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 Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.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All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive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 W00000022

Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 927920

COLIBRIX LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 901065

CONTACTPAY SOLUTION LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.9

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 900025

Contis Financial Services Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA LB000252

Contomobile UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 902009

Contomobile UAB

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 900186

Cornercard UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status: defunct.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 901015

Corner Europe AG

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 265389

Cornèr Europe AG

EMI · Liechtenstein

Verified active.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.7

Active

VerifiedFCA 901119

Corporate Services UAB

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA LB000449

Corporate Services UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active against the Bank of Lithuania register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 1044552

COSMOLIN UK LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 800995166

COSMOTE PAYMENTS

EMI · Greece

Verified active as of the latest Hellenic Capital Market Commission register cross-check.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeFull-service
Reader rating4.5

Active

VerifiedFCA 900014

Costa Card ELMI Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status as at the last FCA register cross-check: defunct.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA W000000019

CPS Europe S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.7

Active

VerifiedFCA 1027543

CREZCO LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.2

CSC EUROPE LIMITED (former name: CSC24Seven.com Limited)

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900905

Cublox Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900669

Currencies Direct Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 6716

CURRENCIES DIRECT SPAIN

EMI · Spain

Licence confirmed against the Banco de España register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.8

Active

VerifiedFCA R142701

Currencycloud B.V.

EMI · Netherlands

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 902015

Currentec EOOD

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status withdrawn.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.0

Authorisation withdrawn

VerifiedFCA 902003

Currentec Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Authorisation withdrawn

VerifiedFCA C471225

Currenxie Technologies Limited

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 901010

CURRENXIE UK LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA LB002003

Curve Europe, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeFull-service
Reader rating4.7

Active

VerifiedFCA 900926

Curve UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.8

Active

VerifiedFCA 948264163

DEBLOCK

EMI · France

Verified active as at the last cross-check against the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900879

Decent Finance Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.0

Defunct

VerifiedFCA C491504

Decta Limited

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.6

Active

VerifiedFCA 900592

Decta Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.54

DECTA LIMITED

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active as of the last cross-check against the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA LB002037

Demivolt, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 123556

Deutsche Post Zahlungsdienste GmbH

EMI · Germany

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 901043

DigiDoe Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900710

Digital Capital Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

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.