United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Nuvei Financial Services Limited
Nuvei Financial Services Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, with its registered office in London. The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, with firm reference number 994233. Its immediate parent is Nuvei International Group Limited of Guernsey, and its ultimate parent is Nuvei Corporation of Canada. Advent International took Nuvei Corporation private in November 2024. The firm provides payment processing and acquiring services to merchants. It traded as SafeCharge Financial Services Limited until November 2021.
Licences and registrations
Held by Nuvei Financial Services Limited (LEI 98450079CE5BEUATA717). 2 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 - E-Money InstitutionsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Authorised E-Money InstitutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 994233 | United Kingdom | Active | 2024-03-15 | — |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 789900 | United Kingdom | Cancelled - Authorised PI | — | Ended 2025-01-14 |
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Trading names on the register: NUVEI (FCA-EMI, FCA-PSD)
- 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
- NUVEGB22XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of NUVEGB22 marks reverse billing.
- 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
- 2022-12-03
- Last updated
- 2022-12-03
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Nuvei International Group Limited
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Nuvei
- Standing
- The firm was incorporated as SafeCharge Financial Services Limited and was renamed on 2 November 2021. The FCA authorised it as an electronic money institution on 15 March 2024. Its earlier authorised payment institution registration (789900) was cancelled on 14 January 2025.
- Ownership
- Nuvei International Group Limited of Guernsey is the firm's immediate parent, and Nuvei Corporation of Canada is its ultimate parent, according to its 2024 accounts. Advent International indirectly controls about 46% of Nuvei Corporation.
- Direct parent
- Nuvei International Group Limited, Guernsey
- Ultimate owner
- Nuvei Corporation, Canada
- Head office
- 5th Floor, One Smart's Place, WC2B 5LW London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 10873175
- Incorporated
- 19 Jul 2017
- Former name
- SAFECHARGE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- nuvei.com ↗
docs.nuvei.com ↗ developer documentation (group) - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10873175
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10873175/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10873175/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10873175/filing-history/MzQ4Mzc4ODg0NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- register.fca.org.uk/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=015b0000006CWmx
- fsc.gi/regulated-entity/nuvei-financial-services-limited-29902
- nuvei.com/legal/licences-and-certifications
- nuvei.com/
- nuvei.com/posts/nuvei-announces-completion-of-going-private-transaction
- nuvei.com/posts/nuvei-to-acquire-payoneer-for-2-75-billion-creating-a-leading-global-platform-for-l
- payoneer.com/newsroom/nuvei-to-acquire-payoneer-for-2-75-billion-creating-a-leading-global-platform-fo
- ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/payment-processor-nuvei-must-implement-robust-mer
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, with firm reference number 994233. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission lists it as permitted to provide payment services in Gibraltar from the United Kingdom.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Electronic Money Institution | 994233 | In its own name | Active | nuvei.com ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 789900 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — |
| Gibraltar Financial Services Commission Gibraltar | Payment Services Directive: incoming services from the United Kingdom | — | In its own name | Active | fsc.gi ↗ |
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 states that funds held for merchants sit in segregated accounts with its banks, separate from its operating funds, and are safeguarded in line with regulatory requirements.
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
According to its 2024 accounts, the firm's principal activity is providing payment solutions to merchants. It earns commission fees for payment processing and risk management services.
The firm serves merchants from the United Kingdom. The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission lists it as permitted to provide payment services in Gibraltar from the United Kingdom.
- Revenue
- GBP 4.47m
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Small businesses
- Serves customers in 2 countries
- United Kingdom · Gibraltar
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Guy Nessi Douek Director
- Executive
- Steffan Huw Jones Director
- Executive
- Trevor Terence Tay Director
- Chair & chief executive
- Philip Fayer Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Nuvei (group level)
Recent events 1 enforcement or investigation item
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Enforcement
Nuvei Corporation and four subsidiaries agreed to pay the FTC USD 4.85 million to settle merchant-fraud charges. This firm was not named.
ftc.gov ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The Nuvei group agreed to buy Payoneer Global Inc. for about USD 2.75 billion, with completion expected in mid-2027.
nuvei.com ↗ -
Other
The firm registered a branch office in Gibraltar on 6 June 2025, according to its 2024 accounts.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
An entity formed by Advent International completed its acquisition of Nuvei Corporation, the firm's ultimate parent, taking it private.
nuvei.com ↗ -
Licence
The FCA authorised the firm as an electronic money institution on 15 March 2024.
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
Head-office record
- BIC
- NUVEGB22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- NUVEBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 98450079CE5BEUATA717
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-EMI
- 994233
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 789900
- 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 ID
- 45f32d831b38
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
- 2 entries on 2 registers
- Activities
- Payment services
- E-money / stored value
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom
- Website (register)
- www.nuvei.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.
Addresses
- Registered address
- ONE SMARTS PLACE FLOOR 5 LONDON WC2B 5LW UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- ONE SMARTS PLACE FLOOR 5 LONDON LONDON WC2B 5LW 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
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>NUVEGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>98450079CE5BEUATA717</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>NUVEGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>98450079CE5BEUATA717</LEI>
<Nm>NUVEI FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>ONE SMARTS PLACE FLOOR 5 LONDON WC2B 5LW</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - E-Money Institutions—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · 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.
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