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# electronic money institution

*In force · EMD Article 2, point (1) · Consolidated version of 13 January 2018 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 13 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009L0110-20180113)

### Definition

> **1.** ‘**electronic money institution**’ means a legal person that has been granted authorisation under Title II to issue electronic money;

### Source

[EMD, Article 2, point (1)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009L0110-20180113).