White Tech gets HANFA MiCA license, opens EU access

White Tech received authorization from the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) on April 29, 2026, to operate as a crypto-asset service provider under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The company is part of the W Group ecosystem and is majority-owned by Volodymyr Nosov, founder and CEO of WhiteBIT.

The HANFA license permits White Tech to offer the exchange of crypto-assets for fiat currencies, the exchange of crypto-assets for other crypto-assets, transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients, and the custody and administration of crypto-assets. The permission covers services provided across the European Union under the MiCA framework.

Under MiCA, White Tech will operate subject to ongoing supervision by HANFA and must meet compliance obligations that include governance arrangements, risk management frameworks and user protection standards. Those rules specify how firms should safeguard customer assets and manage operational risks for both institutional and retail clients.

MiCA establishes a single set of rules across all 27 EU member states and includes a passporting mechanism that allows authorized firms to offer services across the bloc. White Tech is among the earliest companies in Croatia to obtain authorization under the regulation, enabling it to begin cross-border activity while other firms continue national application processes.

Within W Group, White Tech is intended to serve as an infrastructure unit focused on exchange and settlement services. Its responsibilities include converting between crypto-assets and fiat and executing client transfer orders. The authorization lets the group route such activity through a supervised EU entity rather than relying on multiple national licenses.

According to W Group, the fintech ecosystem serves about 35 million users in 150 countries. The group identifies WhiteBIT as its consumer-facing exchange, reporting more than 900 trading pairs, over 340 listed assets and support for eight fiat currencies. The HANFA authorization establishes a supervised operational base in the EU for the group’s services.

MiCA’s implementation is ongoing across the bloc. Firms that obtain authorization can use the regulation’s cross-border provisions to offer services in other member states while operating under the governance, risk and consumer protection rules set by the framework.