FSAJapanTier 1Licence number
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- Held by Rakuten Bank
- Licence type and regime
- Financial Service
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At a glance
Regulation on record for Rakuten Bank
Counts of what is on record, not a rating. Each figure describes the register entries Wikilix holds and the checks it has run against them.
- Licences on record
- 1
- Issuing authorities
- 1
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 1
- Found on an official register
- 0
Rakuten Bank has one licence on record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. One of them was issued by a tier-1 or tier-2 authority — the regimes with the strictest capital, reporting and client-money rules. None has yet been located on an issuing authority’s own register, so every entry here should be read as claimed rather than confirmed.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for Rakuten Bank, strongest authority first.
1 record
- FSAJapanTier 1
Protection
What this licence protects
FSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.
- No compensation schemeNo mandatory insurance (but strict fund segregation)
- Client money kept separate
- Negative balance protection
- Complaints routeFINMAC
- Maximum leverage1:25
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by Rakuten Bank
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
Rakuten Bank prohibits clients from the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. Its services primarily cover Japan and parts of Asia, with limited global client access.
Yes, Rakuten Bank offers customer support with live chat available during business hours. Support is provided in English, and the broker's contact address is located in Tokyo, Japan.
Rakuten Bank offers a maximum leverage of 1:1. This means clients can trade without leverage, which may reflect regulatory restrictions or the broker's trading policies.
Rakuten Bank supports deposits and withdrawals via bank transfers, credit/debit cards, e-wallets, ATM deposits, and international bank transfers. Fees vary by method, with some options like domestic bank transfers having no fees, while ATM deposits incur fixed fees. Processing times range from instant to several business days for international transfers.
Rakuten Bank is regulated by Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA), a tier 1 onshore regulator. The broker operates under strict fund segregation rules but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. It complies with high transparency standards and is subject to complaint mechanisms such as FINMAC.
Rakuten Bank has one licence record with Wikilix, issued by one authority across one jurisdiction. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
Rakuten Bank holds licence records issued by FSA. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
One of the licence records held by Rakuten Bank comes from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (1 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the one licence record held by Rakuten Bank has been located on an issuing authority’s register, so each should be read as claimed rather than confirmed. Every record links to the official register so you can check it yourself.
Rakuten Bank has licence records in Japan. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.