Licensed payment institutions
Payment institutions grouped by region, with the licences they hold and the countries they are authorised in. Curated from public regulator registers — a roster for orientation, not the full register.
40 jurisdictions · 105 licence regimes · 57 regulators · 46 institutions
Curated from public regulator sources — Regulator sites
North America
4Federal and state licensing in the US, Canada and Mexico.
- Block (Square)Merchant acquiring and Cash App, licensed state by state and in each international market.MTLMSBEMIAFSLLicensed inUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaJapanEuropean Union / EEASearch coverage
- DogpayCrypto payments, cards and global accounts; FINTRAC MSB under DOGPAY LTD. (C10001760).MSBLicensed inCanadaSearch coverage
- NuveiPayment technology and acquiring with local licences across its footprint.MSBMTLEMIMPIAFSLLicensed inCanadaUnited StatesUnited KingdomEuropean Union / EEASingaporeAustraliaSearch coverage
- RemitlyDigital remittance with money transmitter licences in its send markets.MSBMTLAPIEMIAFSLLicensed inUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomAustraliaSearch coverage
Europe
1EU/EEA passporting regimes, the UK, Switzerland and the EEA satellites.
- PaysafeWallets and processing under UK and EU e-money licences plus US registrations.EMIAPIMTLMSBLicensed inUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanadaEuropean Union / EEASearch coverage
Africa
1Mobile money and PSP licensing from Nigeria to Kenya and South Africa.
- FlutterwaveAfrican payments infrastructure with licences across the continent and in the UK/US.PSSPMMOPSPEMIMSBLicensed inNigeriaKenyaGhanaSouth AfricaEgyptUnited KingdomUnited StatesCanadaSearch coverage
Licence abbreviationsThe codes you will see across the directory.
- EMI
- Electronic Money Institution
Issue e-money and hold user funds; passports across the EEA under EMD2. - PI
- Payment Institution
Provide payment services without issuing e-money; passports across the EEA under PSD2. - API / SPI
- Authorised / Small Payment Institution
The UK's full and light payment licences. - AISP / PISP
- Account Information / Payment Initiation Service Provider
Open-banking roles under PSD2. - MSB
- Money Services Business
US and Canadian federal registration for money transmission and currency dealing. - MTL
- Money Transmitter Licence
US state-by-state licence to transmit money. - MPI / SPI
- Major / Standard Payment Institution
Singapore's two payment tiers under the Payment Services Act. - SVF
- Stored Value Facility
Hong Kong's licence for prepaid wallets and stored value. - MSO
- Money Service Operator
Hong Kong Customs & Excise licence for remittance and/or money changing. - PPI
- Prepaid Payment Instrument issuer
India's licence to issue prepaid instruments. - PA / PA-CB
- Payment Aggregator / Cross-border
India's merchant aggregation authorisations. - MMO
- Mobile Money Operator
Nigeria's licence to issue e-money and run wallets. - IFPE
- Institución de Fondos de Pago Electrónico
Mexico's e-money licence under the Fintech Law. - IP
- Instituição de Pagamento
Brazil's payment institution authorisation. - CASP
- Crypto-Asset Service Provider
MiCA authorisation for crypto-asset services in the EU. - PJP
- Penyelenggara Jasa Pembayaran
Indonesia's payment service provider licence.
A curated reference, not legal advice and not exhaustive. Confirm the scope of any licence with its regulator before relying on it.