Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure platform acquired by Stripe, announced that it has secured both MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) and EMI (e-money institution) authorisations across all 27 EU member states, marking a significant compliance milestone for the company's European operations.

In a company announcement, Bridge confirmed that the dual approvals cover regulatory frameworks governing crypto-asset services and electronic money issuance throughout the European Union. The authorisation process was anchored in Luxembourg, where the entity operates under the name Bridge Building S.A.

MiCA, which entered full application across the EU in December 2024, establishes a harmonised rulebook for crypto-asset issuers and service providers, replacing a patchwork of national regimes. The regulation imposes requirements around reserve backing, investor disclosures, and operational conduct for stablecoin issuers—categories directly relevant to Bridge's infrastructure business.

Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), the country's financial regulator, serves as the supervisory authority for Bridge's e-money and payment institution activities. Luxembourg has emerged as a sought-after EU jurisdiction for crypto and fintech licensing, given its established fund and payments infrastructure and CSSF's experience processing MiCA applications. The CSSF maintains dedicated regulatory pages for payment institutions and electronic money institutions, as well as a specific section for issuers of e-money tokens (EMTs), both of which are relevant to Bridge's authorisation scope.

At the European level, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) maintains a consolidated data file tracking e-money token providers operating under MiCA. The CSSF also provides a public entity search portal where Bridge Building S.A.'s registration can be verified, offering regulator-hosted corroboration of the jurisdiction and entity involved.

Taken together, these official regulatory sources frame the development as a compliance and market-access advancement tied to EU and Luxembourg oversight, rather than a product launch or pricing event.

The authorisation adds to Bridge's growing regulatory footprint. The company previously received a conditional trust charter nod from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and facilitated the launch of the USDsui stablecoin through its platform. The EU approvals position Bridge alongside a growing cohort of stablecoin and e-money token issuers securing MiCA coverage, a step increasingly viewed as a prerequisite for serving institutional and corporate clients across the bloc.

The available regulatory filings and company statements do not specify a product rollout timetable, transaction volume data, or commercial forecasts for Bridge's European operations. The scope of the announcement remains focused on the regulatory authorisations themselves.