Pollinate
Pollinate is a UK (outside the EU/EEA) fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active
Who it's for
Pollinate is built for merchants and platforms accepting online payments with the local methods European customers expect.
Sovereignty profile
- Data residency (EEA): No - outside the EEA
- Company origin: UK (UK)
What Pollinate does
Verified licence profile
Pollinate (UK; since 2017) - cloud merchant-services / digital-experience platform for bank acquirers (powers Tyl by NatWest): onboarding, portals and loyalty wrapping legacy acquiring. Backed by Mastercard, RBS/NatWest and Motive; GBP 60m raised.
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European alternatives to Pollinate
🏦 Local IBANs: NL
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Aircash d.o.o. (Zagreb) - e-money institution, Croatian National Bank (ref IEN116); m-wallet, prepaid cards, mobile payments, transfers; passported across the EEA.
Autopay (Blue Media S.A., Poland) - online payments and account-to-account: BLIK, cards and open banking. National Payment Institution, KNF (since 2013).
Axerve (Biella, Italy; Fabrick / Sella Group) - Italy's payment hub for omnichannel acceptance: the Gestpay gateway (one of Italy's leading, 8,000+ companies) plus POS acquiring, with 250+ payment methods including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Alipay. Cross-reference: sister company of Fabrick (both Sella Group) - ownership flag (EU).
Bank Frick (Liechtenstein; family-owned, founded 1998) - banking and acquiring for PSPs and fintechs; the only Liechtenstein bank with both Visa and Mastercard acquiring licences, and the first EU bank in blockchain banking (2018). First Liechtenstein entry in the catalogue.
Barion Payment Zrt (Budapest) - e-money institution, MNB licence H-EN-I-1064/2013; online payment gateway, e-money wallet, card acceptance. #1 Hungarian EMI, EEA-passported.
FAQ
Is Pollinate European / EEA-based?
Pollinate is UK origin (UK) and is not fully EEA-based; shown as a contrast/comparison.
What does Pollinate do?
Pollinate covers: Payment gateway. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.