--- title: "Equiniti Global Payments Limited · Authorised E-Money Institution (FCA) · United Kingdom | Elucidate" description: "Equiniti Global Payments Limited is authorised by FCA as an authorised e-money institution in the United Kingdom. Licence 900892. LEI 213800PEIK8FHGET5870. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) 3. Equiniti Global Payments Limited United Kingdom · Payments & e-money # Equiniti Global Payments Limited Trading as Equiniti Global · EQPay · EQ Global Equiniti Global Payments Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, with its registered office in Worthing. The FCA authorises it as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, reference 900892. It is wholly owned by Equiniti Holdings Limited, part of the Equiniti group that affiliates of Siris Capital control. Trading as EQPay, it provides a platform and API that businesses use for domestic and international payments, currency conversion and virtual accounts. Register status Licensed in the United Kingdom Authorised E-Money Institution · FCA Prudential licence [1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[213800PEIK8FHGET5870](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800PEIK8FHGET5870)** [Licence no. **900892**](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#licences) [Group: Orbit Private Holdings I LTD](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493003SHB5VLXWFOS15) ## Licences and registrations Held by Equiniti Global Payments Limited (LEI 213800PEIK8FHGET5870). 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 Institutions](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-emi) FCA | Authorised E-Money InstitutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 900892 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2018-11-23 | — | - Payment services - E-money / stored value | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) | Trading names on the register: Equiniti Global (FCA-EMI), EQPay (FCA-EMI), EQ Global (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. 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/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees Not published headcount · This entity · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history/MzUzNjA2MTY0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) Ownership Group subsidiary 100% Equiniti Holdings Limited Firm type FX and business payments Trades as EQPay - **Standing:** In May 2026 Bullish agreed to acquire the Equiniti group, which includes the firm. Completion is expected in January 2027, subject to regulatory approvals. The firm was named Transglobal Payment Solutions Limited until 25 June 2018. - **Ownership:** Equiniti Holdings Limited owns 100% of the firm, and its 2025 accounts name Orbit Private GP, LLC of the Cayman Islands as the ultimate controlling party of the group headed by Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd. - **Direct parent:** Equiniti Holdings Limited, United Kingdom 100% - **Ultimate owner:** Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd, United Kingdom - **Head office:** Highdown House, Yeoman Way, BN99 3HH Worthing, United Kingdom - **Company register:** Companies House 06135586 - **Incorporated:** 2 Mar 2007 - **Former name:** Transglobal Payment Solutions Limited ### Online - **Websites & references:** [equiniti.com ↗](https://equiniti.com/) [equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments ↗](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/) EQPay product pages on the Equiniti group site [platform.eqpay.com ↗](https://platform.eqpay.com/login.aspx) EQPay client platform login [eqpay.com ↗](https://eqpay.com/) former EQPay brand domain, now redirects to the Equiniti group site - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/equiniti) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/equiniti) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/lifeateq/?hl=en) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/user/EquinitiGroup/) Sources · 16 pages consulted 1. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586) 2. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/officers](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/officers) 3. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/persons-with-significant-control](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/persons-with-significant-control) 4. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history) 5. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history/MzUzNjA2MTY0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history/MzUzNjA2MTY0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 6. [register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004D8LALQA3](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004D8LALQA3) 7. [equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/eqpay-legal-notices/](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/eqpay-legal-notices/) 8. [equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/) 9. [equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/risk-warnings/](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/risk-warnings/) 10. [equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/eqpay-privacy-notice/](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/eqpay-privacy-notice/) 11. [equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/partners/](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/partners/) 12. [eqpay.com/insights/news/eq-introduces-eqpay/](https://eqpay.com/insights/news/eq-introduces-eqpay/) 13. [equiniti.com/uk/news-and-views/news-releases/equiniti-announces-landmark-partnership-with-swift/](https://equiniti.com/uk/news-and-views/news-releases/equiniti-announces-landmark-partnership-with-swift/) 14. [bullish.com/us/news-insights/bullish-to-acquire-equiniti-from-siris-in-4-2-billion-transaction-creati](https://www.bullish.com/us/news-insights/bullish-to-acquire-equiniti-from-siris-in-4-2-billion-transaction-creating-the-global-transfer-agent-for-tokenized-securities) 15. [sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1872195/000143774926014727/blsh20260505\_6k.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1872195/000143774926014727/blsh20260505_6k.htm) 16. [bullish.com/us/news-insights/bullish-announces-siris-to-acquire-non-core-equiniti-business-lines](https://www.bullish.com/us/news-insights/bullish-announces-siris-to-acquire-non-core-equiniti-business-lines) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#overview-sources) - **Operates under:** Its own licences The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, reference 900892, to issue e-money and provide payment services. Its 2025 accounts state a minimum regulatory capital requirement of EUR 350,000. | Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Electronic Money Institution | 900892 | In its own name | Active | [register.fca.org.uk ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004D8LALQA3) | 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/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#overview-sources) - **Safeguarding:** Segregated safeguarding accountsAccording to its 2025 accounts, the firm holds client balances with banks in segregated accounts that it cannot use for its own purposes. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history/MzUzNjA2MTY0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) - **Payment schemes and card networks:** Swift Access not stated [equiniti.com ↗](https://equiniti.com/uk/news-and-views/news-releases/equiniti-announces-landmark-partnership-with-swift/) SEPA Access not stated [equiniti.com ↗](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/) ACH Access not stated [equiniti.com ↗](https://equiniti.com/uk/services/eq-digital/global-payments/) 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/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#overview-sources) - International money transfer - Payouts and mass payments - Domestic payments - FX conversion - Multi currency accounts The firm describes EQPay as a platform and API for business payments in over 130 currencies to over 180 countries, covering payroll, supplier, dividend and pension payments, with white-label options for partners. It serves business clients from the United Kingdom, and its 2025 accounts record revenue from customers in the United Kingdom, while payments go to recipients worldwide. - **Revenue:** GBP 7.13mThis entity · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history/MzUzNjA2MTY0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) - **Sells to:** Enterprises · Small businesses · Platforms and marketplaces - **Serves customers in:** United Kingdom ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#overview-sources) - **Executive:** Susannah Elizabeth Bowen Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/officers) - **Executive:** Ian Denis Cox Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/officers) - **Executive:** Richard James Pearson Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/officers) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-global-payments-limited-78e963fc2d4c#overview-sources) 1. May 2026 Merger / acquisition Bullish agreed to acquire the Equiniti group, including the firm, from Siris, with completion expected in January 2027. [bullish.com ↗](https://www.bullish.com/us/news-insights/bullish-to-acquire-equiniti-from-siris-in-4-2-billion-transaction-creating-the-global-transfer-agent-for-tokenized-securities) 2. Apr 2026 Leadership David Gregg Yates resigned as a director of the firm on 14 April 2026. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history) 3. May 2025 Other The firm granted its parent, Equiniti Holdings Limited, a loan facility, with GBP 10.2 million outstanding at 31 December 2025. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history/MzUzNjA2MTY0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 4. Dec 2024 Leadership The firm appointed Ian Denis Cox as a director on 9 December 2024, after Stuart John Allin resigned on 1 December 2024. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history) 5. Jul 2024 Leadership The firm appointed Susannah Elizabeth Bowen as a director on 11 July 2024. Simon Andrew Wadey resigned as a director on 15 August 2024. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586/filing-history) 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:** 900892 - **BIC:** Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory - **LEI:** [213800PEIK8FHGET5870 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800PEIK8FHGET5870) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives - **Companies House no.:** [06135586 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586) - **Elucidate firm ID:** 78e963fc2d4c ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** E-Money / Stored Value Institution - **Activities:** - Payment services - E-money / stored value - **Licensed in:** [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2018-11-23 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:** Equiniti Group Limited · United Kingdom[213800TS721HGE2JIV94 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800TS721HGE2JIV94) - **Ultimate parent:** Orbit Private Holdings I LTD · United Kingdom[5493003SHB5VLXWFOS15 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/5493003SHB5VLXWFOS15) The Orbit Private Holdings I LTD group has 5 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: 3 hold a BIC and 2 do not. Including [Equiniti Financial Services Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-financial-services-limited-eqfigb21), [Equiniti Financial Services Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-financial-services-limited-eqfigb33), [Paymaster (1836) Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/paymaster-1836-limited-pyysgb21). [See the Orbit Private Holdings I LTD group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493003SHB5VLXWFOS15) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Persons with significant control Companies House · company [06135586 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06135586) · as at 9 October 2026 Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Equiniti Global Payments Limited: 1 company. | Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Equiniti Holdings Limited ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06223360) | Company · UK | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 6 April 2016 | | [Equiniti Group Limited ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07090427) | Company · UK · through Equiniti Holdings Limited | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 6 April 2016 | | [Earth Private Holdings Ltd ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13410052) | Company · UK · through Equiniti Group Limited | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 15 December 2021 | | [Orbit Private Holdings Ii Ltd ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13408832) | Company · UK · through Earth Private Holdings Ltd | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 20 May 2021 | | [Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13408201) | Company · UK · through Orbit Private Holdings Ii Ltd | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 19 May 2021 | | Peter Elliot Berger | Individual · through Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd | Significant influence or control | 17 March 2026 | | Frank Augustus Baker | Individual · through Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd | Significant influence or control | 17 March 2026 | | Jeffrey Meade Hendren | Individual · through Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd | Significant influence or control | 17 March 2026 | 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/06135586/persons-with-significant-control) ## Addresses - **Address on the register:** Highdown House, Yeoman Way, Worthing, BN99 3HH - **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 one address line ```xml 213800PEIK8FHGET5870 Equiniti Global Payments Limited BN99 3HH Worthing GB Highdown House, Yeoman Way ``` 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 register entries with this LEI - [TransGlobal Payment Solutions Limited No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Inactive since 13 July 2018 United Kingdom · Licensed by FCA · 540963 (FCA-PSD) · LEI 213800PEIK8FHGET5870 LEI matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only. Not merged: the register name differs from the legal name in GLEIF.](https://elucidate.co/directory/transglobal-payment-solutions-limited-1e9acd6416a0) ### Same group - [Equiniti Financial Services Limited BIC EQFIGB33 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800BKA7N1LAEMZP97](https://elucidate.co/directory/equiniti-financial-services-limited-eqfigb33) - [Paymaster (1836) Limited BIC PYYSGB21 Payments & e-money Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Registered with FCA · 900860 (FCA-EMI) · also on FCA-PSD · LEI 213800E4ZDFSGEAMPT92](https://elucidate.co/directory/paymaster-1836-limited-pyysgb21) [All 5 institutions in the Orbit Private Holdings I LTD group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/5493003SHB5VLXWFOS15) ### 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-EMI →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-emi) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. 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