Société Générale subsidiary becomes the first fully-licensed crypto provider in France
Société Générale subsidiary becomes the first fully-licensed crypto provider in France. Forge will have a right to custody digital assets, to purchase and sell them for legal tender, and to trade them against each other. Forge, a subsidiary of Société Générale — the third-largest bank in France — became the first company to obtain the highest access license for providing crypto services in the country — a prerequisite for numerous service activities (PSAN). The provider will have a right to custody digital assets, to purchase and sell them for legal tender, and trade them against each other. So far, around 90 companies have already been on the AMF list of licensed providers. For example, the subsidiary of Société Générale’s powerful competitor, Crédit Agricole, got approval for digital custody in June 2023. However, Forge became the first to receive the highest approval for numerous services from the regulator. As the French radio station Business FM stated, such stringent requirements for this level of approval give an obvious advantage to large traditional banks over smaller crypto companies. Source: cointelegraph
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