United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
The Currency Cloud Limited
The Currency Cloud Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales and based in London. The FCA authorises it as an electronic money institution under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 and the Payment Services Regulations. FINTRAC registers it in Canada as a foreign money services business. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Currency Cloud Group Limited, and Visa Inc. completed its acquisition of the Currencycloud group in December 2021. Under the Currencycloud brand it provides multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, collections and cross-border payments through APIs to banks, fintechs, foreign exchange brokers and businesses.
Licences and registrations
Held by The Currency Cloud Limited (LEI 549300PBQLL4JDNIAQ80). 4 entries on 3 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 | 900199 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-06-07 | — |
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| Money Services Business RegistryFINTRACLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Foreign MSB (FMSB)Money Transmitter / Remittance | M14700991 | Canada | Active | 2014-05-26 | Renews 2028-01-10 |
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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 | 531019 | United Kingdom | Cancelled - Authorised PI | — | Ended 2015-04-01 |
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| Money Services Business RegistryFINTRACLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Foreign MSB (FMSB)Money Transmitter / Remittance | M18267883 | Canada | Ceased | 2018-04-25 | Ended 2023-01-01 |
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Licences and registrations listed here were granted in Canada. This BIC is registered in the United Kingdom.
Trading names on the register: The Currency Cloud.com (FCA-EMI, FCA-PSD), Currency Cloud Limited (FCA-EMI, FCA-PSD), Currency Cloud (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.
Other register entries with this LEI
Shown for reference: they share the LEI but are not merged into this page
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- TCCLGB2LXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under TCCLGB2L directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- 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
- 2021-12-04
- Last updated
- 2025-11-24
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% The Currency Cloud Group Limited
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Currencycloud
- Ownership
- The Currency Cloud Group Limited owns 100% of the firm, and Visa Inc. is the ultimate parent.
- Direct parent
- The Currency Cloud Group Limited ↗, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Visa Inc., United States
- Head office
- 1 Sheldon Square, W2 6TT London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 06323311
- Incorporated
- 25 Jul 2007
- Former names
- Rabbit Securities Limited · FX Capital Securities Ltd.
Online
- Websites & references
- currencycloud.com ↗
developer.currencycloud.com ↗ developer portal
support.currencycloud.com ↗ help centre - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 15 pages consulted
- currencycloud.com/legal/regulation
- currencycloud.com/
- currencycloud.com/legal/terms/terms-of-use-uk-cc-ltd
- register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000m6y0WAAQ
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06323311
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06323311/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06323311/charges
- go.currencycloud.com/hubfs/Product/Compliance_and_Onboarding/Sponsored_Model_Standards-The_Currency_Cloud_Limi
- investor.visa.com/news/news-details/2021/Visa-Completes-Acquisition-of-Currencycloud/default.aspx
- businesswire.com/news/home/20210722005434/en/Visa-to-Acquire-Currencycloud
- support.currencycloud.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360017498439-Payments-overview
- support.currencycloud.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360017139959-Overview
- excelcurrencies.com/currency-cloud-terms-and-conditions
- traveldailynews.com/people/new-appointments/conferma-appoints-mark-ledsham-as-ceo-to-lead-next-phase-of-payme
- developer.visa.com/pages/Currencycloud
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution, reference 900199. FINTRAC registers it as a foreign money services business for money transfer and foreign exchange, number M14700991. Currencycloud B.V., a sister company authorised by De Nederlandsche Bank, serves EEA clients. Visa Global Services Inc. provides US payment services.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Electronic Money Institution | 900199 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Canada | Foreign Money Services Business registration (money transferring, foreign exchange) | M14700991 | 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 UK terms of use, the firm holds relevant funds in segregated bank accounts, separate from its business bank accounts, and the FSCS does not cover e-money accounts.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Swift Direct support.currencycloud.com ↗
Faster Payments Access not stated support.currencycloud.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 virtual named accounts, multi-currency wallets, currency conversion and payments through APIs and white-label platforms. It also sells directly and through introducing brokers that serve end clients. According to the firm, it covers 36+ currencies in over 180 countries.
It serves clients in the United Kingdom and, through its FINTRAC registration, in Canada. Introducing brokers say it also serves clients elsewhere outside the EEA. Sister companies serve the EEA (Currencycloud B.V.) and the United States (Visa Global Services Inc.).
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Platforms and marketplaces · Enterprises · Small businesses
- Serves customers in 2 countries
- United Kingdom · Canada
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Timothy Edward Moncrieff Director
- Executive
- Prini Patel Pithouse Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Conferma appointed Mark Ledsham, formerly chief operating officer of Currencycloud, as its chief executive officer.
traveldailynews.com ↗
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
- TCCLGB2LXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- TCCLBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 2LLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300PBQLL4JDNIAQ80
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-EMI
- 900199
- Licence no. · FINTRAC-MSB
- M14700991
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 531019
- Licence no. · FINTRAC-MSB
- M18267883
- 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 entries: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address.
- Register-entry IDs
- 49c625076a18 · 9295321ab0b9
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.
- Register licences
- 4 entries on 3 registers
- Activities
- Payment services
- E-money / stored value
- Money remittance
- Currency exchange
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Canada
- Website (register)
- www.currencycloud.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
- Direct parent
- The Currency Cloud Group Limited · United Kingdom549300YG7Z2BC73TCX59 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- Visa Inc. · United States549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 ↗
The Visa Inc. group has 9 institutions in the directory, in 2 countries: 7 hold a BIC and 2 do not.
Including Currencycloud PTE. LTD., Visa Europe Limited, Infinity Foreign Exchange LTD.
See the Visa Inc. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 1 SHELDON SQUARE LONDON W2 6TT UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 1 SHELDON SQUARE LONDON LONDON W2 6TT 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>TCCLGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300PBQLL4JDNIAQ80</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>TCCLGB2LXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300PBQLL4JDNIAQ80</LEI>
<Nm>THE CURRENCY CLOUD LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>1 SHELDON SQUARE LONDON W2 6TT</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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Register entries are not screened against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - E-Money Institutions—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Money Services Business Registry—Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · register ↗ 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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