“Can a European-licensed payments and EMI platform deliver an all-in-one money-flow stack (acquiring + multi-currency accounts + payouts + crypto) to merchants?”
Payabl. is a European payments technology provider operating as a regulated Payment Institution in Cyprus and an Electronic Money Institution in the UK. It offers card acquiring, a payment gateway with 300+ local payment methods, multi-currency business accounts (payabl.one), virtual corporate cards, global payouts via Visa Direct/Mastercard Send/SEPA/SWIFT/FPS, and crypto/stablecoin settlements.
Payabl discloses PAYABL. CY LIMITED / PAYABL. (UK) LIMITED (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Payabl does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through PAYABL. CY LIMITED / PAYABL. (UK) LIMITED (in-house).
Payabl processes payments through Payabl. checkout (self-operated) and Payabl. in-store / POS (self-operated).
Payabl connects to bank accounts through Trustly.
Payabl uses Visa Direct, Mastercard Send, SEPA, SEPA Instant, SWIFT and FPS for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 5 layers in Payabl's stack: Payments / PSP (Payabl. checkout (self-operated) and Payabl. in-store / POS (self-operated)); Banking / BaaS (PAYABL. CY LIMITED / PAYABL. (UK) LIMITED (in-house)); Open banking (Trustly); FX & payouts (Visa Direct, Mastercard Send, SEPA, SEPA Instant and 2 others); Spend / AP (Payabl. virtual cards (self-operated)).
Payabl is headquartered in Cyprus (with UK subsidiary).
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