--- title: "DNA Payments Limited · Authorised Payment Institution (FCA) · United Kingdom | Elucidate" description: "DNA Payments Limited is authorised by FCA as an authorised payment institution in the United Kingdom. Licence 806630. LEI 2549003JV0KCBALHYX70. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) 3. DNA Payments Limited 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. Register status Licensed in the United Kingdom Authorised Payment Institution · FCA Prudential licence [1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[2549003JV0KCBALHYX70](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/2549003JV0KCBALHYX70)** [Licence no. **806630**](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#licences) ## 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 & RAISPs](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) FCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 806630 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2019-02-01 | — | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) | - 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. Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Overview Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees 304 headcount · Group · 31 Dec 2024 · [annual report ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history/MzQ5ODI3Mjc4OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 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 ↗](https://www.dnapayments.com/) [developer.dnapayments.com ↗](https://developer.dnapayments.com/) developer docs [optomany.statuspage.io ↗](https://optomany.statuspage.io/) status page [portal.dnapayments.com ↗](https://portal.dnapayments.com/) merchant portal login - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dna-payments/) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/dnapayments) Sources · 14 pages consulted 1. [dnapayments.com](https://www.dnapayments.com/) 2. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/persons-with-significant-control](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/persons-with-significant-control) 3. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/officers](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/officers) 4. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history) 5. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history/MzQ5ODI3Mjc4OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history/MzQ5ODI3Mjc4OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 6. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/charges](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/charges) 7. [dnapayments.com/about/our-team](https://www.dnapayments.com/about/our-team) 8. [dnapayments.com/page/legal-documents](https://www.dnapayments.com/page/legal-documents) 9. [dnapayments.com/page/schedule-2-acquiring-tcs](https://www.dnapayments.com/page/schedule-2-acquiring-tcs) 10. [dnapayments.com/page/merchant-glossary](https://www.dnapayments.com/page/merchant-glossary) 11. [dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-raises-100-million](https://dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-raises-100-million) 12. [dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-appoints-adyens-jan-pieter-lips-ceo](https://dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-appoints-adyens-jan-pieter-lips-ceo) 13. [businesswire.com/news/home/20260730555517/en/DNA-Payments-Launches-DNA-Engage-a-New-Way-for-Businesses-to-](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260730555517/en/DNA-Payments-Launches-DNA-Engage-a-New-Way-for-Businesses-to-Connect-With-Customers) 14. [eeonline.com.au/colin-neil-announces-ceo-appointment-at-dna-payments/](https://eeonline.com.au/colin-neil-announces-ceo-appointment-at-dna-payments/) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#overview-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](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#overview-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. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history/MzQ5ODI3Mjc4OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) - **Payment schemes and card networks:** Visa Access not stated [dnapayments.com ↗](https://www.dnapayments.com/page/merchant-glossary) Mastercard Access not stated [dnapayments.com ↗](https://www.dnapayments.com/page/merchant-glossary) 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#overview-sources) - Merchant acquiring - Payment gateway - FX conversion 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 31.5mGroup · 31 Dec 2024 · [annual report ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history/MzQ5ODI3Mjc4OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) - **Sells to:** Small businesses · Enterprises - **Serves customers in:** United Kingdom - **Latest funding round:** GBP 100m Jun 2021 Led by Alchemy Partners [dnapayments.com ↗](https://dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-raises-100-million) - **Total raised:** GBP 100m to Jun 2021 · [dnapayments.com ↗](https://dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-raises-100-million) ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#overview-sources) - **Chief executive:** Colin Neil CEO Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dnapayments.com ↗](https://www.dnapayments.com/about/our-team) - **Chief financial officer:** Tom Caulton Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dnapayments.com ↗](https://www.dnapayments.com/about/our-team) - **Compliance / MLRO:** Janannee Harroo Director Risk and Compliance, and MLRO Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [dnapayments.com ↗](https://www.dnapayments.com/about/our-team) - **Founder:** Arif Babayev Founder and Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/officers) - **Founder:** Nurlan Zhagiparov Founder and Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/officers) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/dna-payments-limited-d8636d89fd0a#overview-sources) 