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 Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.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

322 institutions · EMI · with passporting

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:

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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All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive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 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 43351206

Accomplish (D) ApS

EMI · Denmark

Verified active.

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

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 IEN116

Aircash d.o.o.

EMI · Croatia

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA LB000256

Akcinė bendrovė Lietuvos paštas

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

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 C 109724

ALT21 Europe Limited

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

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 W00000001

Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA R180692

Aplauz NL B.V./WEUR/WSPN

EMI · Netherlands

Verified active as of the last cross-check against De Nederlandsche Bank's register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.3

Active

VerifiedFCA 40203416512

40203416512

EMI · Latvia

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 151429

B2Mobility GmbH

EMI · Germany

Verified active.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeFull-service
Reader rating4.1

Active

VerifiedFCA C103978

BALLINGER EU LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active as at last register cross-check.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 25353192

Barion Payment Zrt.

EMI · Hungary

Licence confirmed against the Magyar Nemzeti Bank register.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.3

Active

VerifiedFCA 910768266

BCB Payments (Europe)

EMI · France

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA LB001973

Bebawa, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA LB002125

BEM Europe

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 501412x

Bitpanda Payments GmbH

EMI · Austria

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 6717

BNEXT ELECTRONIC ISSUER, E.D.E., SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

EMI · Spain

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating2.9

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.48

BNKPRO EUROPE LTD

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA C447372

Booking Holdings Financial Services International Limited

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000024

Bridge Building S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active against the Luxembourg financial register.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist

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 C 91485

C2D PAYMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

Active

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 22170545

CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A.

EMI · Romania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA LB001901

CBI Money, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

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 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 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 LB001955

Clearshift, UAB

EMI · Lithuania

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 827802737

CNOVA PAY

EMI · France

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
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.