Bitpanda is a Vienna-based investment platform founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer. It provides crypto brokerage alongside securities and precious metals, while its enterprise division supplies digital asset infrastructure to banks and other financial institutions. The Austrian crypto operator is Bitpanda GmbH, part of Bitpanda Group AG.
Investment products
The platform advertises more than 650 crypto assets, with availability depending on location and product. Customers can buy, sell and swap supported assets, set up recurring savings plans and stake eligible cryptocurrencies. Staking involves asset-specific risks, commissions and withdrawal conditions.
Its securities offering now includes stocks and ETFs held for customers, including fractional positions. Under the July 2026 financial-services terms, these services are provided by Bitpanda Financial Services GmbH, with its Berlin branch serving German custody-account customers. Fractions have restrictions on transfers, voting and other shareholder rights. These arrangements should be distinguished from the platform’s older derivative-based stock products.
Advanced trading and fees
Fusion is an advanced crypto broker that aggregates prices and liquidity from external venues; Bitpanda distinguishes it from an exchange. Its published volume tiers range from 0.25% to 0.02%. Standard crypto brokerage costs vary by asset and are included in the quoted transaction price. Stocks and ETFs carry a €1 trading fee. Network, currency-conversion, tax or other applicable costs can be additional.
Regulation and availability
The Austrian FMA authorised Bitpanda GmbH, company number FN 569240v, as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCAR on April 9, 2025. Its authorised scope includes custody, exchange, order-related services and transfers. CryptoSlate also covered Bitpanda among the early MiCA-authorised providers. Authorisations belong to specific legal entities and do not extend automatically to every group product or jurisdiction.
Customers must meet age, identity-verification and residence requirements. The eligible-country list includes European markets and selected nearby jurisdictions. UK residents sign up through Bitpanda Broker UK Ltd. U.S. persons and people located in the United States are excluded.
Enterprise, research and support
Bitpanda Enterprise provides investment and custody infrastructure for financial institutions. Its research includes a 2024 European investor survey with YouGov and a 2025 study with zeb consulting comparing investor demand with financial institutions’ crypto offerings.
Individual registration uses an email address and password, followed by verification. The account interface offers 13 languages. The support guide lists 24/7 live chat and WhatsApp, scheduled calls and self-service help. Community channels are intended for general discussion; personal account inquiries use direct support.
Leadership
Christian Trummer and Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad are Co-CEOs, and Eric Demuth is Executive Chairman. Enzersdorfer-Konrad has announced that he will step down in the first quarter of 2027; he remains in the current leadership roster ahead of that departure.
