Netherlands · Payments & e-money
World First Netherlands B.V.
World First Netherlands B.V. is a Dutch private limited company based in Amsterdam. De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) authorises it as an electronic money institution under relation number R161090. It is part of the WorldFirst business of Ant International. According to the GLEIF record, its ultimate parent is Ant Group Co., Ltd. Under the WorldFirst brand it offers multi-currency business accounts, international payments, currency conversion, forward contracts and the World Card to businesses in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Licences and registrations
Held by World First Netherlands B.V. (LEI 549300KOOW3B2WK0K818). 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 RegisterThe Netherlands BankLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | R161090 | Netherlands | Active | 2020-04-16 | — |
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Trading names on the register: World First Netherlands B.V./WorldFirst Nederland/WorldFirst Deutschland/WorldFirst België/WorldFirst France (EBA-PSD2)
- 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
- WOFTNL22XXX 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 WOFTNL22 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · VOP · TIPS
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- BIC first registered
- 2024-09-16
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
WorldFirst (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd.
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as WorldFirst
- Ownership
- According to the GLEIF record, WorldFirst (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. is the direct parent and Ant Group Co., Ltd. the ultimate parent, and the firm belongs to Ant International's WorldFirst business.
- Direct parent
- WorldFirst (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. ↗, Singapore
- Ultimate owner
- Ant Group Co., Ltd. (蚂蚁科技集团股份有限公司), China
- Head office
- Vijzelstraat 20, 7th floor, 1017HK Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Company register
- Kamer van Koophandel (KvK) 72715898
- Founders
- Jonathan Quin · Nick Robinson
Online
- Websites & references
- worldfirst.com ↗
worldfirst.com/eu ↗ English-language EU site of the same entity
portal.worldfirst.com ↗ customer portal login
developers.worldfirst.com.cn ↗ developer and API documentation (group)
Wikipedia ↗ group article - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 14 pages consulted
- dnb.nl/en/public-register/information-detail/?spm=a1z32v.21029191.0.0.209b2946soXvmm®isterCod
- worldfirst.com/nl/
- worldfirst.com/eu/compliance/regulatory-information/
- worldfirst.com/eu/legal/terms-and-conditions/
- worldfirst.com/eu/legal/world-card-terms-and-conditions/
- worldfirst.com/eu/about-worldfirst/
- worldfirst.com/eu/compliance/
- worldfirst.com/eu/compliance/finance-report/
- bportugal.pt/en/entidadeautorizada/world-first-netherlands-bv
- worldfirst.com/en-hk/about-us/
- ant-intl.com/en/about-us/
- ant-intl.com/en/news/detail/?id=ant-international-raises-approx-USD1_2-billion-in-series-a-equity-fina
- ant-intl.com/en/news/detail/?id=worldfirst-launches-enterprise-solution-to-power-enterprise-solution-p
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_International
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
DNB authorises the firm as an electronic money institution under the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft). The authorisation covers e-money issuance, payment services, card issuing and acquiring and money remittance. DNB records cross-border services passports to 29 other EEA states from 21 April 2020.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) Netherlands | Electronic money institution (Elektronischgeldinstelling), authorisation under Wft 2:10a | R161090 | In its own name | Active | dnb.nl ↗ |
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 accountsThe firm states that funds equal to customers' e-money balances are held in segregated bank accounts in the name of Stichting Derdengelden World First Netherlands. These accounts are separate from its own business accounts.
- Payment schemes and card networks
- Mastercard Access not stated worldfirst.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
The firm offers the World Account, a multi-currency e-money account for businesses. It is used to collect marketplace revenue, pay suppliers abroad and convert currencies at spot or forward rates. It also issues the World Card, a business card that the firm says is accepted wherever Mastercard is.
The firm serves business customers in the Netherlands. DNB records its cross-border services passports to the other 29 EEA states.
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in 30 countries
- Netherlands · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Denmark · Germany · Estonia · Finland · France · Greece · Hungary · Ireland · Iceland · Italy · Croatia · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Norway · Austria · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovenia · Slovakia · Spain · Czechia · Sweden
- Latest funding round
- Series A (Ant International, group level) · USD 1.2bn Jul 2026
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
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Clara Shi
Chief Executive Officer, WorldFirst (group level)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Funding
Ant International, the firm's group parent, closed a Series A equity round of about USD 1.2 billion, with Ant Group and Alibaba Group participating.
ant-intl.com ↗ -
Other
WorldFirst launched an API-based Enterprise Solution for large platforms and enterprises, extending the brand beyond small businesses.
ant-intl.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
- WOFTNL22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- WOFTBank
- NLCountry · Netherlands
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300KOOW3B2WK0K818
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- R161090
- 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 to GLEIF on name, country and address.
- Register-entry ID
- ea7a47ebb207
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
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- E-money / stored value
- Licensed in
- Netherlands
- Country · region
- Netherlands · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- 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
- Worldfirst (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. · Singapore254900REIBMS9X8PBK56 ↗
- Ultimate parent
- 蚂蚁科技集团股份有限公司 · China30030071TC2VB5OCSC22 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- HERENGRACHT 458 UNIT 3.1 AMSTERDAM 1017 CA NETHERLANDS
- Operational address
- HERENGRACHT 458 UNIT 2.1 AMSTERDAM 1017 CA AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS
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>WOFTNL22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300KOOW3B2WK0K818</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>WOFTNL22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300KOOW3B2WK0K818</LEI>
<Nm>WORLD FIRST NETHERLANDS B.V.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>AMSTERDAM</TwnNm>
<Ctry>NL</Ctry>
<AdrLine>HERENGRACHT 458 UNIT 3.1 AMSTERDAM 1017 CA</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.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2024-10-31 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2024-11-30 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2026-06-01 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-05 | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. TIPS entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
Network
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOFTNL22SDD | AMSTERDAM | Amsterdam | HERENGRACHT 458 UNIT 2.1 AMSTERDAM 1017 CA AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS | — | 2026-02-09 |
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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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · 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.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: worldfirst.com (official website) · original; Clara Shi: ant-intl.com (official website) · original.
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