Amazon Payments UK Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for under a year
Your funds are safeguarded
No FCA actions
Active company since 2017

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

Amazon Payments UK Limited Reference number: 799814 No longer authorised

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

0800 279 7234
Address

1, Principal Place, Worship Street, London, EC2A 2FA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 0800 279 7234 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode EC2A 2FA

Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Amazon Payments Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.

Show FCA detail (7 permissions)

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
h) Issuing Electronic Money

Limits on what they may do

Amazon Payments UK Limited will not appoint any agents or distributors.

The firm will not appoint any agents or distributors.
Amazon Payments UK Limited will not provide Account Information Services or Payment Initiation Services.

The firm will not provide Account Information Services or Payment Initiation Services.

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: 11049457 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 6 November 2017 (8 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Phaedra Ann Andrews	Director	Jul 1975	6 Nov 2017	22 other companies
Anna Elisabeth Cooper	Director	Jun 1980	5 Jan 2024	17 other companies
Jonathan Andris Feifs	Director	Nov 1976	29 May 2024	None
Andrew Kenneth Alexander Smith	Director	Nov 1989	29 May 2024	None
Lindsay Nicole Steele-Roa	Director	Dec 1986	15 Sep 2025	1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 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: 28
closed down: 8
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 12 companies these 5 directors run together
All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (42)

2026

15 July 2026

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Amazon Payments UK Limited will not appoint any agents or distributors.)
FCA imposed a requirement (Amazon Payments UK Limited will not provide Account Information Services or Payment Initiation Services.)
Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2017

6 November 2017

Incorporated at Companies House
Amazon.Com Inc. took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 42 events

All 42 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 35

Firms connected to Amazon Payments UK

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Amazon Payments UK

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

In London

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28 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 42 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Amazon Payments UK Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Amazon Payments UK Limited (FRN 1041721) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2026 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is Amazon Payments UK’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 279 7234 for Amazon Payments UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Amazon Payments UK a scam or clone?

Amazon 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 Amazon 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 Amazon Payments UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Amazon Payments UK?

Amazon Payments UK is owned by Amazon.Com Inc., which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 November 2017.

Who runs Amazon Payments UK?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Amazon Payments UK: Phaedra Ann Andrews, Anna Elisabeth Cooper, Jonathan Andris Feifs, Andrew Kenneth Alexander Smith and Lindsay Nicole Steele-Roa.

How long has Amazon Payments UK been in business?

The company was formed on 6 November 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2026.

Does Amazon Payments UK use any other names?

It trades as Amazon Payments.