Smart Currency Exchange Limited

www.smartcurrencyexchange.com

9th Floor
1 Lyric Square, Hammersmith
London
W6 0NB
United Kingdom
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Current FCA status for firm: Authorised Payment Institution
Payments and e-money, for example, online wallets and money transfers: Some permissions
This firm has our permission to carry out some activities in your chosen category. See below to find out what this firm can do.

What this firm can do

  • Transfer money for you without you holding an account. For example, sending money overseas. Transfers can be made in cash or online.

What this firm can't do

  • Make payments for you by direct debit, debit card or bank transfer between bank accounts, including standing orders.
  • Make payments for you by direct debit, debit card or bank transfer between bank accounts using credit, for example, an overdraft.
  • Issue cards, for example, credit or debit cards, and create different ways for you to make payments, for example, via an app.
  • Let you make payments online, from your bank accounts, through a third party, without the use of a card. For example, using a digital wallet to pay for your shopping on the shop's website.
  • Create an account to transfer money.

Next steps

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Protection if something goes wrong

If you want to complain

If you feel like you've been treated unfairly, or if something goes wrong with a financial product or service, you can complain. Get in touch with the firm using its complaints contact details. You can find these by clicking on the 'full details' link at the top of this page.

If you're unhappy with the firm's response, you can make a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

Find out more about how to complain.

If a firm goes out of business

If you use this firm for the activities listed under 'What this firm can do', you won't be able to claim compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if the firm goes out of business owing you money. This is because payment services aren't covered by the FSCS.

Learn what products and services the FSCS covers, or find out more about using payment service providers. 

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