France · Payments & e-money
Fifa Clearing House Sas
Legal name in the LEI recordFIFA CLEARING HOUSE
FIFA Clearing House is a société par actions simplifiée based in Paris. The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) authorises it as a payment institution. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), and FIFA says it operates independently of FIFA. It collects training rewards (training compensation and solidarity contributions) from football clubs and pays them out to training clubs, after compliance checks on each club. The ACPR granted its licence on 23 September 2022, and it began operations on 16 November 2022.
Licences and registrations
Held by Fifa Clearing House (LEI 969500M5CY96USKZB409). 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 RegisterPrudential Supervisory and Resolution AuthorityLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 908028715 | France | Active | 2022-09-23 | — |
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- 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
- FFAAFRP2XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of FFAAFRP2 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2023-01-07
- Last updated
- 2025-07-20
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Firm type
Payment infrastructure
Trades as FIFA Clearing House (FCH)
- Ownership
- The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), based in Zurich, owns 100% of the firm.
- Direct parent
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ↗, Switzerland 100%
- Head office
- 4 rue Royale, 75008 Paris, France
- Company register
- RCS Paris 908 028 715
Online
- Websites & references
- fifaclearinghouse.org ↗
inside.fifa.com ↗ FIFA's information pages on the Clearing House (parent's site) - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- inside.fifa.com/subuniverse-clearing-house/fifa-clearing-house-legal-notice
- inside.fifa.com/subuniverse-clearing-house/fifa-clearing-house-intro
- inside.fifa.com/transfer-system/clearing-house/intermediary
- web.fifaclearinghouse.org/subuniverse-clearing-house/payment-process
- inside.fifa.com/legal/media-releases/french-banking-supervisory-authority-grants-licence-to-fifa-clearing
- inside.fifa.com/media-releases/world-cup-2026-shines-spotlight-clearing-house-training-rewards-1-billion-
- inside.fifa.com/subuniverse-clearing-house/news/economic-impact-clearing-house-surpasses-usd-500-million-
- support.fifatms.com/en/support/solutions/articles/7000097511-compliance-assessment-and-distribution-of-traini
- professionsfinancieres.com/directive-sur-les-services-de-paiements-football-lydie-specque
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The ACPR authorises the firm as a payment institution under the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2). This authorisation allows it to collect and process payments on behalf of clubs.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) France | Payment institution (établissement de paiement); bank code (CIB) 17558 | 908028715 | In its own name | Active | inside.fifa.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.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It acts as a central intermediary for training compensation and solidarity contribution payments between football clubs under the FIFA Clearing House Regulations, and FIFA says it charges no fee for these payment services.
It serves football clubs worldwide under its French licence, and FIFA reports that it has allocated training rewards to clubs in more than 120 FIFA member associations.
- Sells to
- Other
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Lydie Specque Présidente (President); Director and Head of Publication
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
FIFA announced that the firm had distributed more than USD 639 million in training rewards since November 2022.
inside.fifa.com ↗ -
Other
FIFA said the firm would launch a client portal in August 2025, with updated Clearing House Regulations in force from 1 August 2025.
inside.fifa.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
Head-office record
- BIC
- FFAAFRP2XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- FFAABank
- FRCountry · France
- P2Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 969500M5CY96USKZB409
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 908028715
- 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
- b390b979079d
- National bank code
- Code interbancaire (CIB) 17558
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.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- Licensed in
- France
- Country · region
- France · Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- Direct parent
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) · Switzerland5299003X2Y7GWCF0KT81 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 4 RUE ROYALE PARIS 75008 FRANCE
- Operational address
- 4 RUE ROYALE PARIS 75008 PARIS FRANCE
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+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>FFAAFRP2XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>969500M5CY96USKZB409</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
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>FFAAFRP2XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>969500M5CY96USKZB409</LEI>
<Nm>FIFA CLEARING HOUSE SAS</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>PARIS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>FR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>4 RUE ROYALE PARIS 75008</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
National bank codes
Code interbancaire (CIB) · France
1 code
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17558 | FFAAFRP2XXX | FIFA Clearing House | PARIS |
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
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
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Register entries are not screened against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- National bank codes—France (Source: ACPR – REGAFI).
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: web.fifaclearinghouse.org (official website).
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