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Luno Money Ltd

Exchange🇬🇧 United Kingdom Founded 2013luno.com
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Last reviewed
2026-07-29

Compliance snapshot

  • FCA cryptoasset registration (UK); FSCA licence in South Africa
  • No EU CASP authorization — EEA clients not served
  • Trustpilot 3.9/5 · 6,900 reviews
  • No security incident affecting customer assets on record
Overall concern
Medium concern

Well-regulated in the UK and emerging markets with a stable record, but no EU CASP authorization and limited European fiat coverage.

Regulatory

Licenses & registrations

  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
    Registered
    Cryptoasset firm registration (AML)
    Financial Conduct AuthorityFCA
    FRN 9287682022-03-25
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  • 🇿🇦 South Africa
    Authorized
    Crypto asset FSP licence
    Financial Sector Conduct AuthorityFSCA
    FSP 513592024-04-15
    Verify at source
  • 🇲🇾 Malaysia
    Authorized
    Recognised market operator (DAX)
    Securities Commission MalaysiaSC
    RMO-DAX-2019-0022019-06-06
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User signals

Reputation

Trustpilot-style score
3.9/ 5
3.9
6,900 reviews
Stable (12m)
App ratings
App Store
4.5
Google Play
4.3
Press sentiment (12m)
Positive4
Neutral4
Negative1
Media

Recent press

  • 2026-06-20
    Exchange deepens African market presencePositive

    Reuters — New local payment rails were added in two countries.

  • 2026-03-11
    Parent group reviews strategic optionsNeutral

    Bloomberg — The owner explored a partial sale of the business.

  • 2025-12-05
    Firm keeps EU expansion on holdNeutral

    CoinDesk — Management said an EU licence is not a near-term priority.

  • 2025-08-27
    Emerging market crypto adoption keeps risingPositive

    Financial Times — The venue was cited among leading platforms in the region.

History

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2023-05-10Outage

    Deposit processing delays for one banking corridor over two days.