United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Paymentsense Limited
Trading asDojo
Paymentsense Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with its head office in London. The FCA authorises it as an electronic money institution (FRN 900925), and the firm also cites FCA firm reference number 738728. It is wholly owned by Hurricane Bidco Limited, part of a group headed by Typhoon Topco Limited of Jersey. Trading as Dojo, it provides card acquiring, card machines and online payments to small businesses and enterprises in the UK.
Licences and registrations
Held by Paymentsense Limited (LEI 213800EE8CG65XOVYA20). 1 entry on 1 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 InstitutionsFCA | Authorised E-Money InstitutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 900925 | United Kingdom | Active | 2019-08-21 | — |
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Trading names on the register: Dojo (FCA-EMI)
- 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
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Hurricane Bidco Limited
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Dojo
- Ownership
- Hurricane Bidco Limited owns 100% of the firm, and the group is headed by Typhoon Topco Limited of Jersey, which the directors say has no ultimate controlling party.
- Direct parent
- Hurricane Bidco Limited, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Typhoon Topco Limited, Jersey
- Head office
- The Brunel Building, 2 Canalside Walk, W2 1DG London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 06730690
- Incorporated
- 22 Oct 2008
- Founders
- Juan Sebastien Farrarons · George Vahak Karibian
Online
- Websites & references
- dojo.tech ↗
docs.dojo.tech ↗ developer docs
status.dojo.tech ↗ status page
support.dojo.tech ↗ help centre - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 15 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06730690/filing-history/MzQ3ODM4NDU2OWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06730690/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06730690/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06730690/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06730690
- fca.org.uk/news/warnings/dojo-finance-clone-fca-authorised-firm
- dojo.tech
- dojo.tech/legal/
- dojo.tech/documents/
- dojo.tech/about/
- a.storyblok.com/f/267449/x/b4e244cb23/terms-and-conditions-v2.pdf
- dojo.tech/resources/dojo-announces-landmark-investment-from-vitruvian-partners/
- businesswire.com/news/home/20250528171676/en/Dojo-announces-landmark-investment-of-$190-million-from-Vitru
- financialit.net/news/payments/dojo-one-uks-largest-fintechs-launch-ireland
- businessofpayments.com/tag/paymentsense/
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 (FRN 900925) for issuing e-money and providing payment services. The firm also cites FCA firm reference number 738728.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised E-Money Institution | 900925 | In its own name | Active | dojo.tech ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | FCA authorisation (firm reference number 738728) | 738728 | In its own name | Active | dojo.tech ↗ |
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 says it safeguards merchant funds in a separate bank account and/or through a compliant insurance policy, without cover from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Visa Access not stated a.storyblok.com ↗
Mastercard Access not stated a.storyblok.com ↗
American Express Access not stated a.storyblok.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 provides card acceptance through Dojo card machines, Tap to Pay on iPhone, online checkout and payment links, with dynamic currency conversion for foreign cards.
Its terms limit the service to businesses in the UK, and its 2025 accounts attribute all turnover to the UK.
- Revenue
- GBP 443.8m
- Payment volume
- GBP 45bnpayments processed
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
- Latest funding round
- Growth equity investment · USD 190m May 2025Led by Vitruvian Partners
- Total raised
- USD 190m to May 2025 · dojo.tech ↗
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Founder
- George Vahak Karibian Director
- Founder
- Juan Sebastien Farrarons Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm issued new shares to its parent Hurricane Bidco Limited for GBP 55.0 million in May and GBP 35.1 million in June 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Funding
The Dojo group announced a USD 190 million investment from Vitruvian Partners, its first equity raise, in its parent Typhoon Topco Limited.
dojo.tech ↗ -
Other
The group agreed to pay GBP 15.7 million to settle a legal dispute over a contract to enter into a building lease.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The group launched in Milan, Italy, after starting operations in Spain in May 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Licence
The Central Bank of Ireland granted an e-money licence to Paymentsense Ireland Limited, the firm's wholly owned Irish subsidiary.
financialit.net ↗
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.
Regulator warnings
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Impersonation Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom
The FCA warned that fraudsters trading as Dojo Finance were falsely claiming to be Paymentsense Limited, which has no connection with them.
fca.org.uk ↗
Entries on regulators’ consumer-warning lists that name the firm or its brand. An impersonation warning is about fraudsters posing as the firm, not about the firm itself.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · FCA-EMI
- 900925
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives
- Elucidate firm ID
- 85336fa2f9a0
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
- E-Money / Stored Value Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- E-money / stored value
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2019-08-21
- Website
- www.dojo.tech ↗
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
- Address on the register
- The Brunel Building, 2 Canalside Walk, London, W2 1DG
- 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>213800EE8CG65XOVYA20</LEI>
<Nm>Paymentsense Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>W2 1DG</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>The Brunel Building</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>2 Canalside Walk</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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- FCA Financial Services Register - E-Money Institutions—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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