Nuvei Financial Services Limited

Reference number: 994233

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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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  • When nuvei.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07879 431541 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2B 5LW
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Other names (1)

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

  • NUVEI 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.
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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

  • Provision of e-money and payment services
    The firm will not issue e-money or provide payment services to consumers.
  • Must not undertake Cryptoassets activities
    The firm must not undertake Cryptoassets activities
  • Agents and distributors
    The firm will not onboard any agents or use any distributors.
  • 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).
  • Provision of payment 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
10873175
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 July 2017 (9 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
Steffan Huw Jones Director May 1978 24 Nov 2022 None
Guy Nessi Douek Director Sep 1980 24 Nov 2022 3 other companies
Trevor Terence Tay Director Aug 1969 31 Mar 2023 2 other companies

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
3
closed down
1
run together
2

In the full report: all 3 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 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Nuvei Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (22)

2024

15 March 2024

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Agents and distributors)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Must not undertake Cryptoassets activities)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Provision of e-money and payment services)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Provision of payment services)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Unrelated payment services)
  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2019

1 August 2019

  • Safecharge International Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

2017

19 July 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Safecharge International Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Nuvei Financial Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Nuvei Financial Services. 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
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nuvei Financial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Nuvei Financial Services Limited (FRN 994233) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2024 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed 5 limits on what it may do.
What is Nuvei Financial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07879 431541 and the website nuvei.com for Nuvei Financial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nuvei Financial Services a scam or clone?
Nuvei Financial Services 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 Nuvei Financial Services?
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 Nuvei Financial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Nuvei Financial Services?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Nuvei Financial Services now. Before that, it was controlled by Safecharge International Group Limited.
Who runs Nuvei Financial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Nuvei Financial Services: Steffan Huw Jones, Guy Nessi Douek and Trevor Terence Tay.
How long has Nuvei Financial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 19 July 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2024.
Does Nuvei Financial Services use any other names?
It trades as NUVEI.

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