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 Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.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All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive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 941406

Finseta Payment Solutions Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.60

FINSTELLA LTD (Revoked licence as EMI as from 26/06/2023)

EMI · Cyprus

Licence revoked as of 26 June 2023.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeFull-service

Active

VerifiedFCA C65783

FINXP LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900983

FIRE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 919932465

Firi AS

EMI · Norway

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 900978

First Data GmbH

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 122281

First Data GmbH

EMI · Germany

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900412

First Rate Exchange Services Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 10917120965

FLOWE S.P.A. - SOCIETA' BENEFIT

EMI · Italy

Verified active against Banca d'Italia's register as of the last cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 900705

Fondy Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating2.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900205

Foreign Currency Exchange Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the Financial Conduct Authority register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 988571

FORISGFS UK LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C 90348

Foris MT Limited

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA LB000418

Foxpay, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeFull-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 900903

Frontier Global Consultants Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA LB002008

FUNDSTR UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active as of the last cross-check against the Bank of Lithuania register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeFull-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 900941

GBXP LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C432664

Gemini Payments Europe Limited

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900988

Gemini Payments UK, LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900718

Gencer Software Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the Financial Conduct Authority Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 6722

GETNET EMONEY EDE, S.L.

EMI · Spain

Verified active as of the last cross-check against Banco de Espana's register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.6

Active

VerifiedFCA 900474

GKPay Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status: withdrawn.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.0

Authorisation withdrawn

VerifiedFCA 900657

Glint Pay Services Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900862

GLOBALNETINT UAB

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register: GLOBALNETINT UAB held a current UK e-money licence under reference 900862.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 6702

GLOBAL PAYMENTS MONEYTOPAY, EDE, S.L.

EMI · Spain

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 902043

Global Star Finance Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 1018369

GLOBUS PAYMENTS LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900008

Google Payment Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA LB000486

Google Payment Lithuania UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 26046768

GOPAY s.r.o.

EMI · Czech Republic

Verified active as of the last cross-check against the Czech National Bank register.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.6

Active

VerifiedFCA LB002116

GPS Capital Markets Europe, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active as of the last cross-check against Bank of Lithuania records.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 901025

Greyfoxx Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence confirmed against the FCA Financial Services Register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Defunct

VerifiedFCA 900802

Grizzio Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Licence status as at last cross-check: withdrawn.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Authorisation withdrawn

VerifiedFCA C189313

GVS Prepaid (Europe) Limited

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900230

GVS Prepaid Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C70142

handi.cash Limited

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

Cross-border reachRegional
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

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.