CACEIS acquires minority stake in French fintech firm Kriptown
04 August 2025 France
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CACEIS has acquired a minority stake of French fintech firm Kriptown, to back the development of Lise (Lighting Stock Exchange), a blockchain-based exchange.
The startup’s subsidiary Lise, is set to become the first European tokenised market infrastructure focused on small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies.
Lise aims to generate a market ecosystem that minimalises processes associated with equity financing and listings for SMEs.
The platform’s launch is awaiting regulatory approval as a DLT Trading and Settlement System (DLT TSS) under the European pilot regime.
If authorised it would enable companies to issue, trade, and settle financial tools directly on a distributed ledger, reducing the time and costs linked to existing IPO processes.
Lise would enable investors to buy or sell shares on a secondary market that functions continuously without the constrictions of standard clearing houses, or extended arrangements of multiple negotiators.
The acquisition reflects CACEIS's wider pursuit of digital assets, which saw it recently granted MiCA approval.
The startup’s subsidiary Lise, is set to become the first European tokenised market infrastructure focused on small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies.
Lise aims to generate a market ecosystem that minimalises processes associated with equity financing and listings for SMEs.
The platform’s launch is awaiting regulatory approval as a DLT Trading and Settlement System (DLT TSS) under the European pilot regime.
If authorised it would enable companies to issue, trade, and settle financial tools directly on a distributed ledger, reducing the time and costs linked to existing IPO processes.
Lise would enable investors to buy or sell shares on a secondary market that functions continuously without the constrictions of standard clearing houses, or extended arrangements of multiple negotiators.
The acquisition reflects CACEIS's wider pursuit of digital assets, which saw it recently granted MiCA approval.
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