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Checkout.com

Checkout.com is a UK (outside the EU/EEA) fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway, Agentic payments & commerce). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active

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Who it's for

Checkout.com is built for merchants and platforms accepting online payments with the local methods European customers expect. It holds its own e-money licence, so programmes can run under its umbrella with safeguarded client funds.

Sovereignty profile

What Checkout.com does

Capabilities & rails

Verified licence profile

Checkout.com (UK) - enterprise PSP and acquirer, EEA-capable. FCA AEMI 900816 (UK) + ACPR AEMI 17208 (Checkout SAS, France/EEA). Agentic-ready - named partner in Mastercard Agent Pay (AI-agent commerce).

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FAQ

Is Checkout.com European / EEA-based?

Partly. Checkout.com is UK origin (UK); part of its rail or data sits outside the EEA - check the licence profile.

What does Checkout.com do?

Checkout.com covers: Payment gateway, Agentic payments & commerce. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.

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