Airbnb Payments UK Limited

Reference number: 900596

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When airbnb.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7863 2877 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1V 0BD
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
09392688
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 January 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
C/O Company Secretarial Department, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Bart Harris Rubin Director Jun 1972 14 May 2020 None
Quentin John Rickerby Director May 1966 25 Sep 2020 6 other companies
David Antony Coleman Director Mar 1962 18 Sep 2024 None

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
6
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Airbnb Payments UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (27)

2020

10 December 2020

  • Airbnb, Inc. took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

3 May 2018

  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2016

23 August 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2015

16 January 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to Airbnb Payments UK

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Airbnb Payments UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past links
2

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Airbnb Payments UK

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 27 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Airbnb Payments UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Airbnb Payments UK Limited (FRN 900596) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Airbnb Payments UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7863 2877 and the website airbnb.co.uk for Airbnb Payments UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Airbnb Payments UK a scam or clone?
Airbnb Payments UK is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Airbnb Payments UK?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Airbnb Payments UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Airbnb Payments UK?
Airbnb Payments UK is owned by Airbnb, Inc., which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 10 December 2020.
Who runs Airbnb Payments UK?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Airbnb Payments UK: Bart Harris Rubin, Quentin John Rickerby and David Antony Coleman.
How long has Airbnb Payments UK been in business?
The company was formed on 16 January 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.

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