United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Circle UK Trading Limited
Trading asCircle
Circle UK Trading Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales in 2015. The FCA authorises it as an electronic money institution under reference 900480. It belongs to the Circle group, whose parent, Circle Internet Group, Inc., is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Other group entities issue the USDC and EURC stablecoins. The firm does not publish which of the group's services it provides to UK customers itself.
Licences and registrations
Held by Circle UK Trading Limited. 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 | 900480 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-03-13 | — |
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Trading names on the register: Circle (FCA-EMI)
- 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. No LEI is matched to this entry, and BICs are linked by LEI only.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Irish-incorporated Circle group company (Companies Registration Office for Ireland no. 540941)
Firm type
E-money and accounts
Trades as Circle
- Ownership
- A company registered in Ireland (no. 540941) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights, according to Companies House. That company sits within the group headed by Circle Internet Group, Inc.
- Direct parent
- Irish-incorporated Circle group company (Companies Registration Office for Ireland no. 540941), Ireland
- Ultimate owner
- Circle Internet Group, Inc., United States
- Head office
- 40 Leadenhall Street, Huckletree Level 2, EC3A 2BJ London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 09543077
- Incorporated
- 15 Apr 2015
- Founder
- Jeremy Allaire
Online
- Websites & references
- circle.com ↗
developers.circle.com ↗ group developer documentation
status.circle.com ↗ group uptime status page
investor.circle.com ↗ group investor relations site - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · Discord ↗
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- circle.com/legal/licenses
- circle.com
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09543077
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09543077/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09543077/officers
- thegazette.co.uk/company/09543077
- sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824301/000121390021036070/ea143875ex99-6_concordacq.htm
- circle.com/pressroom/circle-announces-pricing-of-upsized-initial-public-offering
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under reference 900480. It holds no other licence that the group discloses.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Electronic Money Institution | 900480 | In its own name | Active | circle.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
The group sells stablecoin, payment and developer infrastructure to institutions. Services include Circle Mint for issuing and redeeming USDC and EURC, which the group offers only to institutions. The firm does not publish which of these services it provides.
The firm serves the UK under its FCA e-money authorisation. It does not publish a separate list of UK services or markets.
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Financial institutions
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Founder
- Jeremy David Allaire Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The ultimate parent, Circle Internet Group, Inc., priced its initial public offering at USD 31 per share and listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
circle.com ↗
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
- 900480
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped
- Elucidate firm ID
- b4d5e0510b60
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
- 2018-03-13
- Website
- www.circle.com ↗
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
No LEI is matched to this entry, so GLEIF relationship records cannot be linked.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- Circle UK, WEwork, 184 Shepherds Bush Road, London, W6 7NL
- 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. No LEI or clearing code is mapped in the directory
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<Nm>Circle UK Trading Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>W6 7NL</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Circle UK, WEwork</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>184 Shepherds Bush Road</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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