Legal
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Regulatory
Licences
United Kingdom
Checkout Ltd is licenced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as an authorised electronic money institution under number 900816, as listed on the FCA Register.
France
Checkout SAS is licenced by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de resolution (“ACPR”) as an authorised electronic money institution under number 17208, as listed on the ACPR’s Financial Firms Register.
This licence has been passported to all European Economic Area (‘EEA’) member states, allowing Checkout SAS to offer its services in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.”.
Italy
Checkout SAS Italian Branch (sede secondaria italiana) is a branch of CKO SAS established in Italy. Payment and electronic money services provided to Checkout.com customers in Italy are provided by CKO SAS from France. Checkout.com customers in Italy may find a guide from the Arbitro Bancario Finanziario (ABF) here and the template for filing a customer complaint with the ABF here.
Australia
Checkout.com Australia Pty Ltd is licenced by the Australian Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (“AUSTRAC”) as an independent remittance dealer under number IND100621360-001, as listed on the Remittance Sector Register.
Singapore
Checkout APAC Pte. Ltd. is licenced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) as a Major Payment Institution on the Financial Institutions Directory.
In accordance with the Payment Services Act 2019, Checkout APAC Pte. Ltd. is licenced to conduct cross-border money transfer services in order to provide inbound and outbound money remittance services.
New Zealand
Checkout Ltd (New Zealand) is licenced by the Financial Markets Authority in New Zealand as a Financial Services Provider under number FSP1000838, as listed on the Financial Service Providers Register.
Hong Kong
Checkout Ltd (Hong Kong) is licenced by the Customs and Excise Department in Hong Kong as a Money Service Operator under number 20-06-02975, as listed on the Money Service Operators Licensing System.
United States
Money transmission services in the United States are provided by Checkout US, Inc. (NMLS # 1791692) and Global Transfers LLC (NMLS # 1750101) (New York only). Checkout US, Inc. and Global Transfers LLC are both Checkout.com group companies, and are authorised to transmit money in a number of U.S. jurisdictions. For more information about Checkout US, Inc.'s authorisations, please see here https://www.checkout.com/legal/ckous. For more information about Global Transfers LLC's authorisations, please see here https://www.checkout.com/legal/ckony.
Payment Card Industry Data Security (PCI-DSS)
CKO Technology Services Ltd, a company within the Checkout.com group, is certified for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI – DSS) as a Level 1 Service Provider.
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Checkout Ltd is registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office as a Data Controller under the registration number ZA071209, listed at the following ICO Register link: https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Entry/ZA071209