United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Gpuk LLP
Trading asGlobal Payments
GPUK LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales, with its head office in Syston, Leicester. The FCA authorises it as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (reference 504290). It also holds FCA consumer credit authorisation 714439 for terminal rental agreements. Global Payments U.K. Ltd owns it, and its ultimate parent is Global Payments Inc. of the United States. Trading as Global Payments, it provides card acquiring, card terminals and online payments to UK merchants. The firm began in 2008 as HSBC Merchant Services, a joint venture between HSBC and Global Payments, and Global Payments bought HSBC's remaining 49% in June 2009.
Licences and registrations
Held by Gpuk LLP (LEI 549300JUXL7B27J0TH23). 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 & RAISPsFCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 504290 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-03-09 | — |
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Trading names on the register: Global Payments (FCA-PSD)
- 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
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Global Payments U.K. Ltd
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Global Payments
- Ownership
- Global Payments U.K. Ltd holds the entire capital account and all profit rights in the partnership, Global Payments U.K. 2 Ltd is a non-equity member, and the ultimate parent is Global Payments Inc.
- Direct parent
- Global Payments U.K. Ltd ↗, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Global Payments Inc., United States
- Head office
- Granite House, Granite Way, Syston, LE7 1PL Leicester, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House OC337146
- Incorporated
- 8 May 2008
- Former name
- HSBC Merchant Services LLP
Online
- Websites & references
- globalpayments.com ↗
help.globalpay.com ↗ UK help centre with customer documents and terms
developer.globalpay.com ↗ developer documentation - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000Mft1bAAB
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history/MzUzODkyODk0M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/persons-with-significant-control
- globalpayments.com/en-gb
- help.globalpay.com/products/point-of-sale-help
- cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS
- globalpaymentsinc.com/en-gb/terms-of-use
- investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/global-payments-completes-acquisition-of-worldpay-a
- investors.globalpayments.com/financial-information/all-sec-filings/content/0001193125-08-145926/dex991.htm
- finextra.com/newsarticle/20126/global-payments-acquires-remaining-49-stake-in-hsbc-merchant-services-j
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (reference 504290). It holds a separate FCA consumer credit authorisation (714439) for terminal rental agreements.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 504290 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Consumer credit authorisation for terminal rental agreements | 714439 | In its own name | Active | globalpayments.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 accountsIts terms state that, where the Payment Services Regulations require it, the firm safeguards merchants' funds in a segregated account held with an authorised credit institution, which it does not name.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Visa Access not stated cdn.bfldr.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated cdn.bfldr.com ↗
UnionPay Access not stated cdn.bfldr.com ↗
JCB Access not stated cdn.bfldr.com ↗
Discover Global Network Access not stated cdn.bfldr.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
It offers card acquiring, rented card terminals, an e-commerce gateway, open banking payments, PCI DSS compliance support and a dynamic currency conversion service called HomeCurrencyPay to UK merchants. It describes itself as HSBC's preferred supplier for card processing in the UK.
According to its 2025 accounts, it operates only in the UK and has no branches abroad. Its terms allow merchants to use point-of-sale equipment in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
- Revenue
- GBP 161.1m
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Public sector
- Serves customers in 4 countries
- United Kingdom · Jersey · Guernsey · Isle of Man
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Chris Wood Signed the 2025 annual report on behalf of the board
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Merger / acquisition
The ultimate parent, Global Payments Inc., completed its acquisition of Worldpay and sold its Issuer Solutions business to FIS.
investors.globalpayments.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
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 504290
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives
- Companies House no.
- OC337146 ↗
- Elucidate firm ID
- 0fb27b74c3bb
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.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2018-03-09
- Website
- www.globalpayments.com/en-gb ↗
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
- Global Payments U.K. LTD · United Kingdom549300ZJ07TLA8N6JK97 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Global Payments Inc. · United States549300NOMHGVQBX6S778 ↗
The Global Payments Inc. group has 3 institutions in the directory, in 3 countries: 1 holds a BIC and 2 do not.
Including Global Payments Europe, s.r.o., Global Payments Australia 1 Pty LTD.
See the Global Payments Inc. group →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 OC337146 ↗ · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Gpuk LLP: 1 company.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Payments U.K. Ltd ↗ | Company · UK | 75–100% of surplus assets | 6 April 2016 |
| Global Payments Inc. | Company · United States · through Global Payments U.K. Ltd | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 6 April 2016 |
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 ↗Addresses
- Address on the register
- Global Payments, Granite House, Granite Way, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1PL
- 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
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>549300JUXL7B27J0TH23</LEI>
<Nm>GPUK LLP</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>LE7 1PL</PstCd>
<TwnNm>Leicester</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Global Payments, Granite House</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>Granite Way, Syston</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
Sources & method
Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. LEIs are matched through GLEIF, and a BIC is linked only through a shared LEI.
An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated.
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Persons with significant control—Companies House · source ↗ as at 9 October 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.
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