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Ebury Review
Ebury is a London founded payments and currency risk firm, majority owned by Santander since 2019. It serves companies, not everyday retail traders.
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Pros
- Founded in 2009 with more than fifteen years in payments and FX
- Backed by Banco Santander, which holds a majority stake
- Holds separate FCA licences for e money and investment activities
- Serves over 27,000 businesses across 140 currencies and 160 countries
Cons
- Built for companies, not everyday retail forex or CFD traders
- The FCA ordered an anti money laundering review of Ebury in 2022
- No public minimum deposit, spread, or leverage figures are listed
- Recently raised new funding, which can bring ownership changes ahead
Juan Lobato and Salvador Garcia started Ebury in London in 2009 to help companies move money and manage currency risk abroad. It grew into a global payments business working in over 140 currencies across 160 countries, serving more than 27,000 businesses.
Banco Santander bought a controlling 50.1 percent stake in Ebury in November 2019 for 350 million pounds. In April 2026, Santander and other investors put in about 550 million pounds of new funding, and Santander raised its stake to 55 percent. Reports say Ebury may seek a London listing worth around 2 billion pounds.
Ebury Partners UK Limited holds an FCA electronic money licence, reference 900797, and Ebury Partners Markets Ltd holds a separate FCA investment firm licence, reference 784063. In 2022, the FCA ordered a Section 166 skilled person review into Ebury's anti money laundering controls. Ebury says it has never been fined or sanctioned by a regulator.
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