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title: "Kantox Limited SWIFT/BIC code KANTGB2LXXX · United Kingdom | Elucidate"
description: "Licensed in the United Kingdom: Authorised Payment Institution (FCA). SWIFT/BIC code KANTGB2LXXX for Kantox Limited, United Kingdom. Head-office BIC."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l
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United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
# Kantox Limited
Legal name in the LEI record KANTOX LTD
Kantox Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, with its head office in London. The FCA authorises it as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (FRN 580343). It has been part of the BNP Paribas group since BNP Paribas completed its acquisition of Kantox in July 2023. The firm owns Kantox Ltd through Kantox Holding, Ltd. It provides currency management automation software to corporate clients, together with FX execution, hedging, payments and collections. A sister company in Barcelona, Kantox European Union, S.L., holds its own Bank of Spain authorisation.
Register status
Licensed in the United Kingdom
Authorised Payment Institution · FCA
Prudential licence
[4 licences and registrations ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#licences)
BIC **KANTGB2LXXX** LEI **[213800G2682LV7UAU667](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800G2682LV7UAU667)** [Licence no. **580343**](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#licences) Connected to Swift Head-office BIC only [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#claim)
## Licences and registrations
Held by Kantox LTD (LEI 213800G2682LV7UAU667). 4 entries on 3 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 Linked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 580343 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2018-04-06 | — | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) |
| [HMRC MLR Supervised Business Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/hmrc-mlr) HMRC Linked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Money Service BusinessMoney Transmitter / Remittance | XSML00000191579 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2024-05-13 | — | - Money remittance - Currency exchange | [Search the register ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-supervised-business-register) |
| [FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) FCA Linked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Small Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 556978 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Cancelled - Small PI | — | Ended 2012-12-21 | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) |
| [Money Services Business Registry](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fintrac-msb) FINTRAC Linked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | MSB (foreign indicator not selected)Money Transmitter / Remittance | M14591832 | [Canada](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ca) | Ceased | 2014-02-05 | Ended 2019-12-05 | - Money remittance - Currency exchange | [Search the register ↗](https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/msb-esm/msb-eng) |
Licences and registrations listed here were granted in Canada. This BIC is registered in the United Kingdom.
- 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:** KANTGB2LXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **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:** 2013-10-05
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-24
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#overview-sources)
Customers
Not published
Employees
200
headcount · Group · 29 Sep 2026 · [company statement ↗](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Kantox Holding, Ltd
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Kantox
- **Ownership:** Kantox Holding, Ltd (Companies House 13648526) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights. Kantox has been a BNP Paribas group company since July 2023.
- **Direct parent:** Kantox Holding, Ltd, United Kingdom
- **Ultimate owner:** BNP Paribas SA, France
- **Head office:** 10 Harewood Avenue, NW1 6AA London, United Kingdom
- **Company register:** Companies House 07657495
- **Incorporated:** 3 Jun 2011
- **Founders:** Philippe Gelis · Antonio Rami · John Carbajal
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/) [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantox)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kantox/) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/kantox?lang=en) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/kantox/)
Sources · 13 pages consulted
1. [register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000NMa1sAAD](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000NMa1sAAD)
2. [beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07657495](https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07657495)
3. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495/officers](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495/officers)
4. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495/persons-with-significant-control](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495/persons-with-significant-control)
5. [kantox.com/kantox-regulatory-environment](https://www.kantox.com/kantox-regulatory-environment)
6. [kantox.com/about-kantox](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
7. [kantox.com/legal-notice](https://www.kantox.com/legal-notice)
8. [kantox.com/kantox-for-ceos](https://www.kantox.com/kantox-for-ceos)
9. [kantox.com/privacy-policy](https://www.kantox.com/privacy-policy)
10. [kantox.com/blog/kantox-appoints-mathieu-lacour-as-new-chief-executive-officer](https://www.kantox.com/blog/kantox-appoints-mathieu-lacour-as-new-chief-executive-officer)
11. [group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-receives-approvals-and-completes-the-acquisition-of-kantox](https://group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-receives-approvals-and-completes-the-acquisition-of-kantox)
12. [group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-signed-an-agreement-for-the-acquisition-of-kantox](https://group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-signed-an-agreement-for-the-acquisition-of-kantox)
13. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantox)
## Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#overview-sources)
- **Operates under:** Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (FRN 580343). Kantox states that its activity falls within the payment instrument exclusion from MiFID II and that it is subject to EMIR for OTC derivatives.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 580343 | In its own name | Active | [register.fca.org.uk ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000NMa1sAAD) |
| HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) United Kingdom | Money Service Business (Money Laundering Regulations supervised business register) | XSML00000191579 | In its own name | Active | — |
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) United Kingdom | Small Payment Institution (cancelled 21 December 2012) | 556978 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — |
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Canada | Money Services Business registration (ceased 5 December 2019) | M14591832 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — |
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/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#overview-sources)
- **Safeguarding:** Segregated safeguarding accountsKantox states that it places client funds in segregated safeguarding accounts with its banking partners, in line with the UK Payment Services Regulations 2017. It adds that FSCS protection does not apply. [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/kantox-regulatory-environment)
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/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#overview-sources)
- FX hedging
- FX conversion
- International money transfer
- Payouts and mass payments
Kantox sells currency management automation software to corporate treasury and finance teams. The software covers FX hedging programmes, dynamic pricing, centralised in-house FX, hedge accounting reports and automated multi-currency payments and collections.
