Malta · Payments & e-money

Finxp Limited

FinXP Limited is a Maltese company (registration C 65783) based in Naxxar, which the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) authorises as an electronic money institution. The firm says its founders own it and that it has no external investors. It offers businesses euro IBAN accounts, Mastercard cards, SEPA Direct Debit collections, a payment gateway, cross-border payouts and Banking-as-a-Service. The firm was called Paymentworld Europe Ltd until it renamed itself FinXP in January 2021.

BICPAUUMTM1XXX LEI391200WRNHYFTZKLY568 Licence no.C65783 Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of PAUUMTM1 marks a passive participant. Head-office BIC only Claim this profile

Licences and registrations

Held by Finxp Limited (LEI 391200WRNHYFTZKLY568). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.

RegisterLicenceNumberJurisdictionStatusRegisteredEndsActivitiesRegister entry
EBA PSD2 RegisterMalta Financial Services AuthorityLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution C65783 Malta Active 2015-07-14 —
  • Payment services
  • Card acquiring
  • E-money / stored value
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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
PAUUMTM1XXX head office
Connection to Swift
Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of PAUUMTM1 marks a passive participant.
Swift GPI
Not on the member list
Payment schemes and systems
SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · VOP · TIPS
Branch codes
None: head-office BIC only
BIC first registered
2018-08-04
Last updated
2023-08-21

Overview

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Customers

12,000

accounts · This entity · 3 Sep 2026 · company statement ↗

Employees

Not published

Ownership

Privately held

Firm type

E-money and accounts

Trades as FinXP

Ownership
The firm says it is still owned by its founders and has no external investors.
Head office
Ardent Business Centre 4, Oratory Street, NXR2505 Naxxar, Malta
Company register
Malta Business Registry C 65783
Founders
Jens Podewski · Stefan Haenel
Former name
Paymentworld Europe Ltd

Online

Websites & references
finxp.com ↗
iban4u.com ↗ IBAN4U account service site, named in the terms and conditions
Official social accounts
LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Financial Club ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
  1. finxp.com/
  2. finxp.com/terms-conditions/
  3. finxp.com/trust-and-compliance/
  4. finxp.com/about-us/
  5. finxp.com/legal/
  6. finxp.com/blog/finxp-launches-new-website-and-refreshed-positioning/
  7. finxp.com/blog/finxp-partners-with-thredd-to-strengthen-multi-region-card-issuing-capabilities/
  8. finxp.com/blog/finxp-appoints-new-chief-technology-officer-and-chief-commercial-product-officer-to-
  9. lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/finxp-limited
  10. maltatoday.com.mt/announcements/announcements/107134/leading_maltese_fintech_rebrands_to_finxp
  11. mondaq.com/financial-services/1846992/finxp-launches-new-positioning-as-it-expands-payments-infrastr
  12. techround.co.uk/interviews/meet-jens-podewski-finxp/
  13. finovate.com/buckzy-payments-and-finxp-enable-cross-border-payments-for-businesses/

Authorisation

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Operates under
Its own licences

The MFSA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution. The firm says this licence is passported throughout the EU and EEA.

AuthorityLicence or registrationNumberHeldStatusSource
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) Malta Electronic money institution C65783 In its own name Active finxp.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.

Partners and safeguarding

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Safeguarding
Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm says it keeps eligible client funds separate from its own and holds them in safeguarding accounts at regulated credit institutions. It says it never lends these funds out.finxp.com ↗
Payment schemes and card networks
SEPA Credit Transfer (via CENTROlink) Direct finxp.com ↗
SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Access not stated finxp.com ↗
SEPA Direct Debit Access not stated finxp.com ↗
Mastercard Direct finxp.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

  • E-money wallet
  • Payment gateway
  • Merchant acquiring
  • Domestic payments
  • Payouts and mass payments
  • International money transfer
  • Debit cards
  • Card-issuing platform
  • Banking as a service

The firm offers dedicated euro IBAN4U business accounts, Mastercard cards and BIN sponsorship, SEPA Direct Debit collections and a payment gateway. It also sells FinXP PLUS payouts, which it says reach more than 130 countries. It names iGaming, FX and brokerage, digital-asset and cross-border commerce businesses among its clients.

The firm says its Maltese licence is passported across the EU and EEA and that it has offices in Cyprus, Lithuania and Germany.

Payment volume
EUR 4bnamount processed annually (the firm's figure of 'EUR 4B+')This entity · 3 Sep 2026 · company statement ↗
Sells to
Small businesses · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces · Financial institutions
Serves customers in
Malta

Leadership

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

Chief executive
Jens Podewski Co-founder and CEO Confirmed 9 Sep 2026 · finxp.com ↗
Executive
Marc Conway Chief Commercial and Product Officer Confirmed 3 Sep 2026 · finxp.com ↗
Founder
Stefan Haenel Stefan Haenel Co-Founder Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · finxp.com ↗

Recent events

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources

  1. Other

    The firm announced a partnership with Thredd for card issuer processing. It said it could act as a European BIN sponsor for Thredd's clients.

    finxp.com ↗
  2. Other

    The firm announced a partnership with Buckzy Payments that gives eligible Buckzy clients access to its direct SEPA payment services.

    finovate.com ↗
  3. Leadership

    The firm appointed Jon Vigier as Chief Technology Officer and Marc Conway as Chief Commercial and Product Officer.

    finxp.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
PAUUMTM1XXX
How the BIC breaks down
  1. PAUUBank
  2. MTCountry · Malta
  3. M1Location · passive
  4. XXXBranch · head office
Branch description
Not recorded in the directory
LEI
391200WRNHYFTZKLY568
LEI record
View on GLEIF ↗
Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
C65783
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
09c35e6a9166
National bank code
Sort code 92005

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
  • E-money / stored value
Licensed in
Malta
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
ARDENT BUSINESS CENTRE 4 FLOOR 2 ORATORY STREET NAXXAR NXR2505 MALTA
Operational address
ARDENT BUSINESS CENTRE 4 FLOOR 2 ORATORY STREET NAXXAR NXR2505 NAXXAR 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

<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>PAUUMTM1XXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>391200WRNHYFTZKLY568</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>PAUUMTM1XXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>391200WRNHYFTZKLY568</LEI>
  <Nm>FINXP LIMITED</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>NAXXAR</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>MT</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>ARDENT BUSINESS CENTRE 4 FLOOR 2 ORATORY STREET NAXXAR NXR2505</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 systemSinceRegistered withNote
SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages 2019-05-06 Head office —
SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages 2023-02-06 Head office —
SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages 2020-01-06 Head office —
Verification of Payee 2025-10-05 Head office —
TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages — Head office —

SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. TIPS entries have no joining date.

An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.

“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

CodeRoutes to BICName in the national fileCity
92005 PAUUMTM1 FinXP Ltd. Pieta

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. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
  • National bank codes—Malta (Source: Central Bank of Malta).
  • EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
  • 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: finxp.com (official website) · original; Stefan Haenel: finxp.com (official website) · original.

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