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EBC: CIMA licence 2038223

Issuing authority
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Licence type
Common Financial Service License

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Aug 7, 2026

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority 2038223

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Issuing authority
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Licence type
Common Financial Service License

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Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
2038223
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Common Financial Service License
The authority

About CIMA

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is British Virgin Islands.

Full name
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1997
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
1 firm
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Securities Investment Business Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 30000-50000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

CIMA is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

CIMA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Client money kept separate
  • Complaints routeCIMA Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:500
This describes the authority's regime, not how EBC applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
EBC Financial Group (SVG) LLC
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
54.7the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged EBC as a suspected clone of another firm. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Recorded companies

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

  • EBC GROUP (CYPRUS) LTDCyprus · Reg. HE449205 · Nov 10, 2024
  • EBC FINANCIAL GROUP (UK) LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 12503674 · Mar 9, 2020
  • EBC FINANCIAL GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTDAustralia · Reg. 619073237 · May 12, 2017
  • THE OUTFIT LIMITEDNew Zealand · Reg. 1108156 · Dec 14, 2000
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences EBC holds

2 other licences are on record for EBC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
According to WIKILIX data, EBC offers a maximum leverage of up to 500:1 depending on the regulatory jurisdiction and account type.
Yes.
EBC supports various funding methods including local bank transfers, international wire transfers, credit/debit cards, e-wallets like Skrill and Neteller, and cryptocurrency (USDT). Processing times vary from instant to several days, and minimum deposit amounts range from 50 to 1000 USD depending on the method.
EBC provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms, both available on desktop, web, and mobile devices. These platforms support Forex and CFDs trading with features like advanced charting and automated trading tools.
EBC Financial Group is regulated by multiple authorities including the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (ASIC). It holds licenses that support retail agency and market-making business models. Client funds are protected up to £85,000 under the FSCS in the UK, but protection varies by jurisdiction.
Licence 2038223 was issued by The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), the financial authority for British Virgin Islands.
EBC holds this CIMA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the CIMA register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates CIMA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, CIMA is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
EBC has 2 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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