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.
Verified active. CBI Money, UAB holds a current Lithuanian e-money licence. The licence authorises safeguarding of customer funds, money remittance, and payment transaction execution.
Verified active. CHECKOUT holds a French electronic-money licence, authorised by the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, reference 841033970.
Verified defunct. Checkout SAS, a United Kingdom small electronic money institution, held register reference 901059 authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Verified active. Chirp B.V. holds a small electronic money licence. It is authorised to issue payment instruments, acquire transactions, issue money, execute account payments, and safeguard funds.
Verified active. Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS is granted a French electronic money licence by the Autorite de Controle Prudentiel et de Resolution.
Verified defunct. Cledara Ltd held a financial conduct authority licence covering safeguarding of customer funds; distribution and redemption; issuance of electronic money.
Verified active. Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. holds a current licence under the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier as an electronic money institution.
Verified defunct. Conto Group Limited was a Small EMI registered in the United Kingdom. It was authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to safeguard customer funds and issue electronic money.
Verified against the FCA Financial Services Register. Contomobile UAB holds licence reference 902009 under the Financial Conduct Authority's oversight.
Status as at the last register cross-check: defunct. Cornercard UK Limited is an electronic money institution authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under licence reference 900186.
Verified active. Corporate Services UAB holds a current Lithuanian electronic money licence (LB000449) authorised by the Bank of Lithuania.
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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.