Verified provider profile

Trust Payments

Trust Payments is a UK (outside the EU/EEA) fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active

UK · UK / MaltaEEA data: PartialLicence: PIVerified at source 2026-06-26
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Who it's for

Trust Payments 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: UK (UK / Malta)
  • Ownership / control: no change of control on record

What Trust Payments does

Payment gateway

Capabilities & rails

  • Local-payments coverage: Regional / pan-European
  • Local payment schemes: iDEAL, Bancontact, giropay, Klarna
  • E-commerce integrations: WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, Shopify

Verified licence profile

Trust Payments (UK + Malta) - international acquirer/gateway; GBP 5bn+ annualised across 20k+ businesses; Visa/Mastercard Principal Member. FCA Authorised PI (UK) + MFSA-licensed (Trust Payments Malta Ltd, EEA, since 2012).

Verified 2026-06-26. How we verify → · Official website: trustpayments.com · Spotted something out of date? Report a correction.

Official register entries

  • Payment institution (PI) - Malta Financial Services Authority · Ref C56013 · 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.

European alternatives to Trust Payments

  • 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 Trust Payments European / EEA-based?

Partly. Trust Payments is UK origin (UK / Malta); part of its rail or data sits outside the EEA - check the licence profile.

What does Trust Payments do?

Trust Payments covers: Payment gateway. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.

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