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BDSwiss FSC licence C116016172

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Limited
Issuing authority
The Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Licence type
Dealing in securities
Last checked
Nov 12, 2026

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The Financial Services Commission C116016172

Wikilix read the FSC register on Nov 12, 2026. This is what it said.

Holder
BDSwiss Investments Ltd logoBDSwiss Investments Ltd
Issuing authority
The Financial Services Commission logoThe Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Mauritius flagMauritius
Licence type
Dealing in securities
Effective
Dec 1, 2016
Register status
Active

Checked Nov 12, 2026

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Checked

What we checked

This authorisation is in force but limited — it does not carry the same protections as a full trading licence.

Wikilix check
Limited
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Last checked
Nov 12, 2026
Register says
Active

Finding

Investment dealer licence (full service dealer excluding underwriting) of BDSwiss Markets (Mauritius) Ltd, also named BDS Markets. It does not cover BDSwiss Investments Ltd in the Comoros. Search the FSC register by name to see the entry. Client protection: Low: offshore regulator, with limited protection for client money. Effective: 01 Dec 2016.

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
C116016172
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Dealing in securities
Register status
Active
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About FSC

The Financial Services Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Mauritius.

Full name
The Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2001
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
35 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Loan, Retail Investment, Securities, Binary option, Margin Loan, Futures, CFD
Licences it issues
Investment Dealer (Full Service / Broker / Discount)
Typical cost of a licence
Investment dealer capital MUR 10m (full service) – MUR 600k
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium
Protection

What this licence protects

FSC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeNone for clients of investment dealers. Mauritius deposit insurance (MUR 300,000) covers only deposits of resident individuals at banks and deposit-taking institutions licensed by the Bank of Mauritius.
  • Complaints routeFSC complaints
  • Maximum leverageVaries by broker
This describes the authority's regime, not how BDSwiss applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against BDSwiss. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

BDSwiss logo
Broker
BDSwiss Investments Ltd
Based in
Comoros
Wikilix score
27.0the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • BDS MarketsMauritius · Reg. C143350 · May 12, 2018
  • BDS LtdSeychelles · Reg. 8424660-1
  • BDSwiss Investments LTDComoros · Reg. HY00423197
  • BDSwiss Holding LtdCyprus · Reg. HE 300153
  • BDSwiss Markets SA (Pty) LtdSouth Africa
  • BDSWISS LLCUnited States · Reg. 5618316 · Oct 9, 2014
Provenance

Where this record came from

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Record last edited
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Also on record

Other licences BDSwiss holds

2 other licences are on record for BDSwiss.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Licence C116016172 was issued by The Financial Services Commission (FSC), the financial authority for Mauritius.
BDSwiss holds this FSC licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the FSC register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates FSC tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
BDSwiss has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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