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Questions regarding the requirement for authorisation

If you have any questions relating to the requirement for authorisation for specific business models in the context of financial business or to the supervisory requirements for fintech companies, please use the contact details under the following links:

  • Questions regarding the authorisation requirement for financial business
  • Questions regarding supervisory requirements for fintech business models

Information:Secure e-mail communication and e-mail communication to replace the legal written form

In addition to the contact information provided above, you can send confidential information and documents to BaFin by encrypted e-mail.

Electronic documents that are to replace the legally prescribed written form within the meaning of section 3a (2) of the German Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG) must be sent to one of the addresses for electronic communication that BaFin provides for this purpose in order to have legal effect.

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