France · Payments & e-money
Centralpay
CentralPay is a French simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with its seat in Tours. The ACPR has authorised it as an electronic money institution (bank code CIB 17138) since 2019. It belongs to Groupe Innovest, the Tours group of its founder and president Guillaume Ponsard. It describes itself as independent and built on its own capital. It offers card acquiring, SEPA transfers and direct debits, payment and e-money accounts, payouts and a fiat-to-stablecoin service to businesses, marketplaces and platforms.
Licences and registrations
Held by Centralpay (LEI 969500MAA24GUPB2YJ58). 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 RegisterPrudential Supervisory and Resolution AuthorityLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 442441630 | France | Active | 2019-06-03 | — |
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Trading names on the register: FIDELYPAY,SETRAFI (EBA-PSD2)
- 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.
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Other monetary financial institution
- Minimum reserves
- Not on the ECB reserve list
- Listed as
- CENTRALPAY
- RIAD code
- FR17138
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- CEAYFR22XXX 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 CEAYFR22 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · VOP · TIPS
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2022-02-05
- Last updated
- 2022-02-05
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Privately held
Innovest (Groupe Innovest)
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as CentralPay
- Ownership
- The firm belongs to Groupe Innovest, a Tours-based group headed by its founder Guillaume Ponsard, and says it is independent and funded by its own capital. It does not publish its shareholdings.
- Direct parent
- Innovest (Groupe Innovest), France
- Head office
- 19 rue Edouard Vaillant, 37000 Tours, France
- Company register
- RCS Tours 442 441 630
- Incorporated
- 19 Jun 2002
- Founder
- Guillaume Ponsard
Online
- Websites & references
- centralpay.com ↗
docs.centralpay.com ↗ developer and API documentation
centralpay.eu ↗ domain given in the header of the firm's terms and conditions - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- centralpay.com/en/legal-notice/
- centralpay.com/en/payment-institution/
- centralpay.com/en/
- centralpay.com/en/solutions/banking/fund-safeguarding/
- centralpay.com/en/terms-and-conditions/
- centralpay.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/EN-CGU-Compte-de-paiement-v30042026.pdf
- centralpay.com/en/solutions/banking/stablecoin-conversion/
- innovest.fr/services-fintech-digital-web
- annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/centralpay-centralpay-setrafi-fidelypay-442441630
- data.inpi.fr/entreprises/442441630
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The ACPR authorises the firm as an electronic money institution (bank code CIB 17138). Its payment-account terms provide for registered agents to distribute accounts in its name, with CentralPay remaining the payment service provider.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) France | Établissement de monnaie électronique (Electronic Money Institution) | CIB 17138 | In its own name | Active | centralpay.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.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm says it holds customer funds in segregated accounts with French banks, apart from its own funds, under the French Monetary and Financial Code. It does not name the banks.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Not disclosedThe firm handles the euro leg of EURC and USDC on-ramp and off-ramp flows for crypto-asset service providers. An unnamed authorised partner carries out the conversion.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- SEPA Credit Transfer and SEPA Direct Debit (EBA CLEARING STEP2) Access not stated centralpay.com ↗
Swift Direct centralpay.com ↗
Visa Access not stated centralpay.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated centralpay.com ↗
CB (Cartes Bancaires) Access not stated centralpay.com ↗
American Express Access not stated centralpay.com ↗
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 collects card, SEPA transfer and direct-debit payments for businesses, opens payment and e-money accounts for them and their sellers, and converts euros to and from EURC and USDC for crypto-asset service providers through an unnamed partner.
The firm says its French authorisation lets it operate throughout the European Economic Area, but it does not name the host states or give their number.
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces · Financial institutions
- Serves customers in
- France
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Guillaume Ponsard Founder & President (Président)
- Executive
- Anthony Mabilleau Directeur Général (General and Technical Department)
- Executive
- Natacha Pedroso Operation Department
- Executive
- Victor Derrier Development Department
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · 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
Head-office record
- BIC
- CEAYFR22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CEAYBank
- FRCountry · France
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 969500MAA24GUPB2YJ58
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 442441630
- 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, country and address.
- Register-entry ID
- 46de874ae972
- National bank code
- Code interbancaire (CIB) 17138
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
- France
- Country · region
- France · 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
- 19 RUE EDOUARD VAILLANT TOURS 37000 FRANCE
- Operational address
- 19 RUE EDOUARD VAILLANT TOURS 37000 TOURS FRANCE
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>CEAYFR22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>969500MAA24GUPB2YJ58</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>CEAYFR22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>969500MAA24GUPB2YJ58</LEI>
<Nm>CENTRALPAY</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>TOURS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>FR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>19 RUE EDOUARD VAILLANT TOURS 37000</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 | 2022-06-07 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2024-11-04 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2022-06-07 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-09 | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. TIPS entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
Code interbancaire (CIB) · France
1 code
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17138 | CEAYFR22XXX | CENTRALPAY | TOURS |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
Register entries are not screened against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
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 →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
- National bank codes—France (Source: ACPR – REGAFI).
- 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.
- European registers—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
- 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: centralpay.com (official website) · original.
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