--- title: "Gpuk LLP · Authorised Payment Institution (FCA) · United Kingdom | Elucidate" description: "Gpuk LLP is authorised by FCA as an authorised payment institution in the United Kingdom. Licence 504290. LEI 549300JUXL7B27J0TH23. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) 3. Gpuk LLP United Kingdom · Payments & e-money # Gpuk LLP Trading as Global 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. Register status Licensed in the United Kingdom Authorised Payment Institution · FCA Prudential licence [1 licence or registration ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[549300JUXL7B27J0TH23](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300JUXL7B27J0TH23)** [Licence no. **504290**](https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#licences) [Group: Global Payments Inc.](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300NOMHGVQBX6S778) ## 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 & RAISPs](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) FCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 504290 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2018-03-09 | — | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) | 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#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/OC337146/filing-history/MzUzODkyODk0M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 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 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300ZJ07TLA8N6JK97), 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 ↗](https://www.globalpayments.com/en-gb) [help.globalpay.com ↗](https://help.globalpay.com/) UK help centre with customer documents and terms [developer.globalpay.com ↗](https://developer.globalpay.com/) developer documentation - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-payments) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/GlobalPayInc) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/GlobalPaymentsInc) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9HiItBheBjWJcOBE8q9HQ) Sources · 12 pages consulted 1. [register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000Mft1bAAB](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000Mft1bAAB) 2. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146) 3. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history) 4. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history/MzUzODkyODk0M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history/MzUzODkyODk0M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 5. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/persons-with-significant-control](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/persons-with-significant-control) 6. [globalpayments.com/en-gb](https://www.globalpayments.com/en-gb) 7. [help.globalpay.com/products/point-of-sale-help](https://help.globalpay.com/products/point-of-sale-help) 8. [cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP\_UK\_ToS\_V2024\_V4\_FS](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) 9. [globalpaymentsinc.com/en-gb/terms-of-use](https://www.globalpaymentsinc.com/en-gb/terms-of-use) 10. [investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/global-payments-completes-acquisition-of-worldpay-a](https://investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/global-payments-completes-acquisition-of-worldpay-and) 11. [investors.globalpayments.com/financial-information/all-sec-filings/content/0001193125-08-145926/dex991.htm](https://investors.globalpayments.com/financial-information/all-sec-filings/content/0001193125-08-145926/dex991.htm) 12. [finextra.com/newsarticle/20126/global-payments-acquires-remaining-49-stake-in-hsbc-merchant-services-j](https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/20126/global-payments-acquires-remaining-49-stake-in-hsbc-merchant-services-jv) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#overview-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 ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000Mft1bAAB) | | Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Consumer credit authorisation for terminal rental agreements | 714439 | In its own name | Active | [globalpayments.com ↗](https://www.globalpayments.com/en-gb) | 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/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#overview-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. [cdn.bfldr.com ↗](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) - **Payment schemes and card networks:** Visa Access not stated [cdn.bfldr.com ↗](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) Mastercard Access not stated [cdn.bfldr.com ↗](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) UnionPay Access not stated [cdn.bfldr.com ↗](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) JCB Access not stated [cdn.bfldr.com ↗](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) Discover Global Network Access not stated [cdn.bfldr.com ↗](https://cdn.bfldr.com/WO4S5JJO/at/8tfh4kggt7869h8mqmwkxbf3/GP_UK_ToS_V2024_V4_FS) 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/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#overview-sources) - Merchant acquiring - Payment gateway - FX conversion 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 161.1mThis entity · 31 Dec 2025 · [annual report ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history/MzUzODkyODk0M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) - **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](https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#overview-sources) - **Executive:** Chris Wood Signed the 2025 annual report on behalf of the board Confirmed 31 Jul 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/filing-history/MzUzODkyODk0M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/gpuk-llp-0fb27b74c3bb#overview-sources) 1. Jan 2026 Merger / acquisition The ultimate parent, Global Payments Inc., completed its acquisition of Worldpay and sold its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. [investors.globalpayments.com ↗](https://investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/global-payments-completes-acquisition-of-worldpay-and) 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 - **LEI:** [549300JUXL7B27J0TH23 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300JUXL7B27J0TH23) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives - **Companies House no.:** [OC337146 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146) - **Elucidate firm ID:** 0fb27b74c3bb ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Payment Institution - **Activities:** - Payment services - **Licensed in:** [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2018-03-09 - **Website:** [www.globalpayments.com/en-gb ↗](https://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 Kingdom[549300ZJ07TLA8N6JK97 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300ZJ07TLA8N6JK97) - **Ultimate parent:** Global Payments Inc. · United States[549300NOMHGVQBX6S778 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300NOMHGVQBX6S778) 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.](https://elucidate.co/directory/global-payments-europe-s-r-o-859df25f484e), [Global Payments Australia 1 Pty LTD](https://elucidate.co/directory/global-payments-australia-1-pty-ltd-gpmtau42). [See the Global Payments Inc. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300NOMHGVQBX6S778) 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 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/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 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06588689) | 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 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC337146/persons-with-significant-control) ## 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 ```xml 549300JUXL7B27J0TH23 GPUK LLP LE7 1PL Leicester GB Global Payments, Granite House Granite Way, Syston ``` 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 ### Same group - [Global Payments Europe, s.r.o. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 27088936 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 54930051UEYU2E778G62](https://elucidate.co/directory/global-payments-europe-s-r-o-859df25f484e) - [Global Payments Australia 1 Pty LTD BIC GPMTAU42 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Australia · Not on a tracked register · LEI 984500C0OB1B77FD6309](https://elucidate.co/directory/global-payments-australia-1-pty-ltd-gpmtau42) [All 3 institutions in the Global Payments Inc. group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/549300NOMHGVQBX6S778) ### 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-PSD →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) 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. Register entries are not matched against the OFAC or EU sanctions lists. Where the legal entity also holds a BIC, the matches for that BIC are on its page. Always screen against the official lists. 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 →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology) Register for this page - **FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs**—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · [source ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) 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 ↗](https://download.companieshouse.gov.uk/en_pscdata.html) 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. 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