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“Can EML Payments rebuild margin and trust as a multi-geography prepaid card issuing and embedded payments infrastructure provider after regulatory headwinds in Europe?”

HQBrisbane, Australia
Latest roundPost-IPO Equity (Aug 2013)
IndustryFintech / Prepaid & Payments
The story

EML Payments is an ASX-listed prepaid card and payments company originally focused on issuing and managing prepaid Mastercard products across multiple markets including Australia, Europe, and North America. The company operates across several verticals including general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards, gift cards, and incentive payments. The EML 2.0 strategy represents a recalibration toward a more focused growth plan following regulatory scrutiny of its European subsidiary PFS Card Services. EML has historically grown through acquisitions including Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) in Europe and Sentenial in open banking, positioning itself as a multi-geography embedded payments infrastructure provider.

Last 12 months
2024-03
2024
Product timeline
2013
EML Payments listed on the ASX via Post-IPO equity round.· ipo
2024
EML published EML 2.0 Strategy Plan investor presentation outlining next-phase growth strategy.· pivot
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by Eml
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Eml’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none

Eml — frequently asked

Where is Eml headquartered?

Eml is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.

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