United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
AIUK Services Limited
AIUK Services Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales, with its registered office in London. The FCA authorises it as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, with firm reference number 927634. It belongs to Ant International (Cayman) Holding Limited, which holds it through Advanced New Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte Ltd. It offers Alipay and Antom merchant payment services to merchants in the United Kingdom, and it was named Alipay (UK) Limited until July 2025.
Licences and registrations
Held by AIUK Services Limited (LEI 254900DHYXCLZ6RCDI09). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCA Financial Services Register - E-Money InstitutionsFCA | Authorised E-Money InstitutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 927634 | United Kingdom | Active | 2021-02-15 | — |
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- 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
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Advanced New Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd.
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Alipay; Antom
- Standing
- The firm was named Alipay (UK) Limited from 5 March 2014 until 22 July 2025, when it became AIUK Services Limited. It was incorporated in June 2012 as Alipay (Europe) Limited.
- Ownership
- Advanced New Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. has held 100% of the firm since 13 November 2024, and Ant International (Cayman) Holding Limited has been the ultimate parent since 4 December 2024.
- Direct parent
- Advanced New Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd., Singapore 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Ant International (Cayman) Holding Limited, Cayman Islands
- Head office
- 2nd Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, E1W 1UN London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 08098385
- Incorporated
- 8 Jun 2012
- Former names
- ALIPAY (UK) LIMITED · ALIPAY (EUROPE) LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- global.alipay.com ↗
antom.com ↗ Antom brand site of Ant International, linked from global.alipay.com for payment products
docs.antom.com ↗ Antom documentation and legal pages, including the firm's regulatory statement and UK disclaimer - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08098385
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08098385/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08098385/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08098385/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08098385/filing-history/MzU0Njc1NjU1MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- iopenhome.alipay.com/docs/ac/Platform/qd977g
- docs.antom.com/ac/Platform/ezpclzgq
- global.alipay.com/platform/site/ihome
- antom.com
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 to issue electronic money and provide payment services. EEA clients are served by a sister company, AIEU Services Limited S.A., which the Luxembourg CSSF authorises.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Electronic Money Institution | 927634 | In its own name | Active | iopenhome.alipay.com ↗ |
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
It processes online and in-store payments for UK merchants, including card checkout, and supports China-based online sellers and UK sellers serving Chinese consumers. According to its 2025 accounts, GBP 61.0 million of its GBP 66.6 million revenue came from marketing, business development and technical services to fellow Ant International companies.
Its merchant services are offered to merchants in the United Kingdom under its FCA authorisation.
- Revenue
- GBP 66.6m
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Small businesses · Platforms and marketplaces · Other
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Leiming Chen Director
- Executive
- Peng Yang Director
- Executive
- Hoi Yan Irene Lau Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Director Yi Zhou resigned from the board on 31 May 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Hoi Yan Irene Lau as a director on 19 September 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm changed its name from Alipay (UK) Limited to AIUK Services Limited on 22 July 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The firm transferred its Brazilian subsidiary AIBR Instituicao de Pagamento Ltda to fellow Ant International companies on 17 April 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Ant International (Cayman) Holding Limited replaced Ant Group Co. Ltd. as the firm's ultimate parent on 4 December 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Alipay (Hong Kong) Holding Limited sold 100% of the firm to Advanced New Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. on 13 November 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The firm sold its Luxembourg subsidiary, Alipay (Europe) Limited S.A., to Advanced New Technologies (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. on 7 November 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Peng Yang as a director on 3 October 2024, and Douglas Lehman Feagin resigned as a director on 7 October 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
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. · FCA-EMI
- 927634
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives
- Elucidate firm ID
- 517d779e19c2
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- E-Money / Stored Value Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- E-money / stored value
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2021-02-15
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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 2nd Floor, International House, 1 St. Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1UN
- Country
- United Kingdom
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
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>254900DHYXCLZ6RCDI09</LEI>
<Nm>AIUK Services Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>E1W 1UN</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>2nd Floor, International House</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>1 St. Katharine's Way</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
Sources & method
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- FCA Financial Services Register - E-Money Institutions—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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