Prepaid Services Company Limited

Reference number: 900021

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Identity

Check their details

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Verified phone number

    020 7608 8460

  • Verified address

    2, Gresham Street, 1st Floor, London, EC2V 7AD, United Kingdom

Also trades as 4 other names
  • my paysafecard
  • paysafecard
  • paysafecard MasterCard
  • Paysafe Cash

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
05761861
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
2 Gresham Street, 1st Floor, London, EC2V 7AD, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Elliott Mark Wiseman Director Feb 1974 12 Oct 2015
Alan Osborne Director Oct 1974 6 Mar 2023
Mark Aidan Jeffrey Director May 1958 12 Sep 2023
Christopher Daniels Director Jul 1979 30 Sep 2024
Chi Eun Lee Director Nov 1969 10 Jan 2025
Oliver Walter Laird Director May 1970 3 Feb 2025
Rahad Hassan Director Jan 1988 28 Jul 2025
Thayalini (yalini) Arinaminpathy (pathy) (Dr) Director Apr 1979 1 Apr 2026
Thomas Neale John Fleming Director Sep 1977 14 May 2026
Avril Mollaghan Secretary Not published 6 Mar 2023

Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
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  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

Complaints: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Prepaid Services Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Prepaid Services Company Limited (FRN 900021) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities.
Is my money safe with Prepaid Services Company?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Prepaid Services Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Is Prepaid Services Company a scam or clone?
Prepaid Services Company is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Prepaid Services Company's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Prepaid Services Company's FRN is 900021. You can verify it on the FCA register.