United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
DNA Payments Limited
DNA Payments Limited is a private limited company based in London. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises it as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, with FCA number 806630. DNA Bidco Limited owns 75% or more of the firm. Its 2024 accounts name ASO Victoria 4 S.à r.l. of Luxembourg as the ultimate controlling party. The firm offers UK merchants card acceptance through payment terminals, online checkouts, payment links and virtual terminals, with ePOS software. It provides some acquiring services itself and others on behalf of third-party acquirers named in each merchant's application. Alchemy Partners invested GBP 100 million in the DNA Payments Group in June 2021.
Licences and registrations
Held by DNA Payments Limited (LEI 2549003JV0KCBALHYX70). 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 - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 806630 | United Kingdom | Active | 2019-02-01 | — |
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- 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.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
DNA Bidco Limited
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as DNA Payments
- Ownership
- DNA Bidco Limited (Companies House 13247572) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights. DNA Topco Limited prepares the group accounts, and the 2024 accounts name ASO Victoria 4 S.à r.l. as ultimate controlling party.
- Direct parent
- DNA Bidco Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- ASO Victoria 4 S.à r.l., Luxembourg
- Head office
- 10 Lower Grosvenor Place, SW1W 0EN London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 11154668
- Incorporated
- 17 Jan 2018
- Founders
- Arif Babayev · Nurlan Zhagiparov
Online
- Websites & references
- dnapayments.com ↗
developer.dnapayments.com ↗ developer docs
optomany.statuspage.io ↗ status page
portal.dnapayments.com ↗ merchant portal login - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗
Sources · 14 pages consulted
- dnapayments.com
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history/MzQ5ODI3Mjc4OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/charges
- dnapayments.com/about/our-team
- dnapayments.com/page/legal-documents
- dnapayments.com/page/schedule-2-acquiring-tcs
- dnapayments.com/page/merchant-glossary
- dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-raises-100-million
- dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-appoints-adyens-jan-pieter-lips-ceo
- businesswire.com/news/home/20260730555517/en/DNA-Payments-Launches-DNA-Engage-a-New-Way-for-Businesses-to-
- eeonline.com.au/colin-neil-announces-ceo-appointment-at-dna-payments/
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Several models
The FCA authorises the firm as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017. Its merchant terms say it provides acquiring services itself and also on behalf of a relevant acquirer named in each merchant application form.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 806630 | In its own name | Active | — |
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 2024 accounts, client funds are held in segregated bank accounts under the firm's safeguarding policy and kept off the balance sheet.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Visa Access not stated dnapayments.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated dnapayments.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 sells card acceptance through its axept® PRO terminals, website payments, payment links, virtual terminals and recurring payments, with Zash ePOS software and dynamic currency conversion. It serves hospitality, retail and eCommerce merchants.
According to its 2024 accounts, all of the group's turnover arose in the United Kingdom.
- Revenue
- GBP 31.5m
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
- Latest funding round
- GBP 100m Jun 2021Led by Alchemy Partners
- Total raised
- GBP 100m to Jun 2021 · dnapayments.com ↗
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Colin Neil CEO
- Chief financial officer
- Tom Caulton Chief Financial Officer
- Compliance / MLRO
- Janannee Harroo Director Risk and Compliance, and MLRO
- Founder
- Arif Babayev Founder and Director
- Founder
- Nurlan Zhagiparov Founder and Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm registered a charge in favour of Silkbridge Capital Ltd over a bank account held with Barclays Bank PLC.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Funding
The firm allotted new shares, which raised its issued share capital to GBP 123,380,299.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
Colin Neil announced that he had become Chief Executive Officer of DNA Payments.
eeonline.com.au ↗ -
Leadership
DNA Payments Group appointed Jan-Pieter Lips, formerly of Adyen, as Chief Executive Officer.
dnapayments.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-PSD
- 806630
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives
- Elucidate firm ID
- d8636d89fd0a
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
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2019-02-01
- Website
- www.dnapayments.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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- D N A Payments Ltd, 10 Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1W 0EN
- 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, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>2549003JV0KCBALHYX70</LEI>
<Nm>DNA Payments Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>SW1W 0EN</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>D N A Payments Ltd</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>10 Lower Grosvenor Place</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.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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