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 Firms whose licence has been withdrawn, lapsed or suspended are flagged or removed at the next sync, so the directory reflects live authorisation status rather than a one-off snapshot.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

801 institutions · 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All Active Defunct Withdrawn Inactive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 115.1.3.30

Koronapay Europe Limited

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.1

Active

VerifiedFCA 926498

KP PAY LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 941009

KURINGO UK LIMITED

Small EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active against the FCA register as at the last cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 32888032

Kvarn Capital Oy

Small EMI · Finland

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.66

LA ORANGE CY LIMITED

EMI · Cyprus

Licence confirmed against the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 42457590

Larstal Denmark ApS

EMI · Denmark

Licence confirmed against the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority register.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.2

Active

VerifiedFCA 901001

Larstal Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 40103453692

LatCard

Small EMI · Latvia

Verified active against the Latvian Financial and Capital Market Commission register.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 50003050931

lmt

Small EMI · Latvia

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 901074

Leatherback Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA W000000018

LianLian Europe S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 08658331007

LIS PAY SPA

EMI · Italy

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA R166611

Local Birds B.V.

Small EMI · Netherlands

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 900904

LUMINARY INC FINANCE LTD

Small EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA C186257

Lumon

EMI · Ireland

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 902022

LUMON PAY LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active as at the last FCA cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900929

Luxon Payments Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating3.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 900153

Lycamoney Financial Services Ltd

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active as at the last Financial Conduct Authority cross-check.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 534479589

LYDIA SOLUTIONS

EMI · France

Verified active as at the last cross-check against the Autorite de Controle Prudentiel et de Resolution.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 330623414

LYF

EMI · France

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 927556

MAAYAN PAYMENTS LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 901017

MADFIN TECH LTD

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000005

MANGOPAY S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachPan-European
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.1

Active

VerifiedFCA 984753

MANGOPAY U.K. LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 1032863

MAP E-PAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist

Active

VerifiedFCA 808389191

MARKET PAY

EMI · France

Verified active.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeMulti-service
Reader rating4.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 1018989

MARTRUST CORPORATION LIMITED

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 7501

MARTRUST EUROPE, S.A.

EMI · Portugal

Verified active as at the most recent cross-check against Banco de Portugal's register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA C 107685

MELLIFERA KARTIERA LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA W00000003

Mercedes pay S.A.

EMI · Luxembourg

Verified active.

Cross-border reachMulti-market
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating4.2

Active

VerifiedFCA 900858

Mercury Foreign Exchange Limited

EMI · United Kingdom

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeSpecialist
Reader rating5.0

Active

VerifiedFCA 911052827

MERGE MONEY

EMI · France

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA R202009

Mews Financial Services B.V.

EMI · Netherlands

Verified active.

Cross-border reachDomestic
Service scopeMulti-service

Active

VerifiedFCA 115.1.3.34

MGL WALLET LIMITED

EMI · Cyprus

Verified active.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA C64824

MIFINITY MALTA LIMITED

EMI · Malta

Verified active against the Malta Financial Services Authority register.

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

Active

VerifiedFCA 900090

MiFinity UK Limited

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.