Verified provider profile

Shift4

Shift4 is a US - contrast fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active

USEEA data: PartialLicence: PIVerified at source 2026-07-13
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Who it's for

Shift4 is built for merchants and platforms accepting online payments with the local methods European customers expect. It operates under a payment institution licence.

Sovereignty profile

  • Data residency (EEA): Partial - partly in the EEA - check the rail
  • Company origin: US (US)
  • Ownership / control: US company (US law applies, incl. the CLOUD Act)

What Shift4 does

Payment gateway

Verified licence profile

Shift4 (Allentown, US; NYSE: FOUR) - US commerce and payments company whose European rail is Finaro (ex-Credorax), the Malta-licensed acquiring bank it acquired for USD 575m (closed Oct 2023); integrated acquiring and processing for merchants across Europe and the UK via Credorax Bank Ltd (Malta credit institution) and Shift4 Limited (Malta PI). Contrast / US.

Verified 2026-07-13. How we verify → · Official website: shift4.com · Spotted something out of date? Report a correction.

Official register entries

  • Payment institution (PI) - Malta Financial Services Authority · Ref C 46342 · Active (EBA PSD2 register, as of 2026-09-18)

Register-sourced. See the full European Fintech Index. Registers have no legal significance - always confirm current status with the home regulator.

Timeline

  • 2023-10-26 [m&a] Completed acquisition of Finaro (ex-Credorax), the Malta-licensed European acquiring bank (USD 575m)

European alternatives to Shift4

  • Autopay EU core PI Poland · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
  • Axerve EU core PI Italy · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
  • Clearhaus EU core PI Denmark · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
  • Comgate EU core PI Czechia · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
  • CorvusPay EU core PI Croatia · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway
  • Devengo EU core PI Spain · EEA: YesShared: Payment gateway

FAQ

Is Shift4 European / EEA-based?

Partly. Shift4 is US origin (US); part of its rail or data sits outside the EEA - check the licence profile.

What does Shift4 do?

Shift4 covers: Payment gateway. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.

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