Malta · Payments & e-money
Convera Malta Financial Limited
Convera Malta Financial Limited is a private limited company registered in Malta under company number C22339. The MFSA authorises it as a payment institution under the Financial Institutions Act. It belongs to the Convera group, the former Western Union Business Solutions, which private equity firms Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group acquired. It offers cross-border payments, currency exchange and forward contracts, mainly to businesses, with a separate service for personal payments customers.
Licences and registrations
Held by Convera Malta Financial Limited (LEI 549300FY5PQTSMJKWY35). 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 RegisterMalta Financial Services AuthorityLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Payment institutionPayment Institution | C22339 | Malta | Active | 2011-04-29 | — |
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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
- TGBPMTMTXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under TGBPMTMT directly.
- 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
- 2011-08-27
- Last updated
- 2024-02-27
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Convera
- Standing
- The firm was formerly named Western Union Business Solutions (Malta) Limited. It now trades under the Convera brand, following the sale of Western Union Business Solutions to Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group.
- Ownership
- The firm is part of the Convera group, which Goldfinch Partners LLC and The Baupost Group, LLC acquired from The Western Union Company, and its direct parent is not published.
- Head office
- Zone 3, Central Business District, Avenue, 77 Commerce St, CBD 3010 Birkirkara, Malta
- Company register
- Malta Business Registry C 22339
- Incorporated
- 31 Dec 1997
- Former name
- Western Union Business Solutions (Malta) Limited
Online
- Websites & references
- convera.com ↗
status.convera.com ↗ system status page (group)
convera.readme.io ↗ developer docs (group) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- convera.com/en-mt/compliance-legal/compliance/
- convera.com/docs/convera-terms-and-conditions-mt.pdf
- lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/convera-malta-financial-limited
- lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/549300FY5PQTSMJKWY35
- convera.com/en-mt/about-us/leadership/
- convera.com/blog/company-news/convera-completes-global-transition/
- convera.com/blog/company-news/convera-cco-meaghan-riley-cco/
- convera.com/blog/company-news/western-union-business-solutions-to-be-renamed-convera/
- cssf.lu/en/2024/03/warning-concerning-fraudulent-activities-by-persons-misusing-the-names-of-conv
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The MFSA authorises the firm as a payment institution under the Financial Institutions Act. The EBA payment institutions register records the licence as active since 29 April 2011, covering money remittance, payment services and card acquiring.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta Financial Services Authority Malta | Payment institution licence under the Financial Institutions Act | C22339 | In its own name | Active | convera.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 accountsAccording to its terms, the firm safeguards client funds in two ways: a comparable guarantee from a credit institution, and a segregated euro-denominated bank account held apart from its own funds.
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 makes international business payments with currency conversion, holds client balances for up to 180 days, offers forward contracts and buys foreign currency cheques, and has separate terms for personal payments customers.
It serves clients from Malta, and the Bank of Lithuania lists it as a Maltese payment institution providing money remittance in Lithuania without a branch.
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Financial institutions · Consumers · Other
- Serves customers in 2 countries
- Malta · Lithuania
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Patrick Gauthier
Chief Executive Officer, Convera (group)
- Chair
- Bill McNichols Chairman of the Board, Convera (group)
- Chief financial officer
-
Michael Bourque
Chief Financial Officer, Convera (group)
- Executive
-
Brendan Clegg
General Counsel and Chief Administration Officer, Convera (group)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Convera appointed Meaghan Riley, a former Google Cloud executive, as group Chief Commercial Officer.
convera.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Convera completed the acquisition of its European business, ending the transition from Western Union Business Solutions.
convera.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
Head-office record
- BIC
- TGBPMTMTXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- TGBPBank
- MTCountry · Malta
- MTLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300FY5PQTSMJKWY35
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- C22339
- 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
- b4f8f03d9a65
- National bank code
- Sort code 23010
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
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- Licensed in
- Malta
- Country · region
- Malta · Middle East & North Africa
- 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
- Direct parent
- The Western Union Company · United States28ID94QU1140NC23S047 ↗
The The Western Union Company group has 17 institutions in the directory, in 13 countries: 11 hold a BIC and 6 do not.
Including Western Union International Bank GMBH - French Branch, Convera UK Limited, Western Union International Bank, Western Union International Bank GMBH, Western Union International Bank GMBH - Italian Branch.
See the The Western Union Company group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- W BUSINESS CENTRE FLOOR 5 TRIQ DUN KARM, BIRKIRKARA- BY- PASS BIRKIRKARA MALTA
- Operational address
- W BUSINESS CENTRE FLOOR 5 TRIQ DUN KARM BIRKIRKARA BY- PASS BIRKIRKARA BIRKIRKARA MALTA
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>TGBPMTMTXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300FY5PQTSMJKWY35</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>TGBPMTMTXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300FY5PQTSMJKWY35</LEI>
<Nm>CONVERA MALTA FINANCIAL LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BIRKIRKARA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>MT</Ctry>
<AdrLine>W BUSINESS CENTRE FLOOR 5 TRIQ DUN KARM</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>BIRKIRKARA- BY- PASS BIRKIRKARA</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.
National bank codes
Sort code · Malta
1 code file of 2026-09-23
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23010 | TGBPMTMT | Convera Malta Financial Limited | Sliema |
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
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Register entries are not screened against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- National bank codes—Malta (Source: Central Bank of Malta).
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- 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: convera.com (official website) · original; Patrick Gauthier: convera.com (official website) · original; Michael Bourque: convera.com (official website) · original; Brendan Clegg: convera.com (official website) · original.
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