MoonPay just notched another major win in its regulatory playbook—securing official registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) in Jersey, the largest Channel Island and a key international finance hub.

The approval, granted by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC), allows MoonPay to legally offer buy, sell, and swap services for crypto users in the region, crypto.news has confirmed exclusively.

Jersey Joins MoonPay’s Growing Global Compliance List

Jersey may be small, but its importance in the financial world is massive. With this new approval, MoonPay adds another flag to its global map of regulated markets, which already includes:

• U.S.
  
• U.K.
  
• Australia
  
• Canada
  
• Italy
  
• Ireland
  
• Netherlands (via MiCA)
  

MoonPay CEO: Regulation Is the Road to Scale

CEO Ivan Soto-Wright stressed that compliance is baked into MoonPay’s DNA:

“We look forward to continued collaboration with regulatory bodies to bring our crypto solutions to more users around the globe.”

MoonPay’s big bet: build trust by getting licensed everywhere that matters.

Why Jersey Matters for Crypto

Jersey’s not new to digital assets. The island was ahead of the curve in 2014, when the JFSC approved the world’s first regulated Bitcoin fund. Now, it’s continuing to welcome responsible crypto players under its VASP licensing regime, which includes AML checks and consumer protection standards.

For MoonPay, the move reinforces its promise to offer safe, compliant crypto access in regions with serious financial oversight.

DeFi Ambitions: Helio Acquisition Adds Fuel

Earlier this year, MoonPay made headlines when it acquired Helio, a Solana-based payments platform, for $175 million. Helio had processed $1.5 billion+ in crypto payments in just three years.

With Helio’s DeFi-native tools now integrated into the MoonPay engine, the company is doubling down on its non-custodial, crypto-first future—while staying firmly on the right side of regulation.