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Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
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Ascendant

Payment institution · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameAscendantFX Capital UK, Limited · AscendantFX Capital Inc. · AscendantFX Capital USA, Inc.
Year founded2011
Headquarters / registered countryMarket Deeping, United Kingdom
Websitewww.ascendant.world
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Ascendant is a payments company founded in 2011 that provides cross-border payment and foreign exchange solutions to businesses and financial institutions; the group, formerly known as AscendantFX, is headed by AscendantFX Capital Inc. in Canada. It offers the aPay platform for sending payments to more than 200 countries through global ACH, wires and local payment rails, ETran receivables automation from Financial Transmission Network (FTNI), which it acquired in 2025, FX risk management with forward contracts, payee data validation and payment tracking; it states that it has more than 3,000 customers. According to its compliance page, AscendantFX Capital USA, Inc. operates in the United States under state licences and AscendantFX Capital Inc. in Canada with a Bank of Canada registration and FINTRAC registration, while AscendantFX Capital UK, Limited in Market Deeping is described as a payment institution authorised by the FCA. Its services are aimed only at businesses and financial institutions. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESBusinesses and financial institutions only
MIN. DEPOSITNot stated
PLATFORMSaPay platform · ETran (FTNI) · API
PRODUCTSInternational wires and global ACH · Receivables automation · FX risk management and forward contracts · Payee data validation · Payment tracking

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 814664
Licence holderASCENDANTFX CAPITAL UK, LIMITED
ScopeListed in the FCA register as an Authorised Payment Institution under ASCENDANTFX CAPITAL UK, LIMITED (FRN 814664) since 9 Jul 2019.
StatusVerified

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcesascendant.world — homepage, About Us and Compliance pages, footer (ascendantfx.com no longer resolves; Internet Archive records show it redirected to ascendant.world)
Regulator recordsFCA — ASCENDANTFX CAPITAL UK, LIMITED, FRN 814664 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompanies House — AscendantFX Capital UK, Limited, company no 11457407, incorporated 10 Jul 2018
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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