Moorwand and Wael Almaree Publish Company Overview and Operational Profile
Moorwand, led by Wael Almaree, unveils its operational profile: UK EMI status, governance, client funds protection, BIN sponsorship, and transaction monitoring.
London, England, United Kingdom, 13th Nov 2025 – Moorwand Ltd has published an updated company overview and operational profile. The firm says the document explains what Moorwand does, how it fits into the UK payments ecosystem, and the measures it takes to protect clients and meet regulatory requirements.
Wael Almaree says Moorwand aims to provide a clear, factual context about the company’s role as an electronic money institution, rather than let outside commentary define it.
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Position in the Payments Ecosystem
Moorwand describes itself as an FCA-regulated UK electronic money institution (EMI) operating on a business-to-business model.
The company does not present itself as a consumer-facing fintech brand. Instead, it provides a regulated payment infrastructure to other companies. Those clients include programme managers, card issuers, merchants, and financial services firms that require access to issuing, acquiring, settlement, and account services.
The firm states that its function is to help clients participate in the payments market in a compliant way, with controls for customer fund protection, onboarding, and transaction monitoring.
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Core Services
Issuing. Moorwand supports card issuing and BIN sponsorship for approved programmes, enabling direct access to schemes such as Mastercard, UnionPay, and Discover. The firm pairs scheme access with structured onboarding, ownership checks, and ongoing programme supervision.
Digital Banking / Digital Banking Direct. Moorwand provides business account infrastructure, IBANs, Faster Payments, and SEPA settlement. The company positions these capabilities as tools for clients to move money, reconcile transactions, and keep clear visibility of incoming and outgoing flows — whether via standard banking rails or through its Digital Banking Direct offering for higher-volume programme clients.
MPCS. Moorwand says its MPCS services cover settlement orchestration, reconciliation, and reporting flows that sit alongside issuing and banking functions, helping partners manage day-to-day liquidity and settlement workflows.
Safeguarding & reconciliation. The firm states that it segregates client funds, performs daily reconciliations, and promptly escalates any discrepancies, framing this as integral to its role as an FCA-authorised electronic money institution in the UK.
Governance and Operational Control
Moorwand links its operational model to internal governance. The firm says oversight starts at the board level and runs through a defined senior leadership structure. That structure includes responsibility for compliance, financial crime prevention, and safeguarding of client money.
The agency describes that structure using a “three lines of defence” model. Operational teams own service delivery. Risk and compliance teams monitor performance against policy and regulation. A further assurance layer performs an independent review and reports findings to senior leadership.
The company says this model is designed to create accountability and evidence of control, not just policy documents.
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Figure 3 Wael Sulaiman Almaree
Scale and Stability
Moorwand reports that it has grown from approximately eight staff in 2018 to around 75 employees. The firm links that growth to demand for compliant payments infrastructure and to a restructuring of governance and onboarding processes.
Moorwand also reports positive financial performance. The company states that in FY2024 it recorded turnover of £5.23m, net profit of £0.46m, and retained earnings of £1.02m.
The firm positions this as an indicator of operational stability in a regulated environment, rather than short-term volume growth.
Statement from Wael Almaree
Wael Almaree describes Moorwand’s role as infrastructure, not hype. He states that the Moorwand firm is built around traceability, program-level supervision, and regulatory expectations, including KYC procedures for fintech partners, transaction monitoring, and AML controls in payments.
According to Almaree, Moorwand’s priority is to ensure that money movement through the platform is controlled, reconcilable, and reviewable. He says this applies to the issuance, acquisition, settlement, and safeguarding of funds.
In his words, Moorwand’s purpose is not only to connect clients to payment rails, but also to do so in a way that can withstand regulatory scrutiny in the UK and the broader European market.
Company Details
Organization: KNOX INTEL LIMITED
Contact Person: Team KNOX INTEL LIMITED
Website: https://moorwand.com/
Email: Send Email
Contact Number: +447949501963
Address: 71-75 Shelton Street
Address 2: Covent Garden WC2H 9JQ
City: London
State: England
Country: United Kingdom
Release Id: 13112537018