1. Sep 2026 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 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/charges) 2. Jul 2026 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 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/filing-history) 3. Sep 2025 Leadership Colin Neil announced that he had become Chief Executive Officer of DNA Payments. [eeonline.com.au ↗](https://eeonline.com.au/colin-neil-announces-ceo-appointment-at-dna-payments/) 4. Jan 2024 Leadership DNA Payments Group appointed Jan-Pieter Lips, formerly of Adyen, as Chief Executive Officer. [dnapayments.com ↗](https://dnapayments.com/news/dna-payments-appoints-adyens-jan-pieter-lips-ceo) 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 - **LEI:** [2549003JV0KCBALHYX70 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/2549003JV0KCBALHYX70) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives - **Companies House no.:** [11154668 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668) - **Elucidate firm ID:** d8636d89fd0a ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Payment Institution - **Activities:** - Payment services - **Licensed in:** [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2019-02-01 - **Website:** [www.dnapayments.com ↗](https://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. ## Persons with significant control Companies House · company [11154668 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668) · as at 9 October 2026 Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Dna Payments Limited: 1 company. | Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Dna Bidco Limited ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13247572) | Company · UK | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 25 May 2021 | | [Dna Midco 2 Limited ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13245979) | Company · UK · through Dna Bidco Limited | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 5 March 2021 | | [Dna Midco 1 Limited ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13243590) | Company · UK · through Dna Midco 2 Limited | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 4 March 2021 | | [Dna Topco Limited ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13240473) | Company · UK · through Dna Midco 1 Limited | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 4 March 2021 | | [Alchemy Special Opportunities Llp ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC318664) | Company · UK · through Dna Topco Limited | 75–100% of shares as a firm member · 75–100% of votes as a firm member · Can appoint or remove directors as a firm member · Significant influence or control | 3 March 2021 | | Alchemy Special Opportunities Llp: the company states that no person or legal entity has significant control over it. | Companies report persons with significant control to Companies House. Elucidate has not verified them. A person with significant control holds more than 25% of the shares or votes, can appoint or remove the board, or has significant influence or control. Dates of birth and addresses are not shown. Matched on the Companies House number that the FCA register gives for this firm. [See the register at Companies House ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11154668/persons-with-significant-control) ## 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 ```xml 2549003JV0KCBALHYX70 DNA Payments Limited SW1W 0EN London GB D N A Payments Ltd 10 Lower Grosvenor Place ``` 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. ## Related institutions ### Other payments & e-money institutions in the United Kingdom - [Stonex Financial LTD BIC IGLUGB2L Payments & e-money Money service business Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 446717 (FCA-PSD) · also on FINTRAC-MSB · LEI 549300AWF3TOHRYL7754](https://elucidate.co/directory/stonex-financial-ltd-iglugb2l) - [Dex International Limited · trading as DEXREMIT No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Money service business Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 503929 (FCA-PSD) · also on HMRC-MLR, FINTRAC-MSB · LEI 9845003995D06S994R04](https://elucidate.co/directory/dex-international-limited-ff2b0c01c725) - [Euronet Payment Services Ltd · trading as Ria Money Transfer, Ria No BIC Payments & e-money Money service business Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 504630 (FCA-PSD) · also on HMRC-MLR · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/euronet-payment-services-ltd-6f4dec33a392) - [Instinet Europe Limited BIC ISNTGB2L Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 140822 (FCA-PSD) · LEI 213800MXAKR2LA1VBM44](https://elucidate.co/directory/instinet-europe-limited-isntgb2l) - [Isx Financial UK LTD BIC ISFIGB22 Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 901034 (FCA-EMI) · LEI 2138007BDV9IRS8AYD07](https://elucidate.co/directory/isx-financial-uk-ltd-isfigb22) - [Western Union Payment Services GB Limited · trading as Manning House, WU No BIC Payments & e-money Money service business Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 816890 (FCA-PSD) · also on HMRC-MLR · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/western-union-payment-services-gb-limited-0741de977896) - [A to Z 4U Ltd · trading as SAAK REMIT, Saakpay No BIC Payments & e-money Money service business Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 570837 (FCA-PSD) · also on HMRC-MLR · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/a-to-z-4u-ltd-25c2ca0fa3b5) - [Allied Wallet Limited No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 900124 (FCA-EMI) · also on FCA-PSD · LEI 213800HO66BDXP716G24](https://elucidate.co/directory/allied-wallet-limited-8983cc2e32eb) [See all →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?type=payments&cc=GB) [Other entries on FCA-PSD →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. 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