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 Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.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

830 institutions · EMI

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All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive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 W00000024

Bridge Building S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active against the Luxembourg financial register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 901058

Britannia Global Payments Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 1033237

BRITE PAYMENTS LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active as at the latest cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 980932753

Buypass Payment AS

EMI · Norway

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeFull-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 0400282277

Buy Way Personal Finance

EMI · Belgium

Verified active against the National Bank of Belgium register.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeFull-service
Reader rating4.8

Active

VerifiedFCA 636179h

Bybit Payments GmbH

EMI · Austria

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA C 91485

C2D PAYMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating4.2

Active

VerifiedFCA 929580

Calico Capital Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA C 102288

Calida Financial Ltd

EMI · Malta

Verified active as at the last cross-check against the Malta Financial Services Authority register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.9

Active

VerifiedFCA 900702

Cambridge Mercantile Corp. (UK) Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 1034536

CAPI MONEY UK LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active as of the latest cross-check against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900975

Capital Financial Services S. A.

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Authorisation withdrawn

VerifiedFCA 22170545

CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A.

EMI · Romania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900088

Cardaq Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900769

CashDash UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900006

Cashflows Europe Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900663

Caxton Payments Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 901013

CBH Wealth UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 901117

CBI Money UAB

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status cross-checked against the FCA Financial Services Register: CBI Money UAB held authorisation as an electronic money institution under reference 901117.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Defunct

VerifiedFCA LB001901

CBI Money, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900635

CB Payments Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C36102

CEEVO FINANCIAL SERVICES (MALTA) LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active against the Malta Financial Services Authority register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating2.6

Active

VerifiedFCA 442441630

FIDELYPAY,SETRAFI

EMI · France

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.1

Active

VerifiedFCA 901005

CENTRALPAY

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 900717

Centtrip Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900027

CFS-ZIPP Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 841033970

CHECKOUT

EMI · France

Verified active against the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating4.1

Active

VerifiedFCA 900816

Checkout Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 953990934

Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS

EMI · France

Licence confirmed against the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900480

Circle UK Trading Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900684

Clear Junction Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA LB001955

Clearshift, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 902103

Cledara Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 900024

ClickandBuy International Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence cross-checked against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 827802737

CNOVA PAY

EMI · France

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA C188493

Coinbase Ireland Limited

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

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

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.