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Amazon quietly becomes a UK e-money institution — with two telling restrictions
Amazon Payments UK Limited is an FCA-authorised electronic money institution as of 15 July 2026 (FRN 1041721) — unannounced and unreported. The grant bars agents, distributors and AIS/PIS, and Amazon's Luxembourg EMI now shows as cancelled on the UK register. Spotted by License Watch.
July 30, 2026 4 min read