--- title: "Adyen Hong Kong Limited · Money Service Operator (C&ED) · Hong Kong SAR China | Elucidate" description: "Adyen Hong Kong Limited is registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) for anti-money-laundering supervision as a money service operator in Hong Kong SAR China. Licence 19-08-02849. LEI 254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Hong Kong SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk) 3. Adyen Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong SAR China · Money service business # Adyen Hong Kong Limited Adyen Hong Kong Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in Hong Kong, with offices in Wan Chai. The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department licenses it as a Money Service Operator for remittance under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615). It belongs to the Adyen group. Its LEI record names Adyen International B.V. as its direct parent and Adyen N.V. of Amsterdam as its ultimate parent. According to InvestHK, the Hong Kong office opened in 2019 and serves merchants through Adyen's payment platform. Register status Registered for AML supervision in Hong Kong SAR China Money Service Operator · Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) AML registration only [1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69)** [Licence no. **19-08-02849**](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#licences) [Group: Adyen N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) ## Licences and registrations Held by Adyen Hong Kong Limited (LEI 254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026. | Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Register of Money Service Operators (AMLO Cap. 615)](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/ced-mso) Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) | Money Service OperatorMoney Transmitter / Remittance | 19-08-02849 | [Hong Kong SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk) | Active | — | Renews 2027-08-30 | - Money remittance - Currency exchange | [Search the register ↗](https://eservices.customs.gov.hk/MSOS/wsrh/001s1?request_locale=en) | - Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it. - Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here. ## Swift network Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory. Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Overview Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees Not published Ownership Group subsidiary Adyen International B.V. Firm type Merchant acquiring and processing Trades as Adyen - **Ownership:** Adyen N.V., listed on Euronext Amsterdam, owns the firm through Adyen International B.V., according to the entity's LEI record. - **Direct parent:** [Adyen International B.V. ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900GZI5YQV9VVOW75), Netherlands - **Ultimate owner:** Adyen N.V., Netherlands - **Head office:** Room 10102, 10/F, YF Life Tower, 33 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China - **Company register:** Hong Kong Business Registration Office (IRD) 60437706 - **Incorporated:** 4 Oct 2012 ### Online - **Websites & references:** [adyen.com ↗](https://www.adyen.com/) [docs.adyen.com ↗](https://docs.adyen.com/) developer documentation (group) [status.adyen.com ↗](https://status.adyen.com/) service status page (group) [investors.adyen.com ↗](https://investors.adyen.com/) investor relations (group) [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adyen) group article - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/adyen) · [X ↗](https://x.com/Adyen) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/AdyenPayments/) Sources · 10 pages consulted 1. [eservices.customs.gov.hk/MSOS/wsrh/003s1?request\_locale=en&format=pdf](https://eservices.customs.gov.hk/MSOS/wsrh/003s1?request_locale=en&format=pdf) 2. [adyen.com/licenses/hong-kong](https://www.adyen.com/licenses/hong-kong) 3. [adyen.com/licenses](https://www.adyen.com/licenses) 4. [lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69](https://lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69) 5. [adyen.com/](https://www.adyen.com/) 6. [adyen.com/offices](https://www.adyen.com/offices) 7. [adyen.com/contact](https://www.adyen.com/contact) 8. [adyen.com/legal/adyen-terms-and-conditions](https://www.adyen.com/legal/adyen-terms-and-conditions) 9. [investhk.gov.hk/en/our-clients/adyen/](https://www.investhk.gov.hk/en/our-clients/adyen/) 10. [ffnews.com/newsarticle/adyen-insurance-report-2026-how-retail-conditioned-expectations-are-shaping-d](https://www.ffnews.com/newsarticle/adyen-insurance-report-2026-how-retail-conditioned-expectations-are-shaping-digital-transformation-in-hk-insurance/) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#overview-sources) - **Operates under:** Its own licences The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department licenses the firm as a Money Service Operator under Cap. 615. According to Adyen, the licence covers remittance. Adyen's merchant terms define the contracting party as Adyen N.V. and/or its local affiliates. It is not published which group entity contracts with Hong Kong merchants. | Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Customs and Excise Department, Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China | Money Service Operator Licence (Remittance) | 19-08-02849 | In its own name | Active | [adyen.com ↗](https://www.adyen.com/licenses/hong-kong) | Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks. ## Products and markets Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#overview-sources) - Merchant acquiring - Payment gateway - International money transfer It supports Adyen's payment acceptance for merchants in Hong Kong, including local digital payment methods. It holds a Hong Kong licence for remittance. It operates in Hong Kong under its Customs and Excise Department licence as part of the Adyen group's global platform. - **Payment volume:** EUR 1.39tntotal transaction volume (Adyen group) Group · 31 Dec 2025 · [company statement ↗](https://www.investhk.gov.hk/en/our-clients/adyen/) - **Sells to:** Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces - **Serves customers in:** Hong Kong SAR China ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#overview-sources) - **Executive:** Kai Tang Head of Hong Kong Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [investhk.gov.hk ↗](https://www.investhk.gov.hk/en/our-clients/adyen/) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-hong-kong-limited-4eaf473a3065#overview-sources) The research found no fines, investigations, security incidents, licence changes or corporate events from the last three years. Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source. ## Identifiers - **Licence no. · CED-MSO:** 19-08-02849 - **BIC:** Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory - **LEI:** [254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900T4I3WU5B0QKP69) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address - **Elucidate firm ID:** 4eaf473a3065 ## Profile - **Type:** Money service business - **Regulation:** AML registration only - **Main licence class:** Money Transmitter / Remittance - **Activities:** - Money remittance - Currency exchange - **Licensed in:** [Hong Kong SAR China](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/hk) · East Asia & Pacific - **First registered:** Not published Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet. ## Ownership and group GLEIF relationship records - **Direct parent:** Adyen International B.V. · Netherlands[254900GZI5YQV9VVOW75 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/254900GZI5YQV9VVOW75) - **Ultimate parent:** [Adyen N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-adybnl2a) · Netherlands[724500973ODKK3IFQ447 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) The Adyen N.V. group has 9 institutions in the directory, in 9 countries: 5 hold a BIC and 4 do not. Including [Adyen N.V.](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-adybnl2a), [Adyen MEA FZ- LLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0), [Adyen N.V. (London Branch)](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-london-branch-adybgb22), [Adyen N.V. (San Francisco Branch)](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-san-francisco-branch-adybus62), [Adyen N.V. - French Branch](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-french-branch-adybfrp2). [See the Adyen N.V. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Addresses - **Address on the register:** 10102, 10/F, YF LIFE TOWER, 33 LOCKHART ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, Hong Kong - **Country:** Hong Kong SAR China ## ISO 20022 identification As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+) This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. - **Identified by:** Name and postal address, with its LEI - **Postal address:** Does not fit the CBPR+ limits - The address does not fit in the two address lines of 35 characters that CBPR+ allows next to a town and country. The LEI record in GLEIF holds a structured legal address. CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent. The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use. ## Related institutions ### Same group - [Adyen N.V. BIC ADYBNL2A Credit institution Prudential licence Netherlands · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI 724500973ODKK3IFQ447](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-n-v-adybnl2a) - [Adyen MEA FZ- LLC No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Arab Emirates · Licensed by Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) · 08.01.02.035.2026.02 (CBUAE-RPS) · LEI 2549007CV4AYJ06W9R44](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-mea-fz-llc-841eb30910f0) - [Adyen Singapore PTE. LTD. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Singapore · Licensed by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) (MAS-MPI) · LEI 2549002DRA0AZCKXUY44](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-singapore-pte-ltd-8788af5f9e05) - [Adyen Australia PTY Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only Australia · Registered with AUSTRAC (AUSTRAC-RSR) · LEI 254900W96PCLPCI5YC46](https://elucidate.co/directory/adyen-australia-pty-limited-5540793fa762) [All 9 institutions in the Adyen N.V. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/724500973ODKK3IFQ447) ### Other money service businesses in Hong Kong SAR China - [Express Exchange Company Limited · trading as EXPRESSEX, EXPRESS EXCHANGE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 19-03-02743 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/express-exchange-company-limited-4e59a0c0c678) - [2xchange Fintech Limited · trading as 2XCHANGE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 14-05-01418 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/2xchange-fintech-limited-75c2c71b5edd) - [3 Sing International Limited · trading as 3 SING CURRENCY EXCHANGE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 12-06-00273 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/3-sing-international-limited-51406ed774f9) - [3s Money (Hong Kong) Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 25-03-03261 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/3s-money-hong-kong-limited-a5029c8e49f3) - [5d Leading Tech Limited No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 21-10-03055 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/5d-leading-tech-limited-e22786d94fab) - [9 Lions Gate Limited · trading as LIONS GATE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 16-09-01922 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/9-lions-gate-limited-8a05d9bdc12f) - [AB Point Limited · trading as KAM FAT EXCHANGE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 21-11-03070 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/ab-point-limited-00a6b3d610b8) - [Able Leaders Limited · trading as DOR FORTUNE No BIC Money service business AML registration only Hong Kong SAR China · Registered with Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) · 15-04-01628 (CED-MSO) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/able-leaders-limited-8d4741df5460) [See all →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?type=msb&cc=HK) [Other entries on CED-MSO →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/ced-mso) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. LEIs are matched through GLEIF, and a BIC is linked only through a shared LEI. An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated. Register entries are not matched against the OFAC or EU sanctions lists. Where the legal entity also holds a BIC, the matches for that BIC are on its page. Always screen against the official lists. An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page. [Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Register for this page - **Register of Money Service Operators (AMLO Cap. 615)**—Customs and Excise Department (C&ED), Hong Kong · [source ↗](https://eservices.customs.gov.hk/MSOS/wsrh/001s1?request_locale=en) as at 25 September 2026 - **Ownership and group**—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI. - **Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events**—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source. ## Assess the financial crime risk behind a licence A licence records what an institution is authorised to do; it does not assess it. 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