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 Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.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

692 institutions · EMI · active

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All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive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 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 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

VerifiedFCA 8640084000

DINARO družba za izdajo elektronskega denarja in plačilne storitve, d. o. o.

EMI · Slovenia

Verified active against the Bank of Slovenia register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900439

DiPocket Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA LB002009

DiPocket, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active against the Bank of Lithuania register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA C77538

DLOCAL LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.8

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000011

Dock Financial S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 207682

DOCOMO Digital Payment Services AG

EMI · Liechtenstein

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000020

dtcpay Luxembourg S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 901018

D T & T Corporation Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the Financial Conduct Authority register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.0

Active

VerifiedFCA LB001960

E4F Money UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active against the Bank of Lithuania register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating4.6

Active

VerifiedFCA 1028611

eBay Commerce UK Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active as of the latest FCA register cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900797

Ebury Partners UK Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.8

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.20

EcommBX Limited

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.8

Active

VerifiedFCA 900916

Ecommerce Technologies LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the Financial Conduct Authority register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900591

eCOMM Merchant Solutions Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.56

ECREDO LIMITED

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.5

Active

VerifiedFCA 08342520965

EDENRED ITALIA FIN S.R.L. IN LIQUIDAZIONE

EMI · Italy

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 789968245

EDENRED PAIEMENT

EMI · France

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 921158866

EedenBull AS

EMI · Norway

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 900908

Emerald Financial Group (UK) Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence confirmed against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900778

eMerchantPay Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C95957

Pecan Expense

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating3.9

Active

VerifiedFCA C55558

EM@NEY P.L.C.

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA C64728

EMP SYSTEMS LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 14897511003

ENEL X FINANCIAL SERVICES S.R.L.

EMI · Italy

Verified active.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating2.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 29925023

Enfuce License Services Oy

EMI · Finland

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 993783

Enfuce UK 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.