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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
77 GRACECHURCH ST, London, EC3V 0AS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 3966 6899 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC3V 0AS
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- SendWave Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Zepz Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguardedYour 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, freeYou 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
- 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
- 07110878 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 December 2009 (16 years old)
- Registered office
- 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, W1W 5PF, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Charles Doyle | Director | Apr 1980 | 28 Feb 2022 | 1 other company |
| Jonathan Barrie Morris | Director | Oct 1975 | 30 Jun 2024 | 33 other companies |
| Justine Dinter | Director | Apr 1972 | 25 Oct 2024 | None |
| Conor Patrick William Molloy | Director | Dec 1965 | 10 Aug 2026 | None |
| Tristan Van Der Vijver | Director | May 1978 | 24 Aug 2026 | None |
| Victoria Robinson | Secretary | Not published | 3 Apr 2024 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 34
- closed down
- 18
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 34 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
WorldRemit’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
28 February 2022
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2020
1 September 2020
- Board replaced: all 8 directors left and 3 new directors took over
Companies House
2 June 2020
- Worldremit Holding Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2018
19 October 2018
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became an authorised e-money institution
FCA register
2009
22 December 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 53 events
- All 53 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 45
Firms connected to WorldRemit
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with WorldRemit. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
- past links
- 2
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
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like WorldRemit
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In London
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- 34 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 53 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
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- How safeguarding works fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk