No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 7 January 2015.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
020 8548 0774
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Last known address
14 Barking Road, London, E6 3BP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 8548 0774 is
- Who else gives the postcode E6 3BP
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Merchant Money Exchange Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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.
Key dates in its history
Merchant Express’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2015
7 January 2015
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Small PI"
FCA register
2014
17 July 2014
- No longer supervised by HMRC
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
31 March 2013
- No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority
FCA register
2012
30 October 2012
- Changed its registered name from "Merchant Money Exchange Ltd"
FCA register
2011
11 February 2011
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Merchant Express
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Merchant Express. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Merchant Express
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In London
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- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 7 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk