UKDE Limited – a London-based financial technology group
We are a London-based fintech company (reg. number 11313452) focusing on digital finance and blockchain technology services. We aim at becoming a global fintech service leader integrating blockchain technology implementation, digital financial settlement and venture investment services.
Based in the City-of-London, the UKDE Ltd has been authorised as an EMD agent (No.902789) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which gives permission to provide e-money distribution and payment services.
Company History
DEC 2017
Founding Team established
£1 million capital raised
APR 2018
UKDE Ltd. registered in London
JUL 2018
Officially launched UKEX Exchange
Registered capital increased to £3 million
AUG 2018
Been authorised as FCA Electronic Money Institution (EMI) distributor
SEP 2018
UKEX global launch event at London City Hall
FEB 2019
UKEX & Visa co-branded debit card approved by Visa
Distributed by UKDE, our VISA cards provide users with convenient and secure payment services, worldwide dominant currency coverage, and choice of spending in GBP, USD or EUR.
MAY 2019
Been invited to settle in Cocoon Global, one of Europe’s largest fintech incubators
JUN 2019
Registered capital increased to £10 million
JUL2019
UKEX & Visa co-branded debit card global launch event at Magna Carta Island
AUG 2019
Launched UKEX Pay in Smart China Expo 2019
Visited China with the Department of International Trade of the United Kingdom, participated in the China (Chongqing) Smart Expo, and signed as the key project of the trade cooperation
FEB 2020
Passed FCA compliance audit and obtained EMD license
JUL 2020
UKDE BAC goes live with roadmap to Europe
DEC 2020
Completed a new round financing of £10 million. Received investments of £5 million from UK government scheme: The Future Fund. Post-money valuation has reached £1 billion
AUG 2021
Participated in Smart China Expo 2021, signed contract with Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park to build a Cross-border Financial Services Platform between China and Europe