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Cantor Fitzgerald is advising AMINA Bank, the FINMA-licensed Swiss digital asset bank formerly known as SEBA Bank, on a potential public listing. The move signals that the pipeline for crypto-native companies going public is getting more serious, and that traditional finance heavyweights are eager to be the ones shepherding them there.
For Cantor, this isn’t a random foray into crypto banking. The firm has been methodically building out its blockchain capital markets business, most recently through a partnership with Securitize announced in July 2026 to enable public companies to pursue on-chain IPOs and offerings. Advising AMINA on a potential listing fits neatly into that playbook.
Why AMINA matters in the crypto banking landscape
AMINA Bank is a regulated Swiss bank with a FINMA license, offering custody, trading, lending, and staking services for digital assets. The bank reported 69% revenue growth for 2024, a figure that earned it the title of Switzerland’s fastest-growing crypto bank at the time.
AMINA has also been stacking regulatory credentials at an impressive clip. The bank became the first international crypto banking group to secure a MiCA license, obtained through its Austrian subsidiary. That license opens the door to as many as 30 EU markets.
In May 2026, the bank added another notch by becoming the first regulated bank to support trading and custody for Canton Coin.
Cantor’s crypto capital markets ambition
The Securitize partnership is the clearest signal of Cantor’s strategy. By enabling blockchain-based IPOs, Cantor is positioning itself as the go-to advisor for companies that want to tap public markets without abandoning the on-chain ethos that defines their business.
The advisory engagement is reportedly still in early stages, with no public details about valuation targets or potential listing venues.
What this means for investors
If AMINA successfully reaches public markets, it would become one of a very small number of publicly traded, fully regulated crypto banks globally. The 69% revenue growth figure from 2024 is particularly relevant, as public market investors have spent years hearing about the crypto industry’s potential without seeing many regulated entities deliver the kind of financial performance that justifies premium valuations.
AMINA’s MiCA license gives it first-mover advantage across the European Union, with access to up to 30 EU markets at a time when regulatory clarity is finally arriving.
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