Sept 2026