--- title: "W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. · Electronic money institution (Czech National Bank) · Czechia | Elucidate" description: "W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. is authorised by Czech National Bank as an electronic money institution in Czechia. Licence 05021910. LEI 315700BWCPWHK3F5E295. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34 --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [Czechia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cz) 3. W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. Czechia · Payments & e-money # W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. is a Czech joint-stock company based in Prague. The Czech National Bank authorises it as an electronic money institution under identification number 05021910. It has held this authorisation since January 2021, when it replaced a payment institution licence first granted in 2018. W.A.G. payment solutions, a.s. owns 100% of the firm, and the London-listed W.A.G payment solutions plc (Eurowag) heads the group. The firm is the Eurowag group's e-money and payment-services entity. The group sells fuel cards, a prepaid Eurowag Visa card and payment services to commercial road transport companies in Europe. Register status Licensed in Czechia Electronic money institution · Czech National Bank Prudential licence [2 licences and registrations ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[315700BWCPWHK3F5E295](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/315700BWCPWHK3F5E295)** [Licence no. **05021910**](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34#licences) [Group: W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800HU63CWV5J8YK95) ## Licences and registrations Held by W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. (LEI 315700BWCPWHK3F5E295). 2 entries on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026. | Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [EBA PSD2 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Czech National Bank | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 05021910 | [Czechia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cz) | Active | 2021-01-14 | — | - Payment services - Card acquiring - E-money / stored value | [Search the register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) | | [EBA PSD2 Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Czech National Bank | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 05021910 | [Czechia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cz) | Withdrawn | 2018-01-13 | Ended 2021-01-14 | - Payment services - Card acquiring | [Search the register ↗](https://euclid.eba.europa.eu/register/pir/search) | - 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](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees Not published Ownership Group subsidiary 100% W.A.G. payment solutions, a.s. Firm type E-money and accounts Trades as Eurowag - **Ownership:** W.A.G. payment solutions, a.s. owns 100% of the firm, and the London-listed W.A.G payment solutions plc (Eurowag) is the ultimate parent. - **Direct parent:** [W.A.G. payment solutions, a.s. ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/31570010000000015033), Czechia 100% - **Ultimate owner:** W.A.G payment solutions plc, United Kingdom - **Head office:** Na Vítězné pláni 1719/4, 140 00 Prague, Czechia - **Company register:** Commercial Register, Municipal Court in Prague, section B, file 21521 (IČO 05021910) - **Incorporated:** 25 Apr 2016 ### Online - **Websites & references:** [eurowag.com ↗](https://www.eurowag.com/) [issuing-services.eurowag.com ↗](https://issuing-services.eurowag.com/) entity information page linked from the Eurowag legal documents page (could not be fetched) [investors.eurowag.com ↗](https://investors.eurowag.com/) group investor relations site [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurowag) group article - **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/eurowag/) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/Eurowag-300730813753922/) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/user/ewcards) - **Apps:** [Google Play ↗](https://link.eurowag.com/wpa) · [App Store ↗](https://link.eurowag.com/wpi) Sources · 10 pages consulted 1. [eurowag.com/](https://www.eurowag.com/) 2. [eurowag.com/legal-documents](https://www.eurowag.com/legal-documents) 3. [eurowag.com/cz/pravni-dokumenty](https://www.eurowag.com/cz/pravni-dokumenty) 4. [eurowag.com/files/legal/eurowag-companies.pdf](https://www.eurowag.com/files/legal/eurowag-companies.pdf) 5. [eurowag.com/services/card/visa](https://www.eurowag.com/services/card/visa) 6. [eurowag.com/files/legal/general-terms.pdf](https://www.eurowag.com/files/legal/general-terms.pdf) 7. [lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-1](https://www.lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-1) 8. [ov.gov.cz/zapis/18329311?query=fulltext=W.A.G.+payment+solutions,+a.s.&business\_name=&residency=&co](https://ov.gov.cz/zapis/18329311?query=fulltext=W.A.G.+payment+solutions,+a.s.&business_name=&residency=&company_registration_numbers=&publication_number=&publish_date_from=&publish_date_to=®ister_type=®ister_subject=&court=®ister_publish_date=&base_capital_from=&base_capital_to=&resultsPage=1) 9. [investors.eurowag.com/investors/faqs/](https://investors.eurowag.com/investors/faqs/) 10. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurowag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurowag) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34#overview-sources) - **Operates under:** Its own licences The Czech National Bank authorises the firm as an electronic money institution. It uses the licence to provide services in other EEA states without a branch. Neither the firm nor the Czech National Bank states how many states the licence is passported to. | Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Czech National Bank Czechia | Electronic money institution | 05021910 | In its own name | Active | [eurowag.com ↗](https://www.eurowag.com/legal-documents) | | Czech National Bank Czechia | Payment institution | 05021910 | 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. ## Products and markets Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34#overview-sources) - Prepaid cards - E-money wallet The firm is the Eurowag group's licensed e-money and payment institution. The group sells fuel cards, a prepaid or post-paid Eurowag Visa card and payment services to road transport companies. The firm provides services from Czechia under its Czech licence. The central bank registers of Lithuania, Latvia and Portugal list it as providing services cross-border without a branch. - **Sells to:** Small businesses · Enterprises - **Serves customers in 4 countries:** Czechia · Lithuania · Latvia · Portugal ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-issuing-services-a-s-2f07100b2b34#overview-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:** 05021910 - **BIC:** Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory - **LEI:** [315700BWCPWHK3F5E295 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/315700BWCPWHK3F5E295) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address - **Elucidate firm ID:** 2f07100b2b34 ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** E-Money / Stored Value Institution - **Activities:** - Payment services - Card acquiring - E-money / stored value - **Licensed in:** [Czechia](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/cz) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2018-01-13 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:** W.A.G. payment solutions, a.s. · Czechia[31570010000000015033 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/31570010000000015033) - **Ultimate parent:** [W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-payment-solutions-plc-wpsogb2l) · United Kingdom[213800HU63CWV5J8YK95 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800HU63CWV5J8YK95) The W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 2 countries: 1 holds a BIC and 1 does not. Including [W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-payment-solutions-plc-wpsogb2l). [See the W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800HU63CWV5J8YK95) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Addresses - **Address on the register:** Na Vítězné pláni 1719/4, Praha, 14000 - **Country:** Czechia ## 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 one address line ```xml 315700BWCPWHK3F5E295 W.A.G. Issuing Services, a.s. 14000 Praha CZ Na Vítězné pláni 1719/4 ``` - CBPR+ does not accept the characters í ě é á in names and addresses. Transliterate before sending. 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. ## Related institutions ### Same group - [W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC BIC WPSOGB2L Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 213800HU63CWV5J8YK95](https://elucidate.co/directory/w-a-g-payment-solutions-plc-wpsogb2l) [All 2 institutions in the W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/213800HU63CWV5J8YK95) ### Other payments & e-money institutions in Czechia - [Pluso a.s. No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 06523269 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 315700GXG7KIZFLV9R66](https://elucidate.co/directory/pluso-a-s-2e6fc5a9e207) - [Devizová burza a.s. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 04196899 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 315700P62JPZ6QTCXU95](https://elucidate.co/directory/devizova-burza-a-s-f6bf8bd2c922) - [EasyChange s.r.o. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 29044570 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 31570088N7F21A75U135](https://elucidate.co/directory/easychange-s-r-o-9cf24432c109) - [IP wBTCb solutions, s.r.o. No BIC Payments & e-money Crypto Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 03058417 (EBA-PSD2) · also on ESMA-CASP · LEI 315700I7V6W7BLAI9Z32](https://elucidate.co/directory/ip-wbtcb-solutions-s-r-o-ceee46ecad63) - [Piano Payments s.r.o. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 06678815 (EBA-PSD2) · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/piano-payments-s-r-o-d16cf6aceb08) - [Skip Pay s.r.o. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 07093331 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 315700B3Y4PNN0FD0S52](https://elucidate.co/directory/skip-pay-s-r-o-5bff76304eb2) - [ThePay, a.s. No BIC Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 28135261 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 315700KSUFY2DLFZS381](https://elucidate.co/directory/thepay-a-s-2d3f71bf819c) - [Akcenta Cz A.S. BIC AKCNCZP2 Payments & e-money Prudential licence Czechia · Licensed by Czech National Bank · 25163680 (EBA-PSD2) · LEI 31570010000000075270](https://elucidate.co/directory/akcenta-cz-a-s-akcnczp2) [See all →](https://elucidate.co/directory/search?type=payments&cc=CZ) [Other entries on EBA-PSD2 →](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/eba-psd2) Sources & method Register entries come from the public registers of financial regulators, standardised into one taxonomy. LEIs are matched through GLEIF, and a BIC is linked only through a shared LEI. An institution missing from these registers is not necessarily unregulated. Register entries are not matched against the OFAC or EU sanctions lists. Where the legal entity also holds a BIC, the matches for that BIC are on its page. 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