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title: "Fexserv Financial Services Limited SWIFT/BIC code FFSMMTM1XXX · Malta | Elucidate"
description: "Licensed in Malta: Payment institution (Malta Financial Services Authority). SWIFT/BIC code FFSMMTM1XXX for Fexserv Financial Services Limited, Malta."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1
---

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3.  Fexserv Financial Services Limited

Malta · Payments & e-money

# Fexserv Financial Services Limited

Legal name in the LEI record FEXSERV FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

Fexserv Financial Services Limited is a private limited company based in San Gwann, Malta. It states that the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) licenses it as a financial institution, and the EBA register lists it as a payment institution. Bastion Holdings Limited owns it, according to Bastion's chairman. The firm describes Bastion as part of the Alpine Group of Companies. The firm launched in 1995 as Fexco. It sells foreign currency, cashes cheques, makes Swift transfers and offers corporate euro payment accounts with Maltese IBANs through branches in Malta and Gozo. It also acts as Western Union's Master Authorised Agent in Malta.

Register status

Licensed in Malta

Payment institution · Malta Financial Services Authority

Prudential licence

[1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#licences)

BIC **FFSMMTM1XXX** LEI **[213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61)** [Licence no. **C18400**](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#licences) Passive participant (no connection) Head-office BIC only [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#claim)

## Licences and registrations

Held by Fexserv Financial Services LTD (LEI 213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61). 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 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Malta Financial Services Authority Linked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Payment institutionPayment Institution | C18400 | [Malta](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mt) | Active | 2011-04-27 | — | - Money remittance - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) |

-   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:** FFSMMTM1XXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Passive participant (no connection)
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **Payment schemes and systems:** [SCT](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#schemes)
- **Branch codes:** None: head-office BIC only
- **BIC first registered:** 2005-09-03
- **Last updated:** 2014-06-07

## Overview

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#overview-sources)

Customers

Not published

Employees

Not published

Ownership

Group subsidiary

Bastion Holdings Limited

Firm type

Bureau de change

Trades as Fexserv

- **Ownership:** Bastion Holdings Limited of Malta owns the firm, according to a statement by its chairman Anthony Zahra. The firm describes itself as part of the Alpine Group of Companies.
- **Direct parent:** Bastion Holdings Limited, Malta
- **Head office:** Alpine House, Naxxar Road, SGN 9032 San Gwann, Malta
- **Company register:** Malta Business Registry C 18400
- **Incorporated:** 3 May 1995
- **Founder:** Anthony G. Zahra

### Online

- **Websites & references:** [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fexserv-financial-services-ltd-) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/FexservMalta) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/FexservMalta)

Sources · 9 pages consulted

1.  [fexserv.com/](https://www.fexserv.com/)
2.  [fexserv.com/about/](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)
3.  [fexserv.com/terms-conditions/](https://www.fexserv.com/terms-conditions/)
4.  [fexserv.com/corporate-payment-accounts/](https://www.fexserv.com/corporate-payment-accounts/)
5.  [fexserv.com/swift-transfers/](https://www.fexserv.com/swift-transfers/)
6.  [fexserv.com/western-union/](https://www.fexserv.com/western-union/)
7.  [lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61](https://lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61)
8.  [bastionholdings.net/team/](https://bastionholdings.net/team/)
9.  [memberspage.eesc.europa.eu/(X(1)S(xmbdw51iletug5c2hsnz15s3))/Search/Details/Person/2033055?isMinimal=False&onlyActiv](https://memberspage.eesc.europa.eu/\(X\(1\)S\(xmbdw51iletug5c2hsnz15s3\)\)/Search/Details/Person/2033055?isMinimal=False&onlyActiveMandate=True&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1)

## Authorisation

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#overview-sources)

- **Operates under:** Several models
- **Licensed firm it operates under:** Western Union Master Authorized Agent of Western Union in Malta

The firm states that the MFSA licenses it as a financial institution, and the EBA register lists it as a payment institution for money remittance and payment services. It provides Western Union money transfers as Western Union's Master Authorised Agent in Malta.

| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) Malta | Payment institution (money remittance, payment services), Financial Institutions Act | C18400 | In its own name | Active | [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/terms-conditions/) |

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/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#overview-sources)

- **Acquirer / processor:** Bank of Valletta Malta [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/terms-conditions/)
- **Payment schemes and card networks:** Swift Access not stated [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/swift-transfers/) Western Union money transfer network Through a partner [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/western-union/)

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/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#overview-sources)

-   Bureau de change
-   International money transfer
-   Cash pick-up
-   FX conversion
-   Cheque cashing
-   Mobile top-up

It sells more than 60 foreign currencies at its branches and makes Swift transfers in over 10 currencies. It offers euro payment accounts with a Maltese IBAN to corporate customers and corporate service providers. It also sends and pays out Western Union transfers and sells One4all gift vouchers and Ding mobile top-ups.

It serves customers in Malta and Gozo through its own branches, and through a network it describes as 59 Western Union locations.

- **Sells to:** Consumers · Small businesses · Enterprises
- **Serves customers in:** Malta

## Leadership

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#overview-sources)

- **Chair:** Anthony Zahra Chairman Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)
- **Chief executive:** Lawrence Buttigieg Group Chief Executive Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)
- **Chief financial officer:** John Giacchino Director; Head of Finance & HR Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)
- **Executive:** Elkjer Agius General Manager Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)
- **Executive:** Pa Nolan Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)
- **Executive:** John Nagle Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [fexserv.com ↗](https://www.fexserv.com/about/)

## Recent events

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#overview-sources)

The research found no fines, investigations, security incidents, licence changes or corporate events from the last three years.

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:** FFSMMTM1XXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. FFSM Bank 2. MT Country · Malta 3. M1 Location · passive 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61)
- **Licence no. · EBA-PSD2:** C18400
- **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:** d8771ebad4c8
- **National bank code:** [Sort code 08017](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#bank-codes)

## Profile

- **Type:** Payments & e-money
- **Regulation:** Prudential licence
- **Register licences:** [1 entry on 1 register](https://elucidate.co/directory/fexserv-financial-services-limited-ffsmmtm1#licences)
- **Activities:** - Money remittance - Payment services
- **Licensed in:** [Malta](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/mt)
- **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

GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.

## Addresses

- **Registered address:** ALPINE HOUSE NAXXAR ROAD SAN GWANN SGN 9032 MALTA
- **Operational address:** ALPINE HOUSE NAXXAR ROAD SAN GWANN SGN 9032 SAN GWANN 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+:** Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent

### CBPR+

For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>FFSMMTM1XXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61</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

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>FFSMMTM1XXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>213800MOWH3Y1SFEGU61</LEI>
  <Nm>FEXSERV FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>SAN GWANN</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>MT</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>ALPINE HOUSE NAXXAR ROAD SAN GWANN SGN 9032</AdrLine>
  </PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>
```

This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.

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.

## Payment schemes and systems

EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28

| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2015-11-09 | Head office | — |

SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme.

An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.

“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.

## National bank codes

### Sort code · Malta

1 code file of 2026-09-23

| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08017 | FFSMMTM1 | Fexserv Financial Services Ltd. | San Gwann |

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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Credits for this page

-   **Payment schemes and systems**—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate.
-   **National bank codes**—Malta (Source: Central Bank of Malta).
-   **EBA PSD2 Register**—European Banking Authority (EBA) · [register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) as at 25 September 2026
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