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Sample Financial Institution

Broker · United Kingdom

Last checked: 23.09.2026
REGULATIONOfficial record verified

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USER FEEDBACKRecurring topics

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Checkout.com

E-money institution · United Kingdom

About the company

Legal company nameCheckout Ltd · Checkout SAS · Checkout APAC Pte. Ltd. · Checkout US, Inc.
Year founded2012
Headquarters / registered countryLondon, United Kingdom
Websitewww.checkout.com
Last checked08.10.2026

According to its official website, Checkout.com is an online payments infrastructure company founded in 2012, headquartered in London and with about 20 offices worldwide. It offers businesses online payment acceptance through a single API, local merchant acquiring, cards, bank transfers and alternative payment methods, card issuing, payouts to bank accounts and cards, fraud detection, authentication, chargeback management, and treasury and FX management; it serves ecommerce, gaming, marketplace, travel, fintech and crypto companies. According to its regulatory page, in the United Kingdom Checkout Ltd is licensed by the FCA as an authorised electronic money institution (900816); in France Checkout SAS is licensed by the ACPR as an electronic money institution (17208), passported to the EEA; in Singapore Checkout APAC Pte. Ltd. is licensed by the MAS as a Major Payment Institution (PS20200469). The group also says it operates under licences or registrations in the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States (Checkout US, Inc., NMLS 1791692). The site says it was authorised as an electronic money institution in the UK in 2018. This information is the company's own statement.

Account Details

ACCOUNT TYPESBusiness (merchant) accounts
MIN. DEPOSITNot stated
PLATFORMSUnified Payments API · Flow · Hosted Payment Page · Mobile SDK · Payment links · Plugins · Dashboard
PRODUCTSOnline payment acceptance · Merchant acquiring · Card issuing · Payouts · Fraud detection and authentication · Treasury and FX management

Licences and regulation

FCA (United Kingdom)

Licence no.FRN 900816
Licence holderCheckout Ltd
ScopeListed in the FCA register as an Authorised Electronic Money Institution under Checkout Ltd (FRN 900816) since 20 Feb 2018.
StatusVerified

ACPR (France)

Licence no.17208
Licence holderCheckout SAS
ScopeThe company states that Checkout SAS is licensed by the ACPR as an electronic money institution, passported to the EEA (17208). The record could not be verified because the ACPR register could not be read.
StatusPending verification

MAS (Singapore)

Licence no.PS20200469
Licence holderCheckout APAC Pte. Ltd.
ScopeThe company states that Checkout APAC Pte. Ltd. is licensed by the MAS as a Major Payment Institution (PS20200469). The record could not be verified because the MAS 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: May 2018 – October 2026

  • Customer support: 11
  • Account / trading conditions: 11
  • Withdrawal / payment: 7
  • Identity verification: 2

No. 291 for most complaints among the 532 institutions with complaint records (918 institutions listed on the site).

RANK BY TOPIC — Customer support: 121. · Account / trading conditions: 278. · Withdrawal / payment: 308. · Identity verification: 222.

SOURCES REVIEWED

The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on Checkout.com's Trustpilot page (31) as of 8 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the Checkout.com name are left out. Across the complaints, merchant accounts closed without explanation and applications rejected at the last minute, unanswered support requests, and allegations of held funds and delayed payouts stand out.

Sources and verification history

Official company sourcescheckout.com — homepage, Mission and Regulatory (legal/certificates) pages and footer
Regulator recordsFCA — Checkout Ltd, FRN 900816 (register.fca.org.uk)
Company registerCompanies House — CHECKOUT LTD, company no 08037323, incorporated 19.04.2012
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
Last verified08.10.2026

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