Worldpay (UK) Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for under a year
Your funds are safeguarded
No FCA actions
Active company since 2010
31 Ombudsman complaints in January–June 2025

This company holds 2 other FCA records

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

worldpay.com/en-GB (opens in a new tab)
No phone number on the FCA register
Address

The Walbrook Building, 25 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

When worldpay.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
Who else gives the postcode EC4N 8AF

Other names (1)

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

Worldpay Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 (7 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
h) Issuing Electronic Money

Limits on what they may do

Agents and distributors

The firm will not appoint any agents or distributors.

Financial Ombudsman complaints

Ombudsman complaints

new complaints, January–June 2025: 31
upheld, against a 31% median: 48%
about banking and credit: 31

A bigger firm gets more complaints simply because it has more customers. With this few, one case moves the upheld rate a lot.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 07316500 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 15 July 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Peter Wickes	Director	Mar 1974	17 Dec 2019	2 other companies
Jason Mark Robinson	Director	Mar 1965	7 Apr 2021	12 other companies
Gabriel Luc Andre Marie Bernard De Montessus De Ballore	Director	Nov 1979	17 May 2021	5 other companies
Hannah Nixon	Director	May 1973	16 Jun 2023	5 other companies
Anne Christine Van Schrader	Director	Aug 1979	17 Jun 2024	1 other company
Christopher Mark Wood	Director	Aug 1970	17 Jun 2024	5 other companies
Jennifer Bozeman Whyte	Director	Oct 1976	1 Jun 2026	9 other companies
WORLDPAY GOVERNANCE LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	28 Jun 2017	–

Other companies run by these 7 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: 31
closed down: 3
are FCA-registered: 8

In the full report: all 31 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 8 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
The 2 companies these 7 directors run together
All 36 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Worldpay (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (71)

2025

19 November 2025

FCA imposed a requirement (Agents and distributors)
Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

19 March 2025

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Worldpay Finance Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

15 July 2010

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 71 events

All 71 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 65

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31 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 71 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Worldpay (UK) Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Worldpay (UK) Limited (FRN 1031413) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2025 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Worldpay (UK)’s website?

The FCA register lists the website worldpay.com/en-GB for Worldpay (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Worldpay (UK) a scam or clone?

Worldpay (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 Worldpay (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 Worldpay (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Worldpay (UK)?

Worldpay (UK) is owned by Worldpay Finance Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Worldpay (UK)?

Companies House lists 7 directors of Worldpay (UK): Peter Wickes, Jason Mark Robinson, Gabriel Luc Andre Marie Bernard De Montessus De Ballore, Hannah Nixon, Anne Christine Van Schrader, Christopher Mark Wood and 1 more.

How long has Worldpay (UK) been in business?

The company was formed on 15 July 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2025.

How many complaints does Worldpay (UK) get?

In January–June 2025, the Financial Ombudsman Service received 31 new complaints about Worldpay (UK), and upheld 48% of those it decided.

Does Worldpay (UK) use any other names?

It trades as Worldpay.