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Push by Aave Labs has secured regulatory approval from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), marking a major milestone in the company’s expansion of regulated cryptoasset services across the UK and Europe.
The approval strengthens the company’s regulatory position by complementing its existing FCA Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorisation, establishing a dual-licensed framework that enables the group to operate both regulated cryptoasset and electronic money services within the UK financial system.
The FCA, as the UK’s financial services regulator, oversees market integrity, consumer protection, and competition across the country’s financial ecosystem. The latest authorisation positions Push by Aave Labs to expand its regulated digital finance offerings while complying with the UK’s evolving crypto regulatory framework.
The development also aligns with Aave Labs’ broader European expansion strategy. In November 2025, its subsidiary, Push Virtual Assets Ireland Limited, secured authorisation as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework from the Central Bank of Ireland.
According to the company, the combined regulatory approvals will support the rollout of mainstream consumer-focused financial products and services across the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA), including zero-fee fiat-to-crypto conversion services.
“We are pleased to now be registered as cryptoasset service providers in the UK,” said Stani Kulechov, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aave Labs.
“Our FCA EMI authorisation and cryptoasset registrations provide the regulatory foundation to deliver next-generation, zero-fee onchain consumer financial products in the UK. With regulatory permissions now established across both the UK and EEA, we are well positioned to scale product development and deliver secure, trusted user experiences across these markets in line with applicable regulatory requirements,” he added.
The newly secured registrations form part of Aave Labs’ broader strategy to combine open blockchain infrastructure with regulated consumer financial services.
In the UK, Push is authorised to issue electronic money and, with its newly acquired cryptoasset registration, aims to develop a fully integrated fiat-to-crypto infrastructure designed to support secure and compliant onchain financial services.
Meanwhile, the company’s Irish CASP authorisation enables passporting rights across the European Economic Area, allowing Push by Aave Labs to offer compliant cryptoasset services and zero-fee stablecoin infrastructure across multiple European jurisdictions.
Collectively, the regulatory approvals significantly expand Aave Labs’ regulated footprint as the company continues to build accessible, compliant, and consumer-focused digital financial products across global markets.
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