IG Europe partners with Bitpanda to offer EU crypto access

IG Europe and crypto exchange Bitpanda announced on Thursday they have agreed to a partnership to offer digital asset products to clients across the European Union. The deal will link IG Europe’s client channels with Bitpanda’s trading, custody and institutional services.

IG Europe GmbH is the European subsidiary of IG Group and is regulated by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin. The firm said the services will operate under IG Europe’s oversight in Germany while using Bitpanda’s infrastructure to execute trades and hold assets.

The partnership follows several recent moves by IG: the acquisition of Australian exchange Independent Reserve, a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) authorization to provide crypto services across the EU, and the sale of the futures platform Small Exchange Inc to Kraken as part of a collaboration.

Bitpanda, founded in 2014, operates a major European cryptocurrency exchange. The company reported at least 7.4 million users by the end of 2025, has launched services in the U.K., and has added support for thousands of equities and ETFs.

“Clients want crypto exposure from a platform they trust,” Esteve Jane, managing director of IG Europe, said. He added the arrangement will broaden the firm’s product range for experienced investors.

Nadeem Ladki, global head of Bitpanda Enterprise, commented that Bitpanda aims to help financial institutions bring digital assets to market safely and at scale. He added that supporting a regulated broker reinforces Bitpanda’s position as an infrastructure partner for institutions building digital asset capabilities.

The MiCA authorization permits cross-EU provision of crypto services, allowing the combined arrangement to reach clients across member states subject to German regulatory oversight. According to the firms, the agreement is intended to expand product availability while relying on Bitpanda’s custody systems and IG Europe’s compliance framework.

IG Global, the parent company of IG Europe, said the partnership forms part of its broader expansion into crypto services.