Risk scorecard
Each area is scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). Higher means more risk.
Regulation
7/10 · HighALB Limited held a genuine MFSA licence from March 2017 until surrendering it on 18 Dec 2025; the FCA passport ended in Nov 2022, and ALB Prime named no regulator.
Identity & transparency
4/10 · ModerateALB Limited is fully identified on MFSA, FCA and LEI records with named owners; ALB Prime LTD used shared agent addresses and published no company number.
Withdrawals & conduct
4/10 · Moderate2 unpaid-profit reports about ALB Prime on 1 site (Aug 2022, Dec 2023) with no amounts; no money complaints found about ALB Limited's 2025 closure.
Reputation
5/10 · ModerateThin and mixed: Trustpilot 3.0 from 6 reviews for alb.com and Forex Peace Army 1.8 from 4 reviews for ALB Prime; no regulator warnings found.
Website claims
6/10 · Highalb.com kept 'Regulated Broker' and 'Investor Protection' labels after the licence ended; albprime.com promised segregated funds with no regulator and printed 2011 dates on a 2017 domain.
Operational history
3/10 · LowCompany registered 28 Feb 2017 and licensed from 30 Mar 2017: about 8 years of verified operation, then an announced wind-down in 2025.
Who they are
A quick desk file on the company behind the brand.
- Brand: ALB, with the sister brand ALB Prime. ALB Limited also ran the Kimura Trading brand, with permission from the trademark owner ELP Finance Ltd.
- Legal entity: ALB LIMITED, Malta company number C 79767, legal entity identifier (LEI) 549300YY6CSXOUIEGC77. The company was called ALB Forex Trading Limited until May 2018.
- Registered: In Malta on 28 February 2017. The registered office is 40 Villa Fairholme, Triq Sir Augustus Bartolo, Ta' Xbiex XBX 1095. The business address is Level 2, Melita Court, Giuseppe Cali Street, Ta' Xbiex.
- Owners: Malta company records from 2017 list ALB Holding Limited and the Turkish firm ALB Menkul Değerler A.Ş. as shareholders. Finance Magnates describes ALB as part of ALB Yatırım, a broker based in Turkey.
- Website: alb.com, which the MFSA register lists for ALB Limited. The sister site albprime.com belonged to ALB Prime LTD.
- Former licence: MFSA investment firm licence IS/79767, issued on 30 March 2017, for dealing on own account and executing client orders. ALB Limited surrendered this Malta licence with effect from 18 December 2025.
- UK entry: FCA reference 786939 was a passport entry, meaning a permission to serve UK clients based on the Malta licence. The FCA cancelled the entry with effect from 13 November 2022.
- ALB Prime LTD: Registered address at 1st Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia, with a main office in Şişli, Istanbul. An earlier listing gave Suite 305, Griffith Corporate Centre, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. ALB Prime published no company number.
- Offered: CFDs (contracts for difference, which pay out on price moves) on forex, indices, shares, commodities and crypto. alb.com used MetaTrader 5 and albprime.com used MetaTrader 4. Retail leverage at alb.com was 1:30, which lets a client trade 30 times the deposit.
- Not accepted: albprime.com excluded residents of the United States, Canada, Japan, Turkey and Israel.
- Age claim: The alb.com LinkedIn page says ALB was founded in 2017, which matches the Malta company register. The albprime.com footer printed the years 2011 to 2021, but the albprime.com domain dates from September 2017.
- Status today: The alb.com security certificate has expired, and the alb.com client portal address shows only the old homepage. albprime.com shows a hosting error page.
Regulation
Who really oversees this broker, and what each licence is worth to you.
Proof of regulation on an official register: No
We could not confirm this broker on any genuine regulator’s register.
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA)
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC)
Why we reached this verdict
How the evidence adds up.
We rate ALB high risk, but not as a scam. ALB Limited gave up its Malta licence in December 2025, sister brand ALB Prime named no regulator, and neither website works today.
- ALB is not a clone. The MFSA register lists www.alb.com as the website of ALB Limited, and the FCA register lists an alb.com email address. The alb.com site itself linked to albprime.com under the name ALB Prime LTD.
- The Malta licence ended by choice. The MFSA notice of 18 December 2025 says the surrender was voluntary and did not follow any regulatory action. ALB warned clients in July 2025 and kept a client portal open for withdrawals.
- ALB Prime is the weak point. ALB Prime LTD used addresses in Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent that company-formation agents share with many trading firms. ALB Prime named no regulator, so no compensation scheme stood behind ALB Prime clients.
