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Standard Bank: FSCA licence 26691

Issuing authority
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Licence type
Financial Service Corporate

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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Financial Sector Conduct Authority 26691

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Holder
Standard Bank
Issuing authority
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Licence type
Financial Service Corporate

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Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 2
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
26691
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service Corporate
The authority

About FSCA

Financial Sector Conduct Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is South Africa.

Full name
Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Strength
Tier 2Well-established regimes with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than tier 1.
Established
1991
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
19 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives, CFD
Licences it issues
ODP Category IIA – Principal & Agency OTC Derivatives
Typical cost of a licence
USD 50,000-100,000 + ~USD 270k capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High

FSCA 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

FSCA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • Compensation schemeUp to ZAR 500,000
  • Complaints routeFSCA Dispute Resolution
  • Maximum leverage1:30
This describes the authority's regime, not how Standard Bank applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Standard Bank
Based in
South Africa
Wikilix score
48.3the 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.

  • SBG SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITEDIndia · Reg. U74900DL1995PTC068375 · May 15, 2019
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 Standard Bank holds

One other licence is on record for Standard Bank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Standard Bank offers trading in regulated financial instruments including Forex, Bonds, Stocks, Funds, Derivatives, and CFDs.
Yes, Standard Bank offers customer support primarily in English. Support is available via phone, live chat during business hours, email, and social media channels such as Twitter and YouTube.
The minimum deposit amount to open an account with Standard Bank is 50,000 ZAR. Specific deposit requirements may vary depending on the funding method used.
Standard Bank supports various funding methods including bank transfers, Instant Money, ATM withdrawals, debit/credit cards, e-wallets, cash deposits, cheque deposits, international payments, mobile banking transfers, and prepaid cards. Processing times and fees vary by method, with some transactions being instant and others taking several days.
Standard Bank is regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa. It holds a Financial Service Corporate license and provides client fund insurance coverage up to ZAR 500,000. The broker operates under a high transparency level and follows complaint mechanisms through FSCA Dispute Resolution.
Licence 26691 was issued by Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), the financial authority for South Africa.
Standard Bank holds this FSCA 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 FSCA 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 FSCA tier 2: a well-established regime with real supervision, usually with lower compensation limits than a tier-1 authority.
Yes, FSCA 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.
Standard Bank has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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