Bitpanda

[7] From 2017 onwards, vouchers for Bitcoins could be purchased at over 1,800 locations of the Österreichische Post, which could be redeemed on the Bitpanda platform.

[4] In early 2021, the company partnered with Visa to introduce a debit card that could be used to pay for goods and services in cryptocurrency or commodities in stores.

[16] Due to overly rapid growth with numerous new hires and the 70% decline in Bitcoin's price,[17] Bitpanda laid off 35% of its workforce on June 24, 2022.

[19] By the end of the year, Bitpanda received a crypto license from the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, which not only allows for the custody of cryptocurrencies but also enables proprietary trading with them.

[20] Since 2023, Bitpanda has been operating a branch in the UK[21] and began a partnership with Coinbase to provide institutional clients with a regulated trading infrastructure.

In early June, Bitpanda expanded its partnership with Deutsche Bank to offer real-time payments for incoming and outgoing transactions.

[27] Through this partnership, Bitpanda can utilize German International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs) to enhance the efficiency and security of money transfers when converting cryptocurrencies to fiat currency and vice versa.

Bitpanda GmbH maintains investments and branches in Vienna, Berlin, Milan, Krakow, Bucharest, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Dublin, and London.

[2][1] Half of the company's workforce consists of programmers, while the remaining employees work in areas such as customer service, key account management, and human resources.

[3][13] Bitpanda also provides a debit card in collaboration with Visa, for payments with cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and fiat currency.

[42] In January 2025 Eric Demuth, Bitpanda's founder and CEO donated 1.75 million Euros to German political parties CDU, FDP and SPD.

Bitpanda Headquarters in Vienna