takepayments

Finance & Payments United Kingdom Website Reviewed Sept. 22, 2026

UK card payment provider supplying card machines and online payment services to small businesses as an independent sales organisation.

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Certifications & Accreditations

Certification Certifying Body Scope Achieved Expiry Status
Cyber Essentials IASME-backed (BlockMark Registry) The only certification takepayments claims for itself. Certificate number, body, scope and dates are on the BlockMark record, not published inline. — — Current

Compliance Frameworks

Cyber Essentials
Partial
Certificate mark links to the BlockMark Registry; detail not published inline.
PCI DSS v4.0
Partial
takepayments claims NO PCI DSS certification of its own — its PCI pages describe helping merchants complete SAQs. Recorded here only to prevent misreading.
GDPR 2016/679
Partial
Website Privacy Notice, Merchant Data Processing Notice and a published sub-processor list; no DPO named and no ICO number published.

Regulatory status — read the nuance

takepayments Limited is FCA-authorised under **firm reference number 663112**, effective 15 Feb 2015 — but the authorisation is specifically for **consumer hire** (terminal rentals to sole traders, small partnerships and unincorporated bodies). It is **not** a payment services or e-money authorisation.

Separately, takepayments is **licensed by Mastercard and Visa Europe as an Independent Sales Organisation**. An ISO licence is a commercial registration, **not a PCI DSS service-provider validation** — keep the two apart.

⚠️ **Do not list PCI DSS as a takepayments certification.** Its PCI content describes obligations it imposes on and supports for its customers.

No security contact, disclosure page, bug bounty or security.txt found. Company 03102137.

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