Companies
Profiles of payment companies, EMIs, card networks, crypto firms and regulated brokers. Licences, products, fees and markets, with every source linked.
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Payment gateways and PSPs
All in Gateways →
GatewaysAdyen review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Adyen's Dutch banking licence, regional authorisations, Interchange++ pricing and 2026 results, checked against company sources.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
MollieGoCardlessGatewaysMollie review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Mollie's payments API, checkout, in-person terminals, Pay by Bank and published EUR and GBP fees, plus its 2026 GoCardless deal and EEA expansion.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
PayURapydGatewaysPayU review: products, pricing and markets (2026)PayU in 2026: the Prosus-owned Indian payment aggregator, its Polish PayU S.A. business, licences, published fees and recent disposals.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
PrimerGatewaysPrimer review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Primer profile: an orchestration layer that connects PSPs, routes with no-code Workflows, vaults cards and adds fallbacks and Global Accounts.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
RapydPayUGatewaysRapyd review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Rapyd in 2026: licensed entities in the EEA, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel and US, products, pricing model and the PayU Latin America deal.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
GatewaysStripe review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Stripe's Irish, UK and US licences, published UK and US card fees, 2025 volume and product range, checked against company and regulator sources.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Cards and issuing
All in Cards →
MarqetaCardsMarqeta review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Marqeta's card issuing platform works: Core API, Just-in-Time Funding, real-time risk controls, stablecoin-backed cards and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
CardsMastercard review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Mastercard's network works: MDES tokenisation, Click to Pay, open finance Pay by Bank, Mastercard Move, developer APIs and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
CardsVisa review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Visa's technology works: VisaNet processing, Visa Token Service, Visa Direct, developer APIs, stablecoin settlement and 2026 agentic commerce launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Alternative payment methods
All in APMs →
APMsKlarna review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Klarna profile: how its pay later and checkout products work, merchant pricing model, markets and regulation, from Klarna's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
APMsPayPal review: products, pricing and markets (2026)PayPal profile: Luxembourg bank licence, FCA e-money authorisation, US state licences, UK merchant fees, products and regulatory history.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Open banking and A2A
All in Open banking →
GoCardlessMollieOpen bankingGoCardless review: products, technology and pricing (2026)GoCardless profile: how its bank payment platform runs Direct Debit, Pay by Bank and VRP through one API, with published UK pricing and Mollie ownership.Updated 3 November 2026 · 8 min read
PlaidOpen bankingPlaid review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Plaid profile: how Link, Auth, Transfer, Signal and Plaid's network-trained risk and credit models work, plus its pricing plans and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
TrueLayerOpen bankingTrueLayer review: products, technology and pricing (2026)TrueLayer profile: how its Pay by Bank network, Payments API v3, hosted page, Bank on File and payouts work, with coverage, 2026 launches and FCA status.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
TrustlyOpen bankingTrustly review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Trustly profile: pay by bank products and technology, markets, pricing model and regulation, from Trustly's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Cross-border payments and FX
All in Cross-border →
AirwallexCross-borderAirwallex review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Airwallex in 2026: multi-currency business accounts, card acceptance and Visa cards, licences in the UK, EU, Singapore, Australia and more, plus fees.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Cross-borderPayoneer review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Payoneer profile: multi-currency accounts, marketplace payouts, B2B payments, Checkout and APIs, with published fees, 2026 figures and the Nuvei deal.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Cross-borderWise review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Wise's products, payment infrastructure, UK and US fees, FY2026 results and regulation, checked against company and regulator sources.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
EMIs and neobanks
All in EMIs →
Crypto and stablecoins
All in Crypto →
CircleCryptoCircle review: products, technology and pricing (2026)How Circle's stablecoin stack works: USDC and EURC issuance, CCTP crosschain transfers, Wallets APIs, Gateway, the Arc blockchain and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
CryptoCoinbase review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Coinbase licences in the US, EU and UK, its products, fee model and regulatory record, checked against regulator registers on 3 November 2026.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Forex and CFD brokers
All in Forex and CFDs →
eToroForex and CFDseToro review: products, pricing and markets (2026)eToro's products, platform, stock, crypto and CFD fees and markets, with its regulators, checked against eToro's own pages.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
IGForex and CFDsIG review: products, pricing and markets (2026)IG's UK, Swiss and South African entities, retail loss figures, spread betting and CFD costs, and client money rules, from IG's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
PepperstoneForex and CFDsPepperstone review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Pepperstone's Australian, UK and Bahamas licences, retail loss figures, Razor and Standard pricing and platforms, from Pepperstone's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Plus500Forex and CFDsPlus500 review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Plus500's licences by entity, CFD fees, US futures charges and FCA history, checked against Plus500's own disclosures and FCA documents.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
XTBForex and CFDsXTB review: products, pricing and markets (2026)XTB's Polish, UK and Cyprus licences, retail loss figures, stock and CFD costs and the xStation platform, checked against XTB's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 5 min read