The licence is one of only seven issued to non-banks by the Dutch Central Bank and will allow Currencycloud to store money and operate e-wallets on behalf of its clients, as well as process payments and collections.
The license is part of the company’s strategy to expand its European footprint from its existing Amsterdam office, bringing more transparent cross-border payments to more European financial institutions. It also ensures passporting rights which allows Currencycloud to continue operating across Europe, no matter the outcome of Brexit negotiations. The company will remain headquartered in London.
Currencycloud is the cross-border payments engine for fintechs and financial institutions – including Fidor Bank, Penta and Lunar – and has already grown it’s European customer base by 180% since June 2016. It now has more than 300 customers across the region and processed close to EUR 10 billion so far this year on their behalf. The company enables payments from 180 countries and its latest product, Currencycloud Spark, provides multi-currency accounts for banks and fintechs to collect, store, convert and pay in more than 35 currencies.
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