- 2 unpaid-profit complaints. On Forex Peace Army, a client wrote in August 2022 that ALB Prime stopped answering when the client asked to withdraw profits. Another client wrote in December 2023 that ALB Prime did not pay the profits and deleted the account. Both posts sit on 1 site, 16 months apart, with no amounts, so the pattern is unconfirmed.
- The website kept inviting sign-ups after the licence ended. Archived copies from January to March 2026 show alb.com with 'Regulated Broker' and 'Investor Protection' labels and account-opening steps. Today the alb.com homepage still shows 'Open an account', but the client portal address returns the same homepage.
- No warnings found. The IOSCO alert list, which collects warnings from securities regulators worldwide, has no entry for ALB Limited, ALB Prime, alb.com or albprime.com. We found no enforcement action and no fraud-related court record naming either company.
- How the 50% is built. We score 6 risk areas from 1 to 10, and regulation and identity count twice: (7×2 + 4×2 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 3) ÷ 8 = 5.0, which gives 50%.
Evidence ledger
Every finding, with its source and how strongly it points.
E1The MFSA register lists ALB LIMITED, company C 79767, authorised person ID ALBF, LEI 549300YY6CSXOUIEGC77, with the website www.alb.com. The entity name, domain and Ta' Xbiex business address match the alb.com site, so alb.com is ALB Limited's own site and not a clone.
Hard proofMFSA Financial Services RegisterE2The same MFSA entry shows an investment firm authorisation issued on 30 March 2017 for dealing on own account and executing orders in derivatives, CFDs and forex for retail clients. The status reads Licence Surrendered Voluntarily, with a surrender date of 18 December 2025.
Hard proofMFSA Financial Services RegisterE3ALB Limited's authorisation to run a branch outside Malta covered Germany and the Czech Republic. The MFSA lists the branch authorisation as issued on 17 May 2023 and surrendered on 12 September 2025, and marks ALB Limited as a member of the Investor Compensation Scheme.
E4The MFSA states that ALB Limited asked the MFSA to accept the surrender of its Class 2 Investment Services Licence. The MFSA says the surrender is voluntary and does not arise from any regulatory action, with effect from 18 December 2025.
E5The FCA register lists ALB Limited, reference 786939, as an EEA firm that previously passported into the UK, status Cancelled since 13/11/2022. The contact email is alb.compliance@alb.com, and the earlier registered name was ALB Forex Trading Limited (17 Aug 2017 to 8 May 2018).
E6The LEI record shows ALB LIMITED registered with the Malta Business Registry as C 79767, created on 28 February 2017, at Level 2, Melita Court, Ta' Xbiex. The LEI registration itself has lapsed, with a renewal date of 7 September 2026.
ModerateGLEIF LEI recordE7Finance Magnates reported on 15 July 2025 that ALB, part of the Turkey-based broker ALB Yatırım, was shutting its Malta-authorised European business. Clients had 1 month to close positions and were asked to name accounts for the return of their money.
ModerateFinance MagnatesE8ALB Limited's site notice says MetaTrader 5 access would end on 31 August 2025 as part of the licence surrender. The notice says clients could still request withdrawals and download reports through the client portal, with support at info@alb.com.
E9The alb.com header carries an entity menu with 2 choices: ALB Limited (alb.com) and ALB Prime LTD (albprime.com). The menu ties both sites to one group, so albprime.com is a sister site and not an unrelated clone.
E10After the 18 December 2025 surrender, the alb.com footer no longer carries the MFSA licence statement. The homepage still shows 'Regulated Broker', 'Investor Protection' and 'Segregation Of Funds' labels and the steps 'Create & verify your account' and 'Make your first deposit'.
E11The alb.com security certificate has expired. Without the secure connection, alb.com still serves the old homepage with 'OPEN AN ACCOUNT' and 'Register Now' and no licence statement. The client portal address account.alb.com returns the same homepage instead of a login page.
Moderatealb.com, live siteE12The albprime.com domain was registered on 28 September 2017 and is still registered, with name servers at a Turkish host. The site now returns a hosting error page that says 'Page cannot be displayed'.
E13The contact page names ALB Prime LTD with a main office in Şişli, Istanbul (Turkish tax number 049 097 99 51) and an address at The Sotheby Building, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia. The page names no regulator, and the site says ALB Prime does not serve Turkish residents.
E14The albprime.com homepage uses the alb.com design, a price feed labelled 'Powered by ALB Limited' and the same social media accounts as alb.com. The site offers MetaTrader 4 servers named ALBPrime-Live and ALBPrime-Demo, crypto deposits and Arabic and Persian pages, and names no regulator.
E15The albprime.com footer says ALB Group Holding provides all trading information and prints '2011-2021 ALB Prime LTD is a registered brand of ALB Group Holding'. The albprime.com domain was registered in September 2017.
E16The albprime.com FAQ says all client funds are fully segregated, meaning kept apart from company money. ALB Prime named no regulator that could check this promise.
E17The ALBPrime page shows a 1.769 rating from 4 reviews. In August 2022 a client wrote that signing up at alb.com led to albprime.com emails, and that ALB Prime stopped answering at a profit withdrawal. In December 2023 a client wrote that ALB Prime did not pay profits and deleted the account.
E18Trustpilot shows 6 reviews and a 3.0 score for alb.com, with none in the last 12 months. The visible 1-star reviews from Italy (2024 and 2025) mention unanswered calls during a server outage and say 'stay away'. None of the reviews describes money withheld.
E19Searches of the IOSCO alert list for albprime, ALB Prime, alb.com and ALB Limited return no warning about ALB. The only results are unrelated firms with similar names.
ModerateIOSCO I-SCAN alert listE20In 2023 the kimuratrading.com site said ALB Limited ran Kimura Trading with permission from the trademark owner ELP Finance LTD, using ALB Limited's address and phone. By February 2026 the kimuratrading.com site named only ELP Finance LTD.
E21Malta registry data republished by the ICIJ lists ALB Forex Trading Limited, incorporated on 28 February 2017, with shareholders ALB Holding Limited and ALB Menkul Değerler A.Ş. The ICIJ states that inclusion in its database does not suggest wrongdoing.
E22The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission lists ALB Limited, previous name ALB Forex Trading Limited, for incoming services under MiFID II, the EU investment services law. This listing rests on the Malta home licence and is not a Gibraltar licence.
E23The alb.com LinkedIn page lists the website alb.com, headquarters in Ta' Xbiex, 11 to 50 employees and a founding year of 2017.
WeakLinkedInE24The alb.com domain was first registered on 8 April 1997, long before ALB existed. Archived pages show ALB Forex using alb.com by May 2018.
The other side
The strongest case in this broker’s favour.
There is a fair case that ALB Limited was a real broker that closed in an orderly way.
- The MFSA authorised ALB Limited from 30 March 2017 to deal in CFDs and forex for retail clients. The MFSA register lists ALB Limited as a member of Malta's Investor Compensation Scheme. The MFSA says ALB Limited's surrender of the Malta licence was voluntary and did not follow regulatory action.
- ALB gave clients 1 month to close their trades and asked each client where to send the money. ALB's notice kept the client portal open for withdrawals after trading stopped on 31 August 2025.
- We found no complaint from a former ALB Limited client about money held back after the closure.
- ALB belongs to a Turkish brokerage group. Finance Magnates names the group ALB Yatırım, and Malta company records list the Turkish firm ALB Menkul Değerler A.Ş. as a shareholder.
- The 2 unpaid-profit complaints concern ALB Prime, not ALB Limited, and neither complaint gives amounts or transfer details.
- No securities regulator in the IOSCO alert list has published a warning about ALB, alb.com or albprime.com.
What would change this
What we would need to see to revise the verdict.
A new licence or proof that clients were paid would lower this rating, and new unpaid claims would raise this rating.
- Lower risk: a regulator register that lists an ALB company with a licence, and a working website that names that licence.
- Lower risk: statements from former ALB Prime clients, with dates and amounts, showing that ALB Prime paid their withdrawals.
- Higher risk: complaints from former ALB Limited clients that ALB Limited did not return their money after the 2025 closure.
- Higher risk: a regulator warning that names alb.com, albprime.com or a new website using the ALB name.
- Higher risk: evidence that ALB Prime still takes deposits through another web address.
Check it yourself
Official registers and warning lists. Verify every claim first-hand.
MFSA Financial Services Register: ALB LIMITED
The Malta register entry with the company number, the website www.alb.com and the 2025 surrender of the licence.
MFSA notice: Surrender of Licence by ALB Limited
The regulator's statement of 18 December 2025 that the surrender was voluntary.
FCA register: ALB Limited (786939)
The UK passport entry for ALB Limited, cancelled since 13 November 2022.
GLEIF LEI record: ALB LIMITED
Company details from the Malta Business Registry, including number C 79767.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this broker’s safety.
Is ALB a scam?
We found no evidence that ALB Limited ran a scam. ALB Limited closed its European business in 2025 and gave up its Malta licence with effect from 18 December 2025. The main risk was the sister brand ALB Prime, which named no regulator and drew 2 complaints about unpaid profits.
Is ALB a fraud?
We found no evidence of fraud at ALB Limited. No regulator warning, no enforcement action and no fraud-related court record names ALB Limited or ALB Prime. The MFSA says ALB Limited gave up its licence voluntarily, not because of regulatory action.
