European cross-border payment, money transfer and FX providers
43 verified European providers, ranked European-origin first (17 EU/EEA-origin). Money transfers, remittance, multi-currency accounts, FX and international payments. Compare by EEA data residency, licence and regulator - each verified at source.
Cross-border specialists move money between currencies and jurisdictions - multi-currency accounts, FX, SWIFT plus local rails - and the real differentiators hide in the plumbing: which rails are documented per market, where the FX margin sits, and whose licence carries each leg. The account-side economics are unpacked in the IBAN-as-a-service cost guide; for two very different models side by side, see Wise vs Banking Circle.
43 verified providers
Last source verification in this list: 2026-07-30. How we verify →
At a glance (43 providers): licences: 26 EMI, 9 PI, 5 not documented, 2 Bank, 1 Vendor; EEA data residency: 22 Yes, 15 Partial, 6 No; headquarters: 22 UK, 17 EU core, 4 US.
Licence = the authorisation the provider holds itself (Vendor = unlicensed software). EEA data = customer data stored and processed in the EEA. – = not documented at source. Names open the verified profile.
| Provider | HQ | Licence | EEA data | Local IBANs | Account currencies | Verified | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia EU core | PI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-13 | Request intro | |
| Luxembourg EU core | Bank | Yes | GB DE LU | EUR, GBP, CHF, SEK, DKK | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Poland EU core | PI | Yes | – | – | 2026-06-28 | Request intro | |
| Ireland EU core | PI | Yes | – | – | 2026-06-28 | Request intro | |
| Spain / UK EU core | EMI | Partial | ES GB BE | EUR, GBP, USD, PLN, SEK +3 | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Cyprus EU core | EMI | Yes | CY | EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, PLN +2 | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Ireland EU core | PI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-13 | Request intro | |
| Malta EU core | PI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-20 | Request intro | |
| Lithuania EU core | EMI | Yes | LT | EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, PLN +4 | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Belgium EU core | PI | Yes | BE | EUR, USD | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Denmark EU core | PI | Yes | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| Spain EU core | – | Yes | – | – | 2026-06-25 | Request intro | |
| Lithuania EU core | EMI | Yes | LT | EUR | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Lithuania EU core | EMI | Yes | LT | EUR, GBP, PLN, RON | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Ireland EU core | EMI | Yes | IE | EUR, GBP, USD | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| Belgium EU core | Vendor | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-30 | Request intro | |
| Lithuania EU core | EMI | Yes | – | – | 2026-06-28 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Partial | – | – | 2026-07-13 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | – | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| UK / Latvia UK | EMI | No | GB | EUR, GBP | 2026-07-20 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | Bank | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| UK / Netherlands UK | EMI | Partial | GB NL | EUR, GBP | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-11 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | No | GB | EUR, GBP, USD | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | No | – | – | 2026-07-12 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-11 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-11 | Request intro | |
| UK / Singapore UK | EMI | Partial | GB LT MT | EUR, GBP | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK / Malta UK | EMI | Partial | GB NL FR MT | EUR, GBP, USD | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | No | GB | EUR, GBP, USD, DKK | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Yes | GB DE DK | EUR, GBP, USD, CHF, PLN +6 | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK / Lithuania UK | EMI | Yes | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | – | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | PI | Partial | – | – | 2026-07-13 | Request intro | |
| UK / Belgium UK | EMI | Partial | BE GB | EUR, GBP, USD | 2026-07-19 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Partial | – | – | 2026-07-13 | Request intro | |
| UK UK | EMI | Yes | – | – | 2026-07-11 | Request intro | |
| Australia US | EMI | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| US US | PI | Partial | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| US US | – | No | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro | |
| US US | – | No | – | – | 2026-06-26 | Request intro |
No longer operating (1)
Kept on record on purpose: licences get revoked and providers fail, and checking status before signing is part of due diligence. These are not live options - they are left out of the list and the counts above.
- Conotoxia (Poland) - 2024: KNF revoked its national payment-institution licence
FAQ
What do cross-border payment and FX providers offer?
Multi-currency accounts, FX conversion, international payouts and collection - the rails behind "hold and pay in 30 currencies". Fintechnologica lists 43 verified providers (17 European-origin), with settlement currencies flagged.
European FX provider vs a US platform - does it matter?
For EEA businesses, yes: local IBANs, SEPA-native rails, EEA data residency and EU supervision. Several European providers (Wise, Banking Circle, iBanFirst...) match US platforms on coverage while keeping funds and data under EU jurisdiction.