Wikilix
Licence record

PAXOS: FCA licence recorded for PAXOS

Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Financial Service

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

WIKILIX

Licence intelligence

RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

Licence Verification Record

Financial Conduct Authority No number on the register

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

Holder
Paxos Trust Company, LLC
Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Financial Service

A licence record describes what an authority published. It is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.

wikilix.com/brokers/paxos/licenses/financial-conduct-authority/licence-2765Fields on file 1 / 11

Open PAXOSAll PAXOS licencesAbout FCA
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 1
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Last checked
Never

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

A licence record describes what an authority published. It is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About FCA

Financial Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Financial Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
108 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Loan, Retail Investment
Licences it issues
MiFID Investment Firm – Dealing on Own Account / Matched Principal (retail & market-making CFDs)
Typical cost of a licence
£100000+ (including compliance setup)
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
Protection

What this licence protects

FCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to £85000 (FSCS)
  • Client money kept separate
  • Negative balance protection
  • Complaints routeFinancial Ombudsman Service
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how PAXOS applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Paxos Trust Company, LLC
Based in
United States
Wikilix score
82.2the 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.

  • Paxos Trust Company, LLCUnited States
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.
Wikilix records what an authority published. It does not issue or endorse authorisations.
Also on record

Other licences PAXOS holds

5 other licences are on record for PAXOS.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Web‑based platform / dashboard for institutional crypto brokerage services; API access for trading & market data (FIX and REST) for select digital assets; no standard MT4/MT5 retail trading platform.
Yes, Paxos offers customer support with live chat available during business hours. Clients can also contact support via phone at 1-800-342-3736 or email at press@paxos.com. Support is provided in English.
Paxos offers a maximum leverage of up to 500. Specific leverage terms may vary depending on the instrument and regulatory requirements.
Paxos supports wire deposits, CUBIX deposits, and cryptocurrency transfers. Wire deposits have no fees from Paxos but may incur third-party bank fees, while CUBIX deposits and crypto deposits have no deposit fees. Withdrawal fees vary by method, with wire withdrawals incurring fees and crypto withdrawals requiring network fees paid by the user.
Paxos Trust Company, LLC is regulated in the United States by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other authorities. Client funds are insured by SIPC up to $500,000 per customer, including $250,000 in cash. The broker operates under onshore licenses and complies with U.S. regulations.
PAXOS holds this FCA 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 FCA 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 FCA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
PAXOS has 5 other licences on record with Wikilix, across 2 jurisdictions. They are listed further down this page.
Still Need Help?

Can't find what you're looking for?

Our support team is here to help you get the answers you need.