MoneyGram International Limited

Reference number: 502639

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When moneygram.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3036 3799 is
  • Whether E14 5RE is a shared office: 28 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • MoneyGram Trading name

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 (1 permission)
  • 6. Money remittance.

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
03287157
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 December 1996 (29 years old)
Registered office
Third Floor, 30 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5RE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Viral Dipak Mehta Director Sep 1977 5 Jan 2022 5 other companies
Juliana Hamo Director May 1978 8 Jul 2025 None
Luke David Tuttle Director Nov 1970 9 Jul 2025 None
Lamia Francesca Pardo-Figueroa Frasson Director Feb 1987 12 Sep 2025 2 other companies
Margherita Nicolini Secretary Not published 5 Nov 2025 –

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
5
still active
5
run together
2

In the full report: all 5 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 2 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 55 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

MoneyGram International’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (116)

2018

5 June 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Moneygram International Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

30 October 2009

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

1996

3 December 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 116 events

  • All 116 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 108
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 116 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is MoneyGram International Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, MoneyGram International Limited (FRN 502639) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is MoneyGram International’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3036 3799 and the website moneygram.com for MoneyGram International. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is MoneyGram International a scam or clone?
MoneyGram International 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 MoneyGram International?
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 MoneyGram International to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns MoneyGram International?
MoneyGram International is owned by Moneygram International Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs MoneyGram International?
Companies House lists 4 directors of MoneyGram International: Viral Dipak Mehta, Juliana Hamo, Luke David Tuttle and Lamia Francesca Pardo-Figueroa Frasson.
How long has MoneyGram International been in business?
The company was formed on 3 December 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2018.
Does MoneyGram International use any other names?
It trades as MoneyGram.

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