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Hana Bank: KNF licence WB/012

Issuing authority
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Licence type
Financial Service

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Polish Financial Supervision Authority WB/012

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Holder
KEB Hana Bank
Issuing authority
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Licence type
Financial Service

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
WB/012
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About KNF

Polish Financial Supervision Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Bahrain.

Full name
Polish Financial Supervision Authority
Jurisdiction
Bahrain
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
2006
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
145 firms
Regulates
Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Securities
Licences it issues
Banking; brokerage; insurance; pension funds; e-money; payment institution
Typical cost of a licence
€125k licence + >€730k capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High

KNF 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

KNF's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeDeposit guarantee up to €100k; investor compensation up to 90% of €3k
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman; KNF dispute resolution
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how Hana Bank applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against Hana Bank. Wikilix holds no separate company records for this holder, so we cannot say which legal company the register issued it to.

Broker
KEB Hana Bank
Based in
South Korea
Wikilix score
74.7the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix records Hana Bank as having no regulation on file. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Provenance

Where this record came from

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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 Hana Bank holds

4 other licences are on record for Hana Bank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
KEB Hana Bank's regulated financial instruments include stocks, bonds, funds, options, securities, futures, derivatives, and forex in certain jurisdictions. The availability of instruments depends on the specific regulatory license and country, with some licenses covering a broad range of investment products.
Yes, KEB Hana Bank requires compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, especially for international wire transfers and cryptocurrency deposits. These measures include identity verification and adherence to anti-money laundering regulations to ensure secure and lawful transactions.
According to WIKILIX data, KEB Hana Bank offers maximum leverage levels that vary by jurisdiction, with the highest leverage reported as 50 in the United States under SEC regulation, 30 in Germany and Poland, 25 in South Korea, and 13 in Hong Kong. These limits comply with local regulatory requirements.
Hana Bank supports various funding methods including domestic bank transfers in KRW, international wire transfers in multiple currencies, ATM withdrawals, online transfers, credit/debit card deposits, e-wallets, and cryptocurrency deposits via partner exchanges. Fees and processing times vary by method, with some transfers processed instantly and others taking up to several days.
KEB Hana Bank is regulated by multiple authorities including South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and others. It operates under onshore licenses with high transparency and strict fund segregation but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. The bank is considered government-regulated with compliance to regional laws and sanctions.
Licence WB/012 was issued by Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF), the financial authority for Bahrain.
Hana Bank holds this KNF 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 KNF 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 KNF tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
Yes, KNF 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.
Hana Bank has 4 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 4 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
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