Spain · Payments & e-money
Currencies Direct Spain, Ede, S.l.
Trading asCURRENCIES DIRECT SPAIN
Currencies Direct Spain, E.D.E., S.L. is a Spanish limited company with its head office in Mojácar, Almería. The Bank of Spain authorises it as an electronic money institution under registration number 6716. It provides the EU services of the Currencies Direct brand and has a Portuguese branch, which Banco de Portugal lists under licence number 7972. It belongs to the Redpin group, which Palamon Capital Partners and Corsair jointly control, and it also operates the Redpin, Redpin Payments and PropertyPay trading names.
Licences and registrations
Held by Currencies Direct Spain, Ede, S.l.. 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 RegisterBank of Spain | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 6716 | Spain | Active | 2019-10-24 | — |
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Trading names on the register: CURRENCIES DIRECT SPAIN (EBA-PSD2)
- 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
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Currencies Direct
- Ownership
- The firm belongs to the Redpin group, whose holding company Redpin Holdings Limited is jointly controlled by Palamon Capital Partners and Corsair, with Blackstone Tactical Opportunities as a strategic investor.
- Ultimate owner
- Redpin Holdings Limited, United Kingdom
- Head office
- Avenida del Mediterráneo, 341, Local 3, 04638 Mojácar, Spain
- Company register
- Registro Mercantil de Almería, sheet AL-50299 (NIF B04897930)
Online
- Websites & references
- currenciesdirect.com ↗
redpincompany.com ↗ Redpin Payments site (services in Spain and the EU provided by this entity)
help.currenciesdirect.com ↗ help centre
developer.currenciesdirect.com ↗ developer API documentation (group) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗
- Apps
- App Store ↗ · Google Play ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- currenciesdirect.com/en-es/regulatory-information
- currenciesdirect.com/en-es
- currenciesdirect.com/en-es/security-of-funds
- currenciesdirect.com/en-es/company
- assets.eu.ctfassets.net/hpvrsuzb1rf1/UwbqjrV9sflqDrUYB0UZX/672769f76831cb1fc26f8e2ce597dfec/currencies_direct-cdl
- currenciesdirect.com/en-gb/partner-terms-and-conditions-eu
- redpincompany.com/payments
- redpincompany.com/media/redpin-launch-payments-platform-spain-international-home-buying-market
- redpincompany.com/media/redpin-launches-following-140m-backing-from-blackstone
- palamon.com/news/currencies-direct-relaunches-as-redpin
- blackstone.com/news/press/currencies-direct-announces-140-million-strategic-investment-from-blackstone/
- lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/98450087EEB1B6A5YI25
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Bank of Spain authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under Law 21/2011 and Royal Decree 778/2012, registration number 6716. The firm states that its Portuguese branch is authorised by Banco de Portugal under licence number 7972.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Spain (Banco de España) Spain | Electronic Money Institution (Entidad de Dinero Electrónico) | 6716 | In its own name | Active | currenciesdirect.com ↗ |
| Banco de Portugal Portugal | Branch of an EU electronic money institution (Currencies Direct Spain, EDE SL Sucursal em Portugal) | 7972 | In its own name | Active | currenciesdirect.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 states that client funds are held in segregated accounts and moved to safeguarding accounts if still held the day after receipt, and that both are designated as client accounts.
- Card issuer
- Transact Payments Malta Limited Malta
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Mastercard Through a partner currenciesdirect.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 offers currency transfers, digital currency wallets, forward contracts and a multi-currency Mastercard debit card to private clients and businesses, with a focus on property purchases and sales in Spain, and runs the Redpin Payments platform for property professionals.
It provides the Currencies Direct group's EU services from Spain, has a branch in Portugal and more than 20 branches across Spain, and serves Brazil in collaboration with Banco BS2.
- Payment volume
- EUR 11bncurrency traded in the last year, as the Currencies Direct brand states it
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses · Other
- Serves customers in 3 countries
- Spain · Portugal · Brazil
- Latest funding round
- Strategic investment (group level) · GBP 140m Mar 2022Led by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The Redpin group launched Redpin Payments in Spain, a property payments platform whose services in Spain are provided by the firm.
redpincompany.com ↗ -
Leadership
The group relaunched as Redpin and appointed Arnaud Loiseau as group chief executive, with Currencies Direct continuing as a brand.
redpincompany.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. · EBA-PSD2
- 6716
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped
- Elucidate firm ID
- 5e7cfd0ff812
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
- Spain · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2019-10-24
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
- AVENIDA DEL MEDITERRÁNEO 341, MOJÁCAR, 04638
- Country
- Spain
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 one address line
<FinInstnId>
<Nm>CURRENCIES DIRECT SPAIN, EDE, S.L.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>04638</PstCd>
<TwnNm>MOJÁCAR</TwnNm>
<Ctry>ES</Ctry>
<AdrLine>AVENIDA DEL MEDITERRÁNEO 341</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- CBPR+ does not accept the character Á in names and addresses. Transliterate before sending.
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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- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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