United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Arbitrage Capital Limited
Arbitrage Capital Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, with its office in London. The FCA authorises it as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, firm reference number 789606. It held a small payment institution registration until February 2018. Since 5 April 2024 Jonathan Brian Ovadia has held 75% or more of its shares. Under the ARBRemit brand it has offered online money transfers from the UK, including to Nigeria.
Licences and registrations
Held by Arbitrage Capital Limited (LEI 213800QZ23A3TTI54639). 3 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 789606 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-02-26 | — |
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| Money Services Business RegistryFINTRAC | Foreign MSB (FMSB)Money Transmitter / Remittance | N300000309 | Canada | Active | 2026-03-24 | Renews 2028-03-25 |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCA | Small Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 756671 | United Kingdom | Cancelled - Small PI | — | Ended 2018-02-26 |
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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
Privately held
Firm type
Money remittance
Trades as ARBRemit
- Standing
- The firm's website arbcap.io showed an under-maintenance page on 29 September 2026. Control changed on 5 April 2024, when Jonathan Brian Ovadia became the person with significant control.
- Ownership
- Jonathan Brian Ovadia has held 75% or more of the shares and voting rights since 5 April 2024, according to Companies House.
- Major shareholder
- Jonathan Brian Ovadia
- Head office
- Suite 101, 54 South Molton Street, W1K 5SG London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 08438234
- Incorporated
- 11 Mar 2013
Online
- Websites & references
- arbcap.io ↗
arbremit.com ↗ ARBRemit money-transfer brand site - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08438234/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08438234/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08438234/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08438234/filing-history/MzQ3MjMyNzQ2NGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- fca.org.uk/news/warnings/arb-capital-clone-fca-authorised-firm-clone-fca-authorised-firm
- arbcap.io/
- arbremit.com/legal-info.html
- arbremit.com/
- arbremit.com/terms-conditions.html
- psr.org.uk/media/gsxk2v21/fps-participants-list-june-2024.pdf
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (FRN 789606). FINTRAC registers it in Canada as a foreign money services business for money remittance.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 789606 | In its own name | Active | arbremit.com ↗ |
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Canada | Foreign Money Services Business (money transmitter / remittance) | N300000309 | In its own name | Active | — |
| HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) United Kingdom | Money Service Business registration | 12846992 | In its own name | Status unconfirmed | arbremit.com ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) United Kingdom | Small Payment Institution | 756671 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — |
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.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsARBRemit states that customers' money is held in client-segregated accounts, separate from its business accounts.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Faster Payments Access not stated psr.org.uk ↗
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Under the ARBRemit brand it describes itself as an online-only money transfer service, with no physical stores or agents. It serves customers ranging from small family transfers to large commercial or property payments, and it names Nigeria as a destination.
It serves customers from the UK under its FCA authorisation. It has also been registered with FINTRAC as a foreign money services business since March 2026.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Jonathan Brian Ovadia Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Olakunle Oyetayo, a director since incorporation in 2013, resigned as director on 31 March 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Jonathan Brian Ovadia became the firm's person with significant control and a director on 5 April 2024, replacing Olakunle Oyetayo as controller.
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.
Regulator warnings
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Impersonation Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), United Kingdom
The FCA warned that a clone firm called ARB Capital, using the website arb-capital.com, was impersonating the firm, and stated it has no connection with Arbitrage Capital Limited.
fca.org.uk ↗
Entries on regulators’ consumer-warning lists that name the firm or its brand. An impersonation warning is about fraudsters posing as the firm, not about the firm itself.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 789606
- Licence no. · FINTRAC-MSB
- N300000309
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 756671
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives
- Companies House no.
- 08438234 ↗
- Elucidate firm ID
- 3d6cbb63c6be
- Merged register entry
- 55e7d3e805eb · FINTRAC-MSB
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · Money service businessPayment 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
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2018-02-26
- Website
- www.arbcap.io ↗
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.
Persons with significant control
Companies House · company 08438234 ↗ · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Arbitrage Capital Limited: 1 individual.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Brian Ovadia | Individual | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 5 April 2024 |
Companies report persons with significant control to Companies House. Elucidate has not verified them.
A person with significant control holds more than 25% of the shares or votes, can appoint or remove the board, or has significant influence or control. Dates of birth and addresses are not shown.
Matched on the Companies House number that the FCA register gives for this firm.
See the register at Companies House ↗Addresses
- Address on the register
- Suite 101, 54 South Molton Street, London, W1K 5SG
- 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 one address line
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>213800QZ23A3TTI54639</LEI>
<Nm>Arbitrage Capital Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>W1K 5SG</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Suite 101, 54 South Molton Street</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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Read the methodology →Registers for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Money Services Business Registry—Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Persons with significant control—Companies House · source ↗ as at 9 October 2026
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