The firm serves clients from London under its UK authorisation. According to Kantox, the brand has clients in 83 countries and serves EEA clients through its Spanish sister company.
- **Sells to:** Enterprises · Small businesses
- **Serves customers in:** United Kingdom
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:** Mathieu Lacour Chief Executive Officer; director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
- **Chief financial officer:** Maria Chamorro Chief Financial and Operating Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
- **Compliance / MLRO:** David Minguillon Chief Compliance & Risk Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
- **Founder:** Toni Rami Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
- **Founder:** John Carbajal Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/about-kantox)
- **Executive:** Mark Holmes Contact named on the FCA register Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [register.fca.org.uk ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000NMa1sAAD)
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#overview-sources)
1. Feb 2026
Leadership
Kantox appointed Mathieu Lacour as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Philippe Gelis. Lacour had been Deputy CEO since September 2024.
[kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/blog/kantox-appoints-mathieu-lacour-as-new-chief-executive-officer)
2. Oct 2025
Leadership
Mathieu Lacour was appointed a director of Kantox Ltd, according to Companies House.
[find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495/officers)
3. Jul 2025
Leadership
Co-founder Philippe Gelis resigned as a director of Kantox Ltd, according to Companies House.
[find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495/officers)
4. Sep 2024
Leadership
Mathieu Lacour, formerly of BNP Paribas Global Markets in Asia, joined Kantox as Deputy CEO.
[kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/blog/kantox-appoints-mathieu-lacour-as-new-chief-executive-officer)
5. Jul 2023
Merger / acquisition
BNP Paribas completed its acquisition of Kantox after receiving all regulatory approvals. It had signed the agreement in October 2022.
[group.bnpparibas ↗](https://group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-receives-approvals-and-completes-the-acquisition-of-kantox)
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:** KANTGB2LXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. KANT Bank 2. GB Country · United Kingdom 3. 2L Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 213800G2682LV7UAU667
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800G2682LV7UAU667)
- **Licence no. · FCA-PSD:** 580343
- **Licence no. · HMRC-MLR:** XSML00000191579
- **Licence no. · FCA-PSD:** 556978
- **Licence no. · FINTRAC-MSB:** M14591832
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. Register entries: Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. Register entry: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address.
- **Register-entry IDs:** dd32e646aaa7 · 8a3a141a33fd
- **Companies House no.:** [07657495 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495)
## Profile
- **Type:** Payments & e-money · Money service business
- **Regulation:** Prudential licence
- **Register licences:** [4 entries on 3 registers](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-limited-kantgb2l#licences)
- **Activities:** - Payment services - Money remittance - Currency exchange
- **Licensed in:** [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb)
- **Website (register):** [www.kantox.com ↗](https://www.kantox.com/)
- **Country · region:** United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- **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.
## Persons with significant control
Companies House · company [07657495 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07657495) · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Kantox Ltd: 1 company.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kantox Holding, Ltd ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13648526) | Company · UK | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 9 March 2022 |
| Bnp Paribas Sa | Company · France · through Kantox Holding, Ltd | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 12 July 2023 |
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/07657495/persons-with-significant-control)
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** 10 HAREWOOD AVENUE FLOOR 5 LONDON NW1 6AA UNITED KINGDOM
- **Operational address:** 10 HAREWOOD AVENUE LONDON LONDON NW1 6AA UNITED KINGDOM
## 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
```xml
KANTGB2LXXX
213800G2682LV7UAU667
```
### 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
KANTGB2LXXX
213800G2682LV7UAU667
KANTOX LIMITED
LONDON
GB
10 HAREWOOD AVENUE FLOOR 5 LONDON NW1 6AA
```
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.
## Related institutions
### Other BICs starting “KANT”
- [Kantox European Union, S.L. BIC KANTESBB Payments & e-money Prudential licence Spain · Licensed by Bank of Spain · 6890 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 894500H5A40M74CYOE20](https://elucidate.co/directory/kantox-european-union-s-l-kantesbb)
The same first four characters. A shared prefix does not show a shared owner.
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- [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)
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- **FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs**—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · [register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) as at 25 September 2026
- **HMRC MLR Supervised Business Register**—HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · [register ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-supervised-business-register) as at 24 September 2026
- **Money Services Business Registry**—Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) · [register ↗](https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/msb-esm/msb-eng) as at 25 September 2026
- **Persons with significant control**—Companies House · [source ↗](https://download.companieshouse.gov.uk/en_pscdata.html) as at 9 October 2026
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