Interpolitan Money gets approval to operate within India’s GIFT City

By Aarav Garg

Interpolitan Money has received regulatory approval to operate within GIFT City, India, extending its international footprint and adding another regulated node to its cross-border capital infrastructure network.

The approval enables the company to provide regulated financial services from GIFT City’s International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), a financial hub designed to facilitate international activity across banking, funds, capital markets and FinTech. The IFSC operates under the framework of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).

Anoop Nair, COO at Interpolitan Money, said, “Receiving our IFSCA Certificate of Authorisation is a defining milestone, not just for Interpolitan, but for the UK-India payments corridor. As the first British payments business to be licensed in GIFT City, we are proud to be building a bridge between two of the world’s most important financial ecosystems. India’s ambition is extraordinary, and GIFT-IFSC is the gateway through which global capital will increasingly flow.”

Interpolitan Money said it is the first UK-headquartered electronic money institution authorised to operate from the framework. The development forms part of the firm’s strategy to build a network of regulated operating centres connecting major financial hubs.

Through its presence in India, the company plans to support intermediaries, corporates, funds and international investors operating between markets with multi-currency account infrastructure, cross-border payments and capital structuring support.

Interpolitan Money said the approval represents the next stage in connecting financial centres including London, Dubai, Mumbai and Toronto through a regulated operational model. The company expects to launch services from GIFT City later this year.

The move comes as businesses operating internationally continue to seek payments and treasury infrastructure that can function efficiently across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory environments. Financial centres such as GIFT City have increasingly positioned themselves as hubs for institutions serving cross-border clients and international capital flows.

For Interpolitan Money, the new authorisation expands its ability to support global businesses and investment structures requiring access to regulated multi-market payment and account services. The company said its presence in GIFT City will help provide an additional operational layer linking global financial structures with the international payments ecosystem.