United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
MoneyGram International Limited
Trading asMoneyGram
MoneyGram International Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales in 1996, with its registered office at Canary Wharf, London. The FCA authorises it as an authorised payment institution (reference 502639). HMRC supervises it as a money service business. MoneyGram International Holdings Limited is its immediate parent, and it belongs to the group headed by MoneyGram International, Inc. of Dallas, which funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners acquired in June 2023. It provides MoneyGram money transfers to consumers in the UK online, through its app and through agent locations.
Licences and registrations
Held by MoneyGram International Limited. 3 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 502639 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-06-05 | — |
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| HMRC MLR Supervised Business RegisterHMRC | Money Service BusinessMoney Transmitter / Remittance | 12552533 | United Kingdom | Active | 2009-11-01 | — |
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| HMRC MLR Supervised Business RegisterHMRC | Money Service BusinessMoney Transmitter / Remittance | XKML00000204140 | United Kingdom | Active | 2024-11-01 | — |
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Trading names on the register: MoneyGram (FCA-PSD, HMRC-MLR)
- 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. No LEI is matched to this entry, and BICs are linked by LEI only.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
MoneyGram International Holdings Limited
Firm type
Money remittance
Trades as MoneyGram
- Ownership
- MoneyGram International Holdings Limited (Companies House 04631147) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights, and MoneyGram International, Inc. heads the consolidated group.
- Direct parent
- MoneyGram International Holdings Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- MoneyGram International, Inc., United States
- Head office
- Third Floor, 30 Churchill Place, E14 5RE London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 03287157
- Incorporated
- 3 Dec 1996
- Former name
- APPLYLEASE LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- moneygram.co.uk ↗ did not load when checked
moneygram.com ↗ group global website, filed with the FCA as the firm's website
corporate.moneygram.com ↗ group corporate and news site
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287157
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287157/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287157/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287157/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03287157/filing-history/MzU0MDcyNzcwMWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- fsc.gi/regulated-entity/moneygram-international-limited-14611
- moneygram.com/gb/en/help-center/terms-and-conditions
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/madison-dearborn-partners-completes-acquisition-of-moneygram-301840026.html
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/moneygram-joins-solana-as-validator-deepening-commitment-to-blockchain-infr
- techcrunch.com/2024/09/27/uk-data-watchdog-confirms-investigating-moneygram-data-breach/
- techcrunch.com/2024/10/29/moneygram-replaces-ceo-weeks-after-massive-customer-data-breach/
- americanbanker.com/payments/list/moneygram-data-breach-contributes-to-u-k-payment-losses
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoneyGram
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution for money remittance, and HMRC supervises it as a money service business under the Money Laundering Regulations. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission lists it as providing money remittance in Gibraltar as an incoming service from the United Kingdom.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 502639 | In its own name | Active | moneygram.com ↗ |
| HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) United Kingdom | Money Service Business (Money Transmitter / Remittance) | 12552533 | In its own name | Active | moneygram.com ↗ |
| HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) United Kingdom | Money Service Business (Money Transmitter / Remittance) | XKML00000204140 | In its own name | Active | — |
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 accountsAccording to its 2025 accounts, the firm keeps a safeguarding account equal to outstanding UK payment obligations, and it held GBP 11.5 million in safeguarding accounts at 31 December 2025.
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 MoneyGram-branded international money transfers from the UK, sent online, through its app or at agent locations, for cash collection or account deposit in the group's network of more than 200 countries and territories.
It serves senders in the United Kingdom under its FCA authorisation, and the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission lists it as providing money remittance services in Gibraltar from the UK.
- Revenue
- GBP 11.6m
- Sells to
- Consumers
- Serves customers in 2 countries
- United Kingdom · Gibraltar
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Viral Dipak Mehta Director
- Executive
- Juliana Hamo Director
- Executive
- Lamia Francesca Pardo-Figueroa Frasson Director
- Executive
- Luke David Tuttle Director (group Chief Product and Technology Officer)
- Executive
- Margherita Nicolini Company Secretary
Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
The firm appointed Lamia Francesca Pardo-Figueroa Frasson as a director on 12 September 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Juliana Hamo and Luke Tuttle as directors, and Richard Meredith resigned as a director on 10 July 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
MoneyGram International, Inc. appointed Anthony Soohoo as group chief executive, replacing Alex Holmes.
techcrunch.com ↗ -
Other
Post Office Limited ended its contract to offer MoneyGram transfers in the UK, citing the September 2024 cyber incident.
americanbanker.com ↗ -
Investigation
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) confirmed it had received a data breach report from MoneyGram and would make enquiries.
techcrunch.com ↗ -
Security incident
An unauthorised third party accessed MoneyGram systems and acquired consumers' personal information between 20 and 22 September 2024. Full functionality was restored on 26 September.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
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
- 502639
- Licence no. · HMRC-MLR
- 12552533
- Licence no. · HMRC-MLR
- XKML00000204140
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped
- Companies House no.
- 03287157 ↗
- Elucidate firm ID
- 98896450aff0
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · Money service businessPayment 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
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2009-11-01
- Website
- www.moneygram.com ↗
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
No LEI is matched to this entry, so GLEIF relationship records cannot be linked.
Persons with significant control
Companies House · company 03287157 ↗ · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Moneygram International Limited: 1 company.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moneygram International Holdings Limited ↗ | Company · UK | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 6 April 2016 |
| Moneygram International Inc. | Company · Delaware · through Moneygram International Holdings Limited | 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
- 30 Churchill Place, Third floor, London, E14 5RE
- 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. No LEI or clearing code is mapped in the directory
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in one address line
<FinInstnId>
<Nm>MoneyGram International Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>E14 5RE</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>30 Churchill Place, Third floor</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
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Read the methodology →Registers for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- HMRC MLR Supervised Business Register—HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · source ↗ as at 24 September 2026
- Persons with significant control—Companies House · source ↗ as at 9 October 2026
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