Legal company nameB Transfer Services Limited · NeWurth S.A. · Exchange4Free Ltd · Transferzero Money Transfer S.A.
Year founded2013
Headquarters / registered countryLondon, United Kingdom
Websiteazafinance.com
Last checked08.10.2026
According to its official website, AZA Finance was founded in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2013 as a currency exchange platform and has grown into a B2B fintech serving businesses operating in Africa and other frontier markets. The services are offered by NeWurth S.A., registered in Luxembourg, under the trading name "AZA Finance"; group companies include the London-based, FCA-regulated payment institutions B Transfer Services Limited and Exchange4free Limited, and Transferzero Money Transfer S.A. The site gives its UK FCA licence number as 673100 and states that it is also regulated by the Bank of Uganda (MR 125/23), the Central Bank of Nigeria (BT Payment Services Nigeria Limited, payment service provider licence), the Bank of Spain and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). Remittance providers, multinational corporations and businesses are named as target clients; it offers treasury and liquidity services, international and intra-Africa payments, collections via mobile wallets and bank accounts, currency exchange in African and G20 currencies, a bulk payment API and an online payment portal. Offices are listed in London, Madrid, Nairobi, Lagos, Accra, Dakar, Kampala and Johannesburg. The Exchange4Free brand is now part of AZA Finance. This information is the company's own statement.
PRODUCTSInternational and intra-Africa payments · Currency exchange · Collections · Treasury and liquidity · Bulk payment API
Licences and regulation
FCA (United Kingdom)
Licence no.FRN 673100
Licence holderB Transfer Services Limited
ScopeListed in the FCA register as an Authorised Payment Institution under B Transfer Services Limited (FRN 673100) since 27 Jun 2018.
StatusVerified
FCA (United Kingdom)
Licence no.FRN 502845
Licence holderExchange4Free Ltd
ScopeListed in the FCA register as an Authorised Payment Institution under Exchange4Free Ltd (FRN 502845) since 21 May 2018.
StatusVerified
Banco de España (Spain)
Licence no.Not stated
Licence holderTransferzero Money Transfer S.A.
ScopeThe company states that its group is regulated by the Bank of Spain (Banco de España); the group member is named as Transferzero Money Transfer S.A., no number is given. The record could not be verified because the Banco de España register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
Bank of Uganda (Uganda)
Licence no.MR 125/23
Licence holderAZA Finance
ScopeThe company states that it holds a Bank of Uganda licence (MR 125/23); the licensed entity is not named on the site. The record could not be verified because the Bank of Uganda register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
CBN (Nigeria)
Licence no.Not stated
Licence holderBT Payment Services Nigeria Limited
ScopeThe company states that its subsidiary BT Payment Services Nigeria Limited holds a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) payments service provider licence; no licence number is given. The record could not be verified because the CBN register could not be read.
StatusPending verification
User complaints
User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.
Period reviewed: June 2023 – October 2026
Withdrawal / payment: 1
Customer support: 1
No. 468 for most complaints among the 532 institutions with complaint records (918 institutions listed on the site).
The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on AZA Finance's Trustpilot page (2) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the AZA Finance name are left out. Across the complaints, delays to incoming transfers and difficulty reaching customer support over account access problems stand out.
Sources and verification history
Official company sourcesazafinance.com — homepage, about, contact, terms of use, payments, treasury, foreign exchange, collections, online payments and complaints pages
Regulator recordsFCA — B Transfer Services Limited, FRN 673100 (register.fca.org.uk) · FCA — Exchange4Free Ltd, FRN 502845 (register.fca.org.uk) · Banco de España, Bank of Uganda, CBN (Nigeria) — company statement, register could not be read
Company registerCompanies House — B TRANSFER SERVICES LIMITED, company no 09377714, incorporated 7 Jan 2015
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX