Cyprus · Payments & e-money
Altery Eu Ltd.
Legal name in the LEI recordALTERY EU LTD
Altery EU Ltd is a private limited company registered in Limassol, Cyprus, under company number HE 415141. It was formerly named Heado Limited. The Central Bank of Cyprus authorises it as an electronic money institution under licence 115.1.3.61, granted on 13 May 2025. It is the EU entity of the Altery brand, which offers multi-currency accounts, transfers and currency exchange through an app. A separate company, Altery Ltd, provides the brand's UK services under its own FCA authorisation.
Licences and registrations
Held by Altery Eu LTD (LEI 5299007WAAJHEDAN4B36). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterCentral Bank of CyprusLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only. | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 115.1.3.61 | Cyprus | Active | 2025-05-13 | — |
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- Licences belong to the legal entity, not to a BIC.
- 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.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- HEDOCY22XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of HEDOCY22 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2025-09-06
- Last updated
- 2026-01-09
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Not published
Firm type
E-money and accounts
Trades as Altery
- Standing
- The firm says it has launched Altery through Altery EU Ltd to a limited group of early-access users. It describes the platform as still being tested by that group. An earlier version of the website said Altery EU Ltd had not yet launched its services.
- Ownership
- The firm does not publish its shareholders. Its ownership could not be confirmed from a primary source.
- Head office
- 25 Kolonakiou Street, Zavos Kolonakiou Center 3rd Floor, Agios Athanasios, 4103 Limassol, Cyprus
- Company register
- Cyprus Registrar of Companies HE 415141
- Former name
- HEADO LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- altery.com ↗
help.altery.com ↗ help centre
status.altery.com ↗ status page
app.altery.com ↗ web app login - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · Telegram ↗
- Apps
- App Store ↗ · Google Play ↗ · t.me ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- altery.com/
- dnb.nl/en/public-register/information-detail/?registerCode=WFTEG&relationNumber=R203663
- lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/altery-eu-limited
- altery.com/send-money/
- altery.com/financial-statements/
- altery.com/legal/terms-and-conditions/
- altery.com/legal/card-terms-conditions/
- altery.com/contacts/
- altery.com/static/assets/docs/financial-statements/altery-ltd-financial-statements-2024.pdf
- paymentinstitutionsregister.eu/services/it/payment-transaction-acquiring/altery-eu-limited-formerly-named-heado-limited-
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Central Bank of Cyprus authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Laws of 2012 and 2018 (licence 115.1.3.61). The authorisation covers e-money issuance, payment transactions, and the issuing of payment instruments and acquiring of payment transactions.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of Cyprus Cyprus | Electronic Money Institution | 115.1.3.61 | In its own name | Active | — |
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
The Altery app offers accounts holding GBP, EUR and USD, bank and internal transfers, currency exchange and transfers to cards. The brand's send-money pages list 96 destinations.
The Bank of Lithuania register lists the firm as providing services without a branch in 28 other EEA member states. De Nederlandsche Bank records its cross-border notification for the Netherlands from 10 December 2025.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses
- Serves customers in
- Cyprus
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
De Nederlandsche Bank recorded the firm's cross-border e-money and payment services notification for the Netherlands, effective 10 December 2025.
dnb.nl ↗ -
Licence
The Central Bank of Cyprus authorised the firm, then named Heado Limited, as an electronic money institution under licence 115.1.3.61.
paymentinstitutionsregister.eu ↗
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
Head-office record
- BIC
- HEDOCY22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- HEDOBank
- CYCountry · Cyprus
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 5299007WAAJHEDAN4B36
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 115.1.3.61
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only.
- Register-entry ID
- dbfdca2be385
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.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- E-money / stored value
- Licensed in
- Cyprus
- Country · region
- Cyprus · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
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
- Registered address
- 38 ANDREA KARIOLOU, AGIOS ATHANASIO LIMASSOL (LEMESOS) 4102 CYPRUS
- Operational address
- 38 ANDREA KARIOLOU, AGIOS ATHANASIO LIMASSOL (LEMESOS) 4102 LIMASSOL (LEMESOS) CYPRUS
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>HEDOCY22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5299007WAAJHEDAN4B36</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>HEDOCY22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5299007WAAJHEDAN4B36</LEI>
<Nm>ALTERY EU LTD.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LIMASSOL LEMESOS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CY</Ctry>
<AdrLine>38 ANDREA KARIOLOU, AGIOS ATHANASIO LIMASSOL (LEMESOS) 4102</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2026-08-31 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2026-08-31 | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate.
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- 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.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: altery.com (official website) · original.
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