Taptap Send UK Limited

Reference number: 900842

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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

  • When taptapsend.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 743 4886 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1Y 1AA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Segovia Technology UK Ltd Former 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 (8 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
  • g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

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
10416468
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 October 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
Epworth House, 25 City Road, London, EC1Y 1AA, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Larren Faye Director Jul 1980 7 Oct 2016 2 other companies
Charles Raymond Edwards-Kuhn Director Sep 1994 1 May 2024 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
3
closed down
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Taptap Send UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (16)

2019

3 October 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Segovia Technology UK Ltd"

FCA register

2018

12 March 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • No longer regulated by the FCA
  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2017

11 December 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2016

7 October 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Taptap Send UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Taptap Send UK Limited (FRN 900842) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Taptap Send UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 743 4886 and the website taptapsend.com for Taptap Send UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Taptap Send UK a scam or clone?
Taptap Send 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 Taptap Send 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 Taptap Send UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Taptap Send UK?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Taptap Send UK: Michael Larren Faye and Charles Raymond Edwards-Kuhn.
How long has Taptap Send UK been in business?
The company was formed on 7 October 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2018.
Does Taptap Send UK use any other names?
It has previously used the name Segovia Technology UK Ltd.

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