United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Travelex Europe Limited
Travelex Europe Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales, with its head office in Peterborough. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under firm reference number 900537. Travelex AcquisitionCo Limited owns all of its shares, and Travelex International Limited of Jersey is its ultimate parent. According to its 2024 accounts, the firm settles Travelex Money Card balances to Mastercard Prepaid Management Services on behalf of a fellow group company.
Licences and registrations
Held by Travelex Europe Limited (LEI 8945000LUP48UYTWTW64). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 900537 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-03-05 | — |
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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.
- 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
- TRUOGB22XXX 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 TRUOGB22 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
- 2024-04-10
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Travelex AcquisitionCo Limited
Firm type
E-money and accounts
Trades as Travelex
- Standing
- The firm had no revenue in 2024 and no employees of its own. It resumed using its e-money licence in November 2024. In the 2024 accounts, the auditor reported a material uncertainty over going concern. The auditor cited delays in the firm's plan to use its e-money licence and the risk that the FCA could withdraw the licence.
- Ownership
- Travelex AcquisitionCo Limited owns 100% of the firm and is wholly owned by Travelex International Limited of Jersey. According to the 2024 accounts, funds managed by Barings LLC hold 51.46% of Travelex International Limited.
- Direct parent
- Travelex AcquisitionCo Limited ↗, United Kingdom 100%
- Ultimate owner
- Travelex International Limited, Jersey
- Head office
- Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, PE3 6SB Peterborough, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 09641417
- Incorporated
- 16 Jun 2015
Online
- Websites & references
- Wikipedia ↗ group article
- Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09641417
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09641417/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09641417/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09641417/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09641417/filing-history?page=3
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09641417/filing-history/MzQ3NTAyODg2MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- travelex.co.uk/travel-money-card
- travelex.co.uk/legal/terms-and-conditions
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an electronic money institution, firm reference number 900537. The firm's accounts state that it plans to become an e-money prepaid card issuer in the UK.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised E-Money Institution | 900537 | In its own name | Active | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ |
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 2024 accounts, the firm settles to Mastercard Prepaid Management Services by operating safeguarding accounts on behalf of a fellow group subsidiary.
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 settles Travelex Money Card balances to Mastercard Prepaid Management Services on behalf of Travelex Central Services Limited, a fellow group company. The Travelex Money Card sold in the UK is issued by PrePay Technologies Limited, not by this firm.
The firm operates in the UK under its FCA authorisation. Its 2024 accounts describe no retail customer business of its own.
- Sells to
- Other
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Daryl Norman Director
- Executive
- Matthew Nathan Gillen Director
- Executive
- Victoria Benis-Lonsdale Company Secretary
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Leadership
Simon Alexander Jackson stepped down as a director of the firm on 30 April 2026.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Matthew Nathan Gillen as a director on 9 December 2025. Andrew Page resigned as a director on 15 December 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm's auditor, KPMG, reported a material uncertainty over going concern in the accounts for 2024.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Licence
The firm resumed using its e-money licence by settling Travelex Money Card balances for a fellow group company.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Leadership
The firm appointed Simon Alexander Jackson as a director on 7 June 2024, after Philip Jon Barter resigned in April 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
- TRUOGB22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- TRUOBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 8945000LUP48UYTWTW64
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-EMI
- 900537
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives.
- Register-entry ID
- 3b216666636a
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
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Payment services
- E-money / stored value
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom
- 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
- Travelex Acquisitionco Limited · United Kingdom2138006DARWS1JCNRC50 ↗
The Travelex Acquisitionco Limited group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: 1 holds a BIC and 1 does not.
Including Travelex Currency Services Limited.
See the Travelex Acquisitionco Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- WORLDWIDE HOUSE THORPEWOOD PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE PE3 6SB UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- WORLDWIDE HOUSE THORPEWOOD PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE PE3 6SB 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>TRUOGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>8945000LUP48UYTWTW64</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>TRUOGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>8945000LUP48UYTWTW64</LEI>
<Nm>TRAVELEX EUROPE LIMITED</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>PETERBOROUGH CAMBRIDGESHIRE</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>WORLDWIDE HOUSE THORPEWOOD PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE PE3 6SB</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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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - E-Money Institutions—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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