Spain · Payments & e-money
Ria Payment Institution, EP, S.A.
Legal name in the LEI recordRIA PAYMENT INSTITUTION EP SA
Ria Payment Institution, EP, S.A. is a Spanish sociedad anónima with its head office in Alcobendas (Madrid). The Banco de España authorises it as a payment institution under entity number 6842. It is a single-shareholder company in the Euronet Worldwide, Inc. group and trades under the Ria brand. It sells money remittance through Ria stores and agents in Spain and other EEA states, and it sells foreign banknotes in Spain as Ria Currency Exchange.
Licences and registrations
Held by Ria Payment Institution, EP, S.A. (LEI 959800MZ9RKV1PTRP895). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterBank of Spain | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 6842 | Spain | Active | 2019-03-15 | — |
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- 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
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Firm type
Money remittance
Trades as Ria Money Transfer
- Ownership
- The firm is a single-shareholder company (S.A.U.) in the Euronet Worldwide, Inc. group, and GLEIF records Euronet Worldwide, Inc. as its ultimate accounting parent.
- Ultimate owner
- Euronet Worldwide, Inc., United States
- Head office
- Calle Cantabria 2, Edificio Amura, planta 2, puerta A-1, 28108 Alcobendas, Spain
- Company register
- Registro Mercantil de Madrid, hoja M-116398 (NIF A-80696792)
Online
- Websites & references
- riamoneytransfer.com ↗
riacurrencyexchange.es ↗ Spanish currency exchange (foreign banknote) site operated by this entity
help.riamoneytransfer.com ↗ Ria help centre (brand level)
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- riamoneytransfer.com/en-de/retail-terms/
- riacurrencyexchange.es/es/documentos/terminos-y-condiciones.pdf
- riamoneytransfer.com/en-it/transparency/
- riacurrencyexchange.es/en
- riamoneytransfer.com/en/corporate/leadership/
- bportugal.pt/en/entidadeautorizada/ria-payment-institution-ep-sa
- lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/ria-lithuania-uab
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria_Money_Transfer
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Banco de España authorises the firm as a payment institution under entity number 6842. According to its terms, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Treasury first authorised it on 28 July 2011. It passports this licence to other EEA states, including Italy (via agent Ria Italia Srl), Germany and Portugal. The firm does not publish the total number of host states.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco de España Spain | Entidad de pago (payment institution): money remittance and payment services | 6842 | In its own name | Active | riamoneytransfer.com ↗ |
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 funds received for payment orders with a guarantee from an authorised insurer or licensed credit institution under Article 16 of Royal Decree 736/2019, and that these funds are not covered by the Deposit Guarantee Fund.
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 its EEA agent networks to beneficiaries abroad for cash pickup or bank deposit, and in Spain it sells foreign banknotes for store pickup or home delivery.
It serves customers in Spain under its Banco de España licence and, through agents, in other EEA states including Germany, Italy and Portugal.
- Sells to
- Consumers
- Serves customers in 4 countries
- Spain · Germany · Italy · Portugal
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Shawn Fielder President & Chief Executive Officer (Ria group level)
- Executive
- Juan Bianchi EVP & CEO Money Transfer Segment - Euronet (group level)
- Chief financial officer
- Enric Balcells Chief Financial Officer (Ria group level)
- Compliance / MLRO
- Luz Lapeyre Chief Compliance Officer (Ria group level)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The research found no fines, investigations, security incidents, licence changes or corporate events from the last three years.
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. · EBA-PSD2
- 6842
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address
- Elucidate firm ID
- 4ea3a7a4c912
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
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- Spain · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2019-03-15
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
- Ultimate parent
- Euronet Worldwide, Inc. · United StatesYG3575C4DSHJPA5KET68 ↗
The Euronet Worldwide, Inc. group has 7 institutions in the directory, in 6 countries: 6 hold a BIC and 1 does not.
Including Euronet 360 Finance Limited, Hifx Europe Limited, Ria Lithuania Uab, Dandelion Payments, Inc., Xe Corporation.
See the Euronet Worldwide, Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- CALLE CANTABRIA, EDF. AMURA 2 PL. 2, PTA. 1-A, ALCOBENDAS, 28108
- Country
- Spain
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>959800MZ9RKV1PTRP895</LEI>
<Nm>RIA PAYMENT INSTITUTION, EP, S.A.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>28108</PstCd>
<TwnNm>ALCOBENDAS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>ES</Ctry>
<AdrLine>CALLE CANTABRIA</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>EDF. AMURA 2 PL. 2, PTA. 1-A</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 →Register for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- 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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