{{short description|British bureau de change company}} {{use British English|date=May 2023}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = Eurochange | type = [[Private limited company]] | image = Eurochange_logo.webp | industry = [[Foreign exchange]] | founded = 1975 | founder = Massimo Gini<ref name="edp24">{{cite news|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/20811596.foreign-exchange-firm-creates-five-jobs-opening-new-branch-norfolk-town/|title=Foreign exchange firm creates five jobs after opening new branch in Norfolk town|work=[[Eastern Daily Press]]|date=5 March 2018|last=Faulkner|first=Doug|access-date=16 May 2023|archive-date=16 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516184023/https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/20811596.foreign-exchange-firm-creates-five-jobs-opening-new-branch-norfolk-town/|url-status=live}}</ref> | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | hq_location_city = [[Stevenage]] | hq_location_country = United Kingdom<ref name="companies-house">{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02519424|title=Eurochange Limited|website=[[Companies House]]|access-date=16 May 2023|archive-date=16 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516181213/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02519424|url-status=live}}</ref> | area_served = United Kingdom | key_people = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = Corsair Capital | website = {{URL|https://www.eurochange.co.uk/}} }} '''Eurochange''', stylised '''eurochange''', is a British [[foreign exchange]] company based in [[Stevenage]]. As of 2023, the company operates over 190 physical branches throughout the United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurochange.co.uk/branches | title = Branches | website = eurochange.co.uk | access-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516181726/https://www.eurochange.co.uk/branches | url-status = live }}</ref> and also offers home delivery.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurochange.co.uk/travel-money/home-delivery | title = Home delivery | website = eurochange.co.uk | access-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516181726/https://www.eurochange.co.uk/travel-money/home-delivery | url-status = live }}</ref>
== History == Eurochange was founded in London in 1975.<ref name="edp24"></ref> In 2000, the company changed its name to FX Currency Services, and in 2011, it was renamed back to Eurochange.<ref name="companies-house"></ref>
In 2014, the company was acquired by [[automated teller machine|ATM]] operator NoteMachine,<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/notemachine-announces-acquisition-of-eurochange-281583871.html | title = NoteMachine announces acquisition of Eurochange | work = [[Cision]] | date = 5 November 2014 | access-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516184022/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/notemachine-announces-acquisition-of-eurochange-281583871.html | url-status = live }}</ref> itself being owned by Corsair Capital, an American [[financial services company]]. In October 2022, it was announced that Corsair was selling NoteMachine to [[Brink's]], but would maintain ownership of Eurochange.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.atmmarketplace.com/news/corsair-to-sell-notemachine-uk-atm-division-to-the-brinks-company/ | website = atmmarketplace.com | date = 10 October 2022 | title = Corsair to sell NoteMachine UK ATM division to The Brink's Company | access-date = 17 May 2023 | archive-date = 17 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230517152837/https://www.atmmarketplace.com/news/corsair-to-sell-notemachine-uk-atm-division-to-the-brinks-company/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
The company won the MoneyAge Travel Money Provider of the Year award four years consecutively from its creation in 2016 until its discontinuation in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://moneyage.co.uk/awards/halloffame.php | title = Hall of fame | website = moneyage.co.uk | access-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230521010644/https://moneyage.co.uk/awards/halloffame.php | url-status = live }}</ref>
In March 2022, [[Edinburgh Live]] stated that Eurochange had the second best exchange rates for [[U.S. dollar]]s and [[euros]] in Edinburgh, out of a range of five companies (Travel FX, Eurochange, [[Tesco Bank]], [[John Lewis & Partners|John Lewis]], and [[Sainsbury's]]) operating within the city.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/best-travel-money-exchange-rates-23529423 | title = Best travel money exchange rates and where to get them before you head abroad | website = [[Edinburgh Live]] | last = Buchan | first = Sophie | date = 29 March 2022 | access-date = 25 May 2023 | archive-date = 25 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230525160452/https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/best-travel-money-exchange-rates-23529423 | url-status = live }}</ref>
In December 2022, the [[Association of British Travel Agents]] (ABTA) announced that it would be launching a travel money service in partnership with Eurochange. This service, known as ABTA Travel Money, is the first [[foreign exchange]] service operated under the ABTA brand.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-operators/abta-enters-forex-field-with-bespoke-offering | title = Abta enters forex field with bespoke offering | date = 7 December 2022 | work = Travel Weekly | access-date = 17 May 2023 | archive-date = 17 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230517153845/https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-operators/abta-enters-forex-field-with-bespoke-offering | url-status = live }}</ref>
Eurochange has seen steady growth in locations, with an average of 30 opening a year since their acquisition by NoteMachine.<ref name="local-london">{{cite news | url = https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16236956.new-jobs-eurochange-opens-second-uxbridge-branch/ | title = New jobs as Eurochange opens second Uxbridge branch | date = 19 May 2018 | work = [[Newsquest|This is Local London]] | access-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230521010137/https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16236956.new-jobs-eurochange-opens-second-uxbridge-branch/ | url-status = live }}</ref> For example, the company opened an outlet in the [[Manchester Arndale]] in 2015,<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/eurochange-opens-new-branch-arndale-9615247 | work = [[Manchester Evening News]] | title = Eurochange opens new branch at Arndale Centre | last = Roue | first = Lucy | date = 8 July 2015 | access-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230521010128/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/eurochange-opens-new-branch-arndale-9615247 | url-status = live }}</ref> as well as two in [[CastleCourt]]<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/uk-bureau-de-change-chain-opens-two-belfast-outlets/37133200.html | work = [[Belfast Telegraph]] | title = UK bureau de change chain opens two Belfast outlets | date = 19 July 2018 | last = Deighan | first = Emma | access-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-date = 21 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230521010128/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/uk-bureau-de-change-chain-opens-two-belfast-outlets/37133200.html | url-status = live }}</ref> and one in [[The Pavilions]] in 2018. The company now handles over 2.5 million customer transactions a year.<ref name="local-london" />
== Services == === Foreign exchange === The company offers [[foreign exchange]] of over 60 currencies, including the [[U.S. dollar]], [[euro]], and [[Turkish lira]] through its physical [[bureau de change|bureaux de change]] located on high streets and in shopping centres, as well as online through its own website. The company operates ABTA Travel Money,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.abta.com/abta-travel-money | access-date = 18 May 2023 | title = ABTA Travel Money | website = [[Association of British Travel Agents]] | archive-date = 18 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230518003913/https://www.abta.com/abta-travel-money | url-status = live }}</ref> Marks & Spencer Travel Money<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mandstravelmoney.com/legal/privacy|title=Privacy Notice|publisher=Ignite FXCorp Ltd|access-date=20 April 2025}}</ref> and [[NatWest]] Travel Money.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://natwesttravelmoney.com/ | access-date = 3 July 2023 | title = NatWest Travel Money | website = [[NatWest]] }}</ref> The company also offers a multi-currency [[prepaid debit card]] through Mastercard's [[Mastercard#Prepaid_debit_cards|Cash Passport]] brand.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurochange.co.uk/travel-money/card | title = Pre-paid travel money card | website = eurochange.co.uk | access-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-date = 16 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230516181728/https://www.eurochange.co.uk/travel-money/card | url-status = live }}</ref>
Eurochange also offers a travel money buy-back service, where customers can sell their unused currency after a holiday back to the company for a fee of £4 for 30%.
== References == {{reflist}}
[[Category:Foreign exchange companies]] [[Category:Companies based in Stevenage]]