How Januar and CryptoSwift Help CASPs Process Stablecoins
Europe’s premier crypto payment institution, Januar, partners with the EU’s only native Travel Rule vendor to bridge the MiCA-PSD2 compliance gap. The Vision Januar is a crypto-native Payment Institution licensed by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Holding both a Payment Institution license under PSD2 and a CASP license under MiCA, Januar is passported to operate […]
Crypto in B2B Payments: Compliance and Adoption
What does it actually take for digital currencies to transition from a niche, crypto-native use case to a reliable payment for B2B payments?
Behind Closed Doors: A Breakdown of the VI3NNA Declaration
The VI3NNA Declaration for 2026 was published this week. Summarizing the high-level, behind-closed-doors digital asset policy discussions from the inaugural VI3NNA Congress, the document lays out a blueprint for Europe’s regulatory and infrastructure prospects under MiCA. While the report covers extensive ground across liquidity, taxation, and market structures, two specific recommendations regarding the Travel Rule […]
Navigating the European Dual-Licensing Regime: A Conversation with Januar and CryptoSwift
The regulatory landscape for stablecoins and e-money tokens (EMTs) in Europe has shifted dramatically. Under recent European Banking Authority (EBA) guidance, crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) face a complex crossover between MiCA frameworks and traditional payment service mandates. In this fireside interview on 16 June 2026 titled “How can CASPs support stablecoins in 2026?”, Marcus Mølleskov, […]
Verification of Payee for Stablecoin Payments
Verification of Payee (VOP) is the process of confirming the recipient’s name and account details before the payment is executed. In an era where social engineering scams are practically a growth industry, VOP is a crucial line of defense against fat-finger errors and fraud. Traditional finance has already been forced to care. VOP is mandatory […]
Introducing KYW – Know Your Wallet
One of the hardest open problems in crypto compliance is deceptively simple: What kind of wallet are we dealing with?
Is it a custodial wallet operated by a VASP?
Is it a self-hosted wallet controlled by an individual or business?
Is there a known entity behind it?
Can we trust the attribution?
And what should a compliance team do when the answer is not obvious?
Today, we are introducing KYW – Know Your Wallet, a new wallet intelligence feature designed to help compliance teams answer these questions with greater operational confidence.
Travel Rule Standard Development – Highlights from the DARTE Digital Asset Round Table in Stockholm
CryptoSwift co-hosted the DARTE Digital Asset Round Table on 25 May at the Estonian House in Stockholm. Taking place at the side-lines of the Nordic Blockchain Conference 2026, the session gathered more than 30 legal experts and business executives operating at the forefront of the digital asset space. The round table agenda focused on three […]
Open Partner Model for Travel Rule Compliance
Over the past year, we have been building partner integrations with companies that need to connect with CryptoSwift in different ways. Some partners serve licensed VASPs and want to offer CryptoSwift capabilities to their own customers. Others are Travel Rule networks that need to exchange data securely with CryptoSwift customers. These integrations started as specific […]
How we built the best wallet verification tool
Over the past year, we have been building our wallet verification widget from a small, focused component into a flexible self-hosted wallet verification solution. At the beginning, the goal was simple: help a user prove that they control a wallet. As usual, “simple” lasted until the first real customer use case. Then came different blockchains, […]
The Business Case for the Travel Rule
The digital asset industry views the Travel Rule through a compliance lens: a regulatory hurdle to be cleared, a box to be checked, and a cost center for AML/KYT departments. It’s time to shift gears, however, since the industry is expanding from trading to payments. The trading use case means that transfers are made between’s […]