Globus Payments Ltd
Reference number: 1018369
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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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Phone number
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Address
69 Old Broad St, London, EC2M 1QS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When globus-payments.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7193 6768 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2M 1QS
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguardedYour 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, freeYou 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
- h) Issuing Electronic Money
Limits on what they may do
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Restrictions on business activities
1. The Firm must not register, onboard, or provide regulated payment or electronic money services (either directly or through outsourced partners) to any new customers without the prior written consent of the Authority. 2. The Firm must not provide any regulated payment or electronic money services (either directly or through outsourced partners) to any existing customers without the prior written consent of the Authority.
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Assets Requirements
3. The Firm must not return, transfer, or otherwise deal with any funds that have been received in exchange for electronic money that has been issued (“Relevant Funds” as defined in regulation 20 of the EMRs) without the prior written consent of the Authority. 4. The Firm must ensure that all Relevant Funds are appropriately ringfenced in a designated safeguarding account, in accordance with regulations 20, 21 and 22 of the EMRs. For the avoidance of doubt, if this requires a transfer between accounts, this must be done with the prior written consent of the Authority.
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Notification Requirement
5. The Firm must by 12 August 2026 notify, in writing, all customers, banking partners, payment service providers or any other relevant person of the imposition and effect of the Requirements. The Firm must agree the form, wording and method of delivery with the Authority in advance. 6. By 12 August 2026, the Firm must: 7. ensure that a prominent notice is displayed on the front page of its website, and any website that it controls, or mobile app, in terms, font and size to be agreed with the Authority, outlining the effect of the Requirements and providing a link to the relevant website and entry in the Financial Services Register relating to the Firm where the terms of those Requirements will appear. a. ensure that, when any client of the Firm enters login details to access an account, a prominent notice is immediately displayed to the client, in terms, font and size to be agreed with the Authority, outlining the effect of the Requirements and providing a link to the relevant website address of the entry in the Financial Services Register relating to the Firm, where the terms of these Requirements will appear. 8. Within 24 hours of the notifications at Requirements 5 and 6 being made, the Firm must provide the Authority with: a. copies of the template notification sent to all recipients; and b. confirmation that, to the best of its knowledge, the Firm has sent notifications pursuant to the Requirements 5 and 6. 9. The Firm shall send to the Authority via email by 12 noon every Friday, beginning on 14 August 2026 until such time as it is notified otherwise in writing by the Authority, up-to-date bank statements for all the Firm’s bank, payments or electronic money accounts.
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Secure Records
10. The Firm must secure and preserve all records and/or information (physical or electronic) relating to electronic money services from its systems in their original form, or in a copy proved to be identical to the source material. These must be retained in a form and at a location within the United Kingdom, to be notified to the Authority in writing by 14 August 2026, such that they can be provided to the Authority, or to a person named by the Authority, promptly on its request. 11. By 12pm on 14 August 2026 the Firm must provide written confirmation to the Authority that it is in compliance with the Requirements.
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Globus Payments Ltd is required to refrain from providing account information services or payment initiation services for an indefinite period
The institution is required to refrain from providing account information services or payment initiation services for an indefinite period
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Agents and distributors
The firm will not onboard any agents or use any distributors.
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Unrelated payment services
The firm will not provide any payment services which are not related to the issuing of e-money (i.e. unrelated payment 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
- 14016755 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 31 March 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 69 Old Broad Street, London, EC2M 1QS, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Will Nicholas Brown | Director | Dec 1992 | 31 Mar 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Joanne Maria Holland | Director | Apr 1960 | 20 May 2026 | 26 other companies |
| Michael Neil Price | Director | Mar 1974 | 26 Aug 2026 | None |
| Katrina Irene Matilda Arnold | Director | Nov 1958 | 15 Sep 2026 | 6 other companies |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 34
- closed down
- 19
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 34 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£475k
+62% from £293k
Employees (average)
3
Same as 3
Owed within a year
£89.6k
−53% from £190k
Assets and liabilities
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 14016755. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Globus Payments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
7 August 2026
- FCA imposed a requirement (Assets Requirements)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Notification Requirement)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Restrictions on business activities)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Secure Records)
FCA register
2025
24 March 2025
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (Agents and distributors)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Globus Payments Ltd is required to refrain from providing account information services or payment initiation services for an indefinite period)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Unrelated payment services)
- Became an authorised e-money institution
FCA register
2022
31 March 2022
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Globus Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 29 events
- All 29 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 18
Firms connected to Globus Payments
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Globus Payments. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Globus Payments
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- 34 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 29 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Frequently asked questions about this firm
Is Globus Payments Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Globus Payments Ltd (FRN 1018369) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2025 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed 7 limits on what it may do.
What is Globus Payments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7193 6768 and the website globus-payments.com for Globus Payments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Globus Payments a scam or clone?
Globus Payments 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 Globus Payments?
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 Globus Payments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Globus Payments?
Globus Payments is owned by Globus Group Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 31 March 2022.
Who runs Globus Payments?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Globus Payments: Will Nicholas Brown, Joanne Maria Holland, Michael Neil Price and Katrina Irene Matilda Arnold.
How long has Globus Payments been in business?
The company was formed on 31 March 2022, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2025.
What do Globus Payments’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £475k (+62% from £293k).
Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- How safeguarding works fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk