PAYSTRAX
7.7Direct acquirer + gateway · UK & EU
BCB Group
Crypto and fiat rails · UK · France · UAE
Crypto + fiatAccounts24/7 settlement
Two authorised entities, a third in progress, and a settlement network that does not close for the weekend.
Crypto and fiat rails · UK · France · UAE
Two authorised entities, a third in progress, and a settlement network that does not close for the weekend.
The problem BCB Group sells against is specific and every operator recognises it: traditional card and correspondent rails go quiet at nights, at weekends and on market holidays, which is precisely when a VIP asks for a withdrawal. BLINC, the company's own settlement network, runs 24/7 and does not care what day it is.
Behind that sits the strongest licence position in this catalogue. BCB Payments Limited is an FCA-authorised payment institution under reference 807377, BCB Payments (Europe) SASU holds an electronic money institution authorisation from the French ACPR, and BCB Markets FZE is working through VARA licensing in Dubai. Three entities, two already authorised, across three jurisdictions — and every one of those references can be checked in a public register in about a minute.
The company came out of digital assets rather than gambling, and it shows in the product: more than forty fiat and cryptocurrencies on one platform, FX liquidity, and accounts alongside payments. For an operator taking crypto deposits or paying affiliates across borders, that pedigree is the point. For one that just needs card acquiring, it is beside it.
Compliance would normally carry a provider with three licence entries, but it scores 5.8 here because not one certification — PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2 — sits beside them. Coverage takes 8.5 on forty-plus currencies and three jurisdictions. Commercial terms reach 6.6 on instant settlement alone; pricing is quoted privately.
Five weighted criteria, 1–10. A criterion whose key field the provider does not publish is capped at 6.9 rather than scored on a guess. How we score →
United Kingdom, EU and global.
More than 40 fiat and cryptocurrencies; BLINC for instant 24/7 transfers.
The right call if crypto is part of your treasury or if weekend withdrawal speed is costing you VIPs. Not a card acquirer, so it sits beside one rather than replacing it. Ask which entity you would actually contract with, because the answer changes your regulator and your protections.
Through three entities. BCB Payments Limited is an FCA Authorised Payment Institution, reference 807377, under the Payment Services Regulations 2017. BCB Payments (Europe) SASU is authorised as an electronic money institution by France's ACPR. BCB Markets FZE is going through VARA licensing in the UAE.
BCB Group's own settlement network, which moves funds between members instantly and around the clock, including nights and market holidays when correspondent banking is closed.
No. It provides payment accounts, settlement and crypto-to-fiat infrastructure. Card acquiring has to come from another provider in your stack.
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