Banca Sella becomes first Italian bank cleared for MiCA crypto custody and transfers
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Promote with Leviathan NewsBanca Sella says it completed its Bank of Italy notification under MiCA, making it the first Italian bank able to launch crypto-asset services. The bank plans to roll out custody, sending, and receiving of digital assets for selected client segments during 2026. Sella has been building toward this since Bank of Italy’s 2022 Fintech Milano Hub DLT pilot and is also a founding member of Qivalis, the 37-bank consortium planning a euro stablecoin.
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