IG Europe is preparing to expand crypto services across Europe through Bitpanda, giving the London-listed trading group a wider route into digital assets beyond the U.K. The plan will use Bitpanda’s infrastructure to support regulated access for investors in the region.
IG’s European division will rely on Bitpanda for liquidity, trading connectivity, and market data. CoinDesk reported the update, citing an emailed statement from the companies.
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IG Europe Plans Regulated Crypto Services Expansion
The companies did not announce plans as to when the broader rollout will occur. The new move comes after IG launched crypto trading for U.K. retail traders last year.
Bitpanda will offer the exchange infrastructure for the expansion. It will provide support to the core systems that will enable it to provide crypto services through a regulated European framework.
The Vienna-based company is licensed as a Markets in Crypto-Assets in Germany and Malta. The approvals will enable Bitpanda to offer crypto services in the European Union through MiCA’s passporting regime.
IG already has a widespread retail trading base. The company is known for introducing financial spread betting in the U.K. in the early 1970s. That history makes the firm one of the older brands in online retail trading.
Now it offers trading in equities, Foreign Exchange, commodities, and derivatives. The group also has a wide customer base for digital asset products with 1.3 million clients worldwide.
IG reported that for the first quarter of 2026, the company’s revenue amounted to £331.2 million, which is approximately $445 million. Spot crypto accounted for £2.4 million, or around $3.2 million.
That represents a tiny percentage of IG’s overall business. However, the Bitpanda partnership represents one more step in its planned crypto services expansion in Europe.
IG Strengthens Crypto Position With New Deals
IG has also taken steps into the digital asset space with other deals. Related coverage said the group agreed to buy 70% of Australian crypto exchange Independent Reserve for A$109.6 million.
Independent Reserve has a full valuation of A$178 million. The acquisition was a sign of IG’s wider strategy of getting regulated exposure to crypto markets away from its home base.
IG also sold Small Exchange to Kraken. According to related coverage, Kraken reportedly purchased the CFTC-regulated derivatives platform for a $100 million price tag.
Bitpanda has been growing in the current digital asset rulebook in Europe. According to related coverage, its 2025 revenue increased 16% to €371 million, and users grew to 7.4 million.
The partnership connects IG’s client reach with Bitpanda’s licensed infrastructure. Europe’s MiCA framework is now shaping how trading firms expand digital asset access.
Established platforms are increasingly using regulated partners to provide crypto services. For brokers, compliant infrastructure has become a key requirement.
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