CACEIS Invests in Kriptown to Propel Europe’s First SME-Focused Tokenised Exchange

CACEIS Invests in Kriptown to Propel Europe’s First SME-Focused Tokenised Exchange

(IN BRIEF) CACEIS has acquired a minority stake in French fintech Kriptown to back the upcoming launch of Lise, Europe’s first blockchain-based exchange for SMEs and mid-caps. Lise is developing a DLT-enabled market infrastructure to simplify equity financing and listings, and has applied for DLT Trading and Settlement System status under the EU pilot regime. This investment reinforces CACEIS’s ongoing digital-assets strategy—recently highlighted by its MiCA approval—and highlights the firm’s commitment to combining technological innovation with regulatory compliance to drive the financial sector’s digital transformation.

(PRESS RELEASE) MONTROUGE, 4-Aug-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — CACEIS has taken a strategic minority stake in Kriptown, a French fintech leader in asset tokenisation, aligning with the imminent debut of Lise (Lightning Stock Exchange)—the first European tokenised trading venue devoted to small and mid-cap enterprises. This investment underscores CACEIS’s dedication to advancing digital innovation within financial markets and nurturing ecosystems that accelerate transformation.

Through its subsidiary Lise, Kriptown is building a distributed-ledger-based infrastructure to streamline equity fundraising and public listings for SMEs. Lise has already filed for recognition as a DLT Trading and Settlement System under the EU’s pilot regime, clearing the way for blockchain-powered issuance, trading, and settlement of financial instruments.

By supporting Kriptown at this pivotal moment, CACEIS not only reinforces the governance framework of Lise’s parent company but also bolsters the platform’s standing with investors and regulators. This minority investment dovetails with CACEIS’s long-term digital assets strategy—a commitment further validated by its recent MiCA approval, which exemplifies the group’s belief that cutting-edge technology and sound regulation must evolve in tandem.

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SOURCE: CACEIS