Hong Kong SAR China · Money service business
Worldpay (HK) Limited
Worldpay (HK) Limited is a private company limited by shares, incorporated in Hong Kong in April 2016 and based in Causeway Bay. The Customs and Excise Department licenses it as a money service operator for remittance and money changing under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615). According to its LEI record, its direct parent is Worldpay Limited of the United Kingdom. Global Payments Inc. completed its acquisition of the Worldpay group in January 2026. The group says it offers domestic card acquiring in Hong Kong.
Licences and registrations
Held by Worldpay (HK) Limited (LEI 213800BWLH4ZLUBCLP78). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Register of Money Service Operators (AMLO Cap. 615)Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) | Money Service OperatorMoney Transmitter / Remittance | 23-12-03189 | Hong Kong SAR China | Active | — | Renews 2028-01-02 |
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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
Worldpay Limited
Firm type
Merchant acquiring and processing
Trades as Worldpay
- Ownership
- According to its LEI record, Worldpay Limited (United Kingdom) is the direct parent and consolidates the firm, and Global Payments Inc. acquired the Worldpay group in January 2026.
- Direct parent
- Worldpay Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- Global Payments Inc., United States
- Head office
- Units 2418, 2419 and 2489, 24/F, Lee Garden One, 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
- Company register
- Hong Kong Companies Registry 66002470 (registration authority entity ID in the LEI record)
- Incorporated
- 13 Apr 2016
Online
- Websites & references
- worldpay.com ↗
docs.worldpay.com ↗ group developer documentation - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/213800BWLH4ZLUBCLP78
- eservices.customs.gov.hk/MSOS/wsrh/001s1?request_locale=en
- worldpay.com/en/press-releases/worldpay-expands-global-reach-thai-market-entry
- worldpay.com/en/legal
- worldpay.com/en/legal/enterprise-merchant-agreements
- assets.ctfassets.net/zhwqbd2ar3b8/5Mb5jutTRjCf1UOlsxH9UO/93042259680a3485b495fa972c6b98a4/260728_WTC_v1-1.pdf
- investors.globalpayments.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/498/global-payments-completes-acquisition-of-worldpay-a
- globalpayments.com/worldpay
- prnewswire.com/news-releases/gtcr-completes-sale-of-worldpay-to-global-payments-302658108.html
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The Customs and Excise Department licenses the firm as a money service operator for remittance and money changing under Cap. 615. No other Hong Kong licence, such as a stored value facility licence from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, was found.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customs and Excise Department Hong Kong SAR China | Money Service Operator licence (remittance and money changing) | 23-12-03189 | 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.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Its C&ED licence covers money remittance and currency exchange. The Worldpay group says it offers domestic card acquiring to merchants in Hong Kong.
It holds a Hong Kong money service operator licence and serves merchants in Hong Kong as part of the Worldpay group, which operates in more than 170 countries.
- Sells to
- Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in
- Hong Kong SAR China
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Merger / acquisition
Global Payments Inc. completed its acquisition of the Worldpay group from GTCR and FIS, which included the firm's parent group.
investors.globalpayments.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Global Payments agreed to acquire the Worldpay group from GTCR and FIS for USD 24.25 billion in cash and stock.
prnewswire.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
- Licence no. · CED-MSO
- 23-12-03189
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only
- Elucidate firm ID
- 860bf95e525f
Profile
- Type
- Money service businessRemittance, currency exchange, cheque cashing and money orders. Usually registered with an anti-money-laundering supervisor rather than licensed prudentially. Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- AML registration onlyRegistered with an anti-money-laundering supervisor (FinCEN, FINTRAC, HMRC, AUSTRAC, Hong Kong Customs…) without a prudential licence.
- Main licence class
- Money Transmitter / Remittance
- Activities
- Money remittance
- Currency exchange
- Licensed in
- Hong Kong SAR China · East Asia & Pacific
- First registered
- Not published
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
- Worldpay Limited · United Kingdom213800LXYGUXTTAINM18 ↗
The Worldpay Limited group has 3 institutions in the directory, in 3 countries: 1 holds a BIC and 2 do not.
Including Worldpay Limited, Worldpay PTY LTD.
See the Worldpay Limited group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- UNIT 18,19,89, 24/F, LEE GARDEN ONE, 33 HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG, Hong Kong
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
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
- Does not fit the CBPR+ limits
- The address does not fit in the two address lines of 35 characters that CBPR+ allows next to a town and country.
The LEI record in GLEIF holds a structured legal address.
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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
- Register of Money Service Operators (AMLO Cap. 615)—Customs and Excise Department (C&ED), Hong Kong · 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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