United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Remitly U.K., LTD
Remitly U.K., Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with its office in London. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises it as an electronic money institution, reference 1047222. Before 2026 it held FCA authorisation as a payment institution, reference 728639. It is wholly owned by Remitly Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation listed on Nasdaq. It sells the Remitly international money transfer service to consumers who live in the UK, with delivery to bank accounts, mobile wallets, cash pickup points and by cash delivery.
Licences and registrations
Held by Remitly U.K., LTD (LEI 549300ZFMWSXLGV3QC86). 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 | 1047222 | United Kingdom | Active | 2026-09-11 | — |
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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 | 728639 | United Kingdom | Cancelled - Authorised PI | — | Ended 2026-06-22 |
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- 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
- REMLGB22XXX 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 REMLGB22 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
- 2023-05-06
- Last updated
- 2026-01-13
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Remitly Global, Inc.
Firm type
Money remittance
Trades as Remitly
- Standing
- The FCA authorised the firm as an electronic money institution on 11 September 2026, reference 1047222. The FCA register shows its earlier payment institution authorisation, reference 728639, as cancelled on 22 June 2026.
- Ownership
- Remitly Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation listed on Nasdaq, owns 100% of the firm's shares.
- Direct parent
- Remitly Global, Inc., United States 100%
- Head office
- 90 Whitfield Street, W1T 4EZ London, United Kingdom (registered office: Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF, United Kingdom)
- Company register
- Companies House 09896841
- Incorporated
- 1 Dec 2015
Online
- Websites & references
- remitly.com ↗
remitly.com/blog/en-gb ↗ UK blog
ir.remitly.com ↗ group investor relations site (Remitly Global, Inc.)
news.remitly.com ↗ group newsroom - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · TikTok ↗
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001Sk00000tMv84IAC
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09896841
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09896841/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09896841/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09896841/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09896841/filing-history/MzQ4MjcxNTI4MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- remitly.com/gb/en/home/agreement
- remitly.com/blog/en-gb/money-transfers/is-remitly-safe/
- ir.remitly.com/news-and-events/news-releases
- ir.remitly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/remitly-launches-global-card-worlds-first-card-built-c
- ir.remitly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/remitly-business-introduces-bulk-payments-and-send-lin
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, reference 1047222. Until 2026 the FCA authorised it as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, reference 728639.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Electronic Money Institution | 1047222 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 728639 | 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
- Safeguarding
- Insurance or guaranteeThe firm states that it protects customers' money through a banking instrument given by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., London Branch, so the money is returned if the firm becomes insolvent.
- Safeguarding bank
- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., acting through its London Branch United States
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Faster Payments Access not stated remitly.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 sends money from the UK to recipients abroad by bank deposit, mobile money, cash pickup and cash delivery. Customers pay by debit card, credit card or Faster Payments bank transfer. The group says Remitly Business is also available in the UK.
It serves senders who live in the UK. Its terms require customers to be UK residents.
- Revenue
- GBP 67.5m
- Payment volume
- GBP 4.4bntransaction volumes
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Danielle Treharne Director
- Executive
- William Harry Monks Shepherd Director
- Executive
- Saar Yahalom Director
- Executive
- Joseph Halpin Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
The FCA authorised the firm as an electronic money institution on 11 September 2026, reference 1047222.
register.fca.org.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm moved its registered office to Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London on 4 September 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
Companies House published a first Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off on 7 July 2026 and discontinued the action on 25 July 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
Companies House changed the firm's registered office to its default address in Cardiff on 1 June 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
Remitly Global, Inc. appointed Sebastian J. Gunningham as group Chief Executive Officer, succeeding co-founder Matt Oppenheimer, who remained chairman.
ir.remitly.com ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Joseph Halpin as a director on 5 September 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Saar Yahalom as a director on 1 February 2025.
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
- REMLGB22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- REMLBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300ZFMWSXLGV3QC86
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-EMI
- 1047222
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 728639
- 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
- 047d36553b59
- Companies House no.
- 09896841 ↗
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.remitly.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 09896841 ↗ · as at 9 October 2026
Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Remitly U.k., Ltd: 1 company.
| Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remitly Global, Inc. | Company · United States | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes · Can appoint or remove directors | 31 December 2018 |
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
- Registered address
- 90 WHITFIELD STREET FLOOR 3RD FLOOR LONDON W1T 4EZ UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 90 WHITFIELD STREET 3RD FLOOR LONDON LONDON W1T 4EZ 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>REMLGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300ZFMWSXLGV3QC86</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>REMLGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300ZFMWSXLGV3QC86</LEI>
<Nm>REMITLY U.K., LTD</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>90 WHITFIELD STREET FLOOR 3RD FLOOR LONDON W1T 4EZ</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
- Persons with significant control—Companies House · source ↗ 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. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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