Is ALB regulated?
ALB Limited held a Malta Financial Services Authority licence from 30 March 2017 until ALB Limited surrendered it with effect from 18 December 2025. The UK FCA cancelled the ALB Limited passport entry, reference 786939, with effect from 13 November 2022. ALB Prime LTD, which ran albprime.com, named no regulator.
Can I still open an account with ALB?
No. ALB's own notice said the MetaTrader 5 trading platform would close on 31 August 2025, and the alb.com security certificate has expired. Do not send money to any website that uses the ALB or ALB Prime name.
What is ALB Prime (albprime.com)?
The albprime.com site belonged to ALB Prime LTD, a sister company of ALB Limited with addresses in Saint Lucia and Istanbul. ALB Prime offered CFDs on MetaTrader 4 and accepted crypto deposits. ALB Prime named no regulator, and we found no licence for ALB Prime LTD.
Is albprime.com a clone of ALB?
No. The alb.com website, which the MFSA register lists for ALB Limited, linked to albprime.com as the sister company ALB Prime LTD. Both sites shared the same design and the same social media accounts. ALB Prime was an offshore sister brand, meaning a company registered in a small country with light financial rules.
Can former clients still withdraw money from ALB?
ALB's 2025 notice told clients to request withdrawals through the client portal or to email info@alb.com. Today the client portal address shows only the old alb.com homepage. Former clients should write to info@alb.com, keep copies, and contact the MFSA if ALB Limited does not answer.
Was my money protected with ALB?
The MFSA register lists ALB Limited as a member of Malta's Investor Compensation Scheme. Malta's Investor Compensation Scheme can pay clients when a licensed Maltese firm cannot return their money. Clients of ALB Prime LTD had no compensation scheme behind them.
Who owns ALB?
Malta company records from 2017 list ALB Holding Limited and the Turkish firm ALB Menkul Değerler A.Ş. as shareholders of ALB Limited. Finance Magnates describes ALB as part of ALB Yatırım, a broker based in Turkey. ALB Prime LTD listed its main office in Şişli, Istanbul.
How old is ALB?
ALB Limited was registered in Malta on 28 February 2017, under the name ALB Forex Trading Limited. ALB traded for about 8 years before closing its European business in 2025. The alb.com domain dates from 1997, but archived pages show ALB using alb.com by May 2018.
What was FCA reference 786939?
FCA reference 786939 was a UK passport entry, based on the Malta licence, that the FCA cancelled with effect from 13 November 2022. The number was never a separate UK licence.
What was Kimura Trading?
Kimura Trading was a trading brand that ALB Limited ran with permission from the trademark owner, ELP Finance Ltd. Kimura Trading used the same Ta' Xbiex address and phone number as ALB Limited. By February 2026, the kimuratrading.com site named only ELP Finance LTD and no longer mentioned ALB Limited.
What should I do if ALB Prime did not pay me?
Keep every email, statement and payment receipt. Ask your bank or card issuer about a chargeback, which is a reversal of a card payment, and report the loss to the police. Ignore anyone who asks for a fee to recover the money.
What should I check before using any broker?
Search the broker's legal name on the regulator's own register, and check that the register lists the same website. Read which company will hold your money. Be careful when a broker moves clients from a licensed company to a sister company abroad.
What we recommend
The practical takeaway from everything above.
Do not open an account or send money to any website that uses the ALB or ALB Prime name.
- ALB Limited gave up its Malta licence in December 2025, and ALB Prime named no regulator. No regulator that we could find stands behind a site that still asks for deposits under either name.
- Former ALB Limited clients with money still owed should write to info@alb.com, the address in ALB's 2025 closure notice, and keep copies of every message.
- If ALB Limited does not answer, contact the MFSA and Malta's Office of the Arbiter for Financial Services, which handles complaints against Maltese financial firms.
- Former ALB Limited clients can ask the MFSA whether Malta's Investor Compensation Scheme applies to an unpaid claim.
- Former ALB Prime clients have no regulator or compensation scheme to turn to. Keep every record, and ask your bank or card issuer about a chargeback, which is a reversal of a card payment.
- Ignore anyone who offers to recover money from ALB or ALB Prime for an upfront fee. Recovery offers like that are a common second scam.
This is an independent assessment of risk, not a legal ruling. Scores and verdicts follow the Wikilix broker-safety methodology and can change as new evidence appears. Review scores are treated with caution when a broker’s reviews look manipulated. Last reviewed November 13, 2026. If any detail here is out of date or incorrect, or you represent this broker, please contact us.
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