What is the difference between an authorised EMI, a small EMI and a PI?

An authorised EMI can issue e-money without a volume cap and, in the EEA, can passport its services into other member states. A small EMI operates below a regulatory threshold for average outstanding e-money, carries lighter requirements and cannot passport. A payment institution (PI) is authorised to provide payment services but cannot issue e-money.

How are the listings in this directory verified?

Every entry is cross-checked against the issuing regulator's own public record — the FCA Financial Services Register in the UK and the EBA EUCLID register across the EEA. Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.

Is money held with an EMI protected like a bank deposit?

No. E-money is not covered by a deposit-guarantee scheme such as the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Instead, EMIs must safeguard customer funds by holding them separately from the firm's own money, so that balances can be returned to customers if the firm fails.

How current is the data?

Listings are re-checked against the competent-authority registers on a weekly cadence, and each record shows when it was last verified.

EMI register: licensed e-money institutions

985 institutions

Every authorised e-money institution across the UK and the EEA, each cross-checked against the FCA Financial Services Register and the EBA EUCLID register. Filter by licence type, live status or EEA passporting, or search by firm name and reference number.

Licence:

All EMI Small EMI Exempted EMI PI

Status:

All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive

Passporting:

All With EEA passport

VerifiedFCA 978027159

1POINT6

EMI · France

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.4

Active

VerifiedFCA 900918

3S Money Club Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000016

3S Money (Luxembourg) S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active as at the last cross-check.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.9

Active

VerifiedFCA IENM211

A1 Hrvatska d.o.o.

Small EMI · Croatia

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 43351206

Accomplish (D) ApS

EMI · Denmark

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeFull-service
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900476

Ace Union Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900440

AF Payments Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA R197650

AFT EU B.V.

EMI · Netherlands

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.0

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000009

AIEU Services Limited S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.9

Active

VerifiedFCA 900596

Airbnb Payments UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA IEN116

Aircash d.o.o.

EMI · Croatia

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating4.5

Active

VerifiedFCA R179622

Airwallex (Netherlands) B.V.

EMI · Netherlands

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 900876

Airwallex (UK) Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.7

Active

VerifiedFCA 900824

AIRWALLEX (UK) LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 927634

AIUK Services Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA LB000256

Akcinė bendrovė Lietuvos paštas

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.5

Active

VerifiedFCA 952360

Algbra FS UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900936

Alipay (Europe) Limited S.A.

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 900124

Allied Wallet Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the Financial Conduct Authority register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900539

Allpay Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900470

Allstar Business Solutions Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 163815

AllUnity GmbH

EMI · Germany

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C 96623

Alpha FX Europe Limited

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.9

Active

VerifiedFCA 900849

Alpha FX Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C 109724

ALT21 Europe Limited

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.2

Active

VerifiedFCA R136266

Alternatieve Kadobon B.V.

Small EMI · Netherlands

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeFull-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 05539323

ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, s.r.o.

Small EMI · Czech Republic

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.61

ALTERY EU LIMITED (formerly named: HEADO LIMITED)

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 901037

Altery LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900857

Amaiz Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000001

Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900946

Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A.

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 1041721

AMAZON PAYMENTS UK LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900039

American Express Advanced Services Europe Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence confirmed against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA C 97170

Andaria Financial Services Limited

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 933187

Andaria Financial Services UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active as at the last Financial Conduct Authority cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

About this directory

An e-money institution (EMI) is a firm authorised to issue electronic money and to provide payment services such as payment accounts, cards and transfers. In the UK these firms are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011; across the EEA they are authorised by a national competent authority under the E-Money Directive and listed in the European Banking Authority’s central register.

This directory brings those separate registers into one place. Each entry records the firm’s licence type — authorised EMI, small EMI or payment institution — its home regulator, reference number and current authorisation status, and is re-checked against the source register on a weekly cadence. Listings whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or filtered out rather than left to go stale.

Frequently asked questions

What is an e-money institution (EMI)?: An e-money institution is a firm authorised to issue electronic money — a digital store of prepaid funds — and to provide related payment services such as payment accounts, cards and transfers. In the UK, EMIs are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011; across the EEA they are authorised by their national competent authority under the E-Money Directive and recorded in the European Banking Authority's central register.
What is the difference between an authorised EMI, a small EMI and a PI?: An authorised EMI can issue e-money without a volume cap and, in the EEA, can passport its services into other member states. A small EMI operates below a regulatory threshold for average outstanding e-money, carries lighter requirements and cannot passport. A payment institution (PI) is authorised to provide payment services but cannot issue e-money.
How are the listings in this directory verified?: Every entry is cross-checked against the issuing regulator's own public record — the FCA Financial Services Register in the UK and the EBA EUCLID register across the EEA. Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.
Is money held with an EMI protected like a bank deposit?: No. E-money is not covered by a deposit-guarantee scheme such as the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Instead, EMIs must safeguard customer funds by holding them separately from the firm's own money, so that balances can be returned to customers if the firm fails.
How current is the data?: Listings are re-checked against the competent-authority registers on a weekly cadence, and each record shows when it was last verified.