United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Capitex Group Limited
Capitex Group Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales, with its head office in London. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises it as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, reference 944249. Its co-founders Joe Edwards and Lew Moore each hold more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares. It provides foreign exchange, international payments, currency risk management and multi-currency accounts to corporate, institutional and high-net-worth private clients. Some services are provided through the e-money and payment institutions Currencycloud, Ebury Partners and Equals Connect. The firm was named Capitex FX Limited until February 2024.
Licences and registrations
Held by Capitex Group Limited (LEI 254900DCZV6U5VRYGT02). 1 entry on 1 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 & RAISPsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 944249 | United Kingdom | Active | 2022-01-13 | — |
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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
- CAXEGB22XXX 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 CAXEGB22 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2023-09-02
- Last updated
- 2024-04-10
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Privately held
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Capitex
- Standing
- The firm changed its name from Capitex FX Limited to Capitex Group Limited on 29 February 2024. It moved its registered office to Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside, London on 9 June 2026.
- Ownership
- Joe Edwards and Lew Moore each hold more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares and voting rights, and the firm's accounts state that no single party controls it.
- Major shareholders
- Joseph Edwards
Lew Moore - Head office
- Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside, EC2V 6AA London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 11345794
- Incorporated
- 4 May 2018
- Founders
- Joe Edwards · Lew Moore
- Former names
- CAPITEX FX LIMITED · GLOBEX FX LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- capitexgroup.com ↗
login.capitexgroup.com ↗ client online platform login
capitexfx.com ↗ former domain (as listed by the FCA in 2021) - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- capitexgroup.com/
- capitexgroup.com/compliance/
- capitexgroup.com/company/
- capitexgroup.com/safeguarding-disclaimer/
- capitexgroup.com/capitex-complaints-policy/
- capitexgroup.com/capitex-consumer-terms/
- capitexgroup.com/capitex-business-terms/
- capitexgroup.com/global-accounts/
- capitexgroup.com/contact/
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11345794
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11345794/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11345794/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11345794/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11345794/filing-history/MzQ5NzY2ODU3OWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=xhtml&download=1
- fca.org.uk/news/warnings/capitex-fx-clone-registered-psd-agent
- register.fca.org.uk/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=015b0000006CXC7
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Several models
The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, reference 944249. It states that Currencycloud, Ebury Partners and Equals Connect provide some regulated payment and e-money services to its clients in the UK, EU and US.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 944249 | In its own name | Active | capitexgroup.com ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Registered PSD agent (as Capitex FX Limited) | 927906 | As agent | Status unconfirmed | fca.org.uk ↗ |
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 accountsThe firm states that it holds safeguarded client money in designated accounts with mainstream banks, separate from its own money. Funds held through Currencycloud, Ebury Partners and Equals Connect are safeguarded by those institutions.
- Safeguarding bank · Partner
- Currencycloud United Kingdom
- Safeguarding bank · Partner
- Ebury Partners
- Safeguarding bank · Partner
- Equals Connect United Kingdom
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
It offers spot and forward foreign exchange contracts, international payments, named multi-currency collection accounts in over 30 currencies and mass payments. It also offers investor screening for alternative investment firms.
It serves clients from London under its UK authorisation. It says it offers capabilities in 130 currencies and makes payments to 180 countries.
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Consumers · Financial institutions · Small businesses · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
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Joe Edwards
Managing Director, Co-Founder
- Compliance / MLRO
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Billy Li
Head of Compliance & MLRO
- Founder
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Lew Moore
Sales Director, Co-Founder
- Executive
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Josh Hatwell
Operations Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm moved its registered office from 6-7 Queen Street to Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside, London.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Joshua Robert Hatwell as a director.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm changed its name from Capitex FX Limited to Capitex Group Limited.
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, United Kingdom
The FCA warned that fraudsters were posing as Capitex FX Limited, using the websites capitex-fx.com and capitex.io.
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
Head-office record
- BIC
- CAXEGB22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CAXEBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900DCZV6U5VRYGT02
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 944249
- 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 on the UK company number the register gives.
- Register-entry ID
- 0015aae78f05
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
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom
- Website (register)
- capitexgroup.com ↗
- Country · region
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- 6-7 QUEEN STREET LONDON EC4N 1SP UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 6-7 QUEEN STREET LONDON LONDON EC4N 1SP UNITED KINGDOM
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>CAXEGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900DCZV6U5VRYGT02</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>CAXEGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900DCZV6U5VRYGT02</LEI>
<Nm>CAPITEX GROUP LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>6-7 QUEEN STREET LONDON EC4N 1SP</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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · 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: capitexgroup.com (official website) · original; Joe Edwards: capitexgroup.com (official website) · original; Billy Li: capitexgroup.com (official website) · original; Lew Moore: capitexgroup.com (official website) · original; Josh Hatwell: capitexgroup.com (official website) · original.
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