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Powens (formerly Budget Insight)
Payment processor / gateway powens.com ↗ Full listing
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Be careful (earlier rating)
Our earlier listing flagged concerns. A full re-check is pending.
What should I do?
- Check the licence yourself in the official register of the country where it operates.
- Start small – never send more than you can afford to lose.
- Keep screenshots of all payments and conversations.
Based on public sources at the date of review. Not a finding that the company acted unlawfully; the company can respond below.
About
Powens is a prominent European Open Banking and Open Finance platform headquartered in France, backed by institutional investors. While maintaining Tier-1 regulatory licenses from the ACPR (France) and Banco de España (via Unnax), recent intelligence indicates the platform’s Payment Initiation Services (PIS) are being exploited within the payment rails of illegally operating, unlicensed offshore casinos. High-risk merchants utilize these instant…
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Powens is a prominent European Open Banking and Open Finance platform headquartered in France, backed by institutional investors. While maintaining Tier-1 regulatory licenses from the ACPR (France) and Banco de España (via Unnax), recent intelligence indicates the platform’s Payment Initiation Services (PIS) are being exploited within the payment rails of illegally operating, unlicensed offshore casinos. High-risk merchants utilize these instant…
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