FCAUnited KingdomTier 1Licence number
No number recorded
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- Held by Uphold
- Licence type and regime
- Financial Service
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At a glance
Regulation on record for Uphold
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
- 3
- Issuing authorities
- 3
- From tier-1 or tier-2 authorities
- 2
- Found on an official register
- 0
Uphold has 3 licences on record with Wikilix, issued by 3 authorities across 3 jurisdictions. 2 of them were issued by tier-1 or tier-2 authorities — 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.
One licence comes from an authority classed as offshore. An offshore regime can be a legitimate registration, but it typically carries lower capital requirements and no compensation scheme.
Issuing authorities
Jurisdictions
Licence record
Licences on record
Every licence on record for Uphold, strongest authority first.
3 records
- FCAUnited KingdomTier 1
FinCENUnited StatesTier 1Licence number
1269875
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- Held by Uphold
- Licence type and regime
- Financial Service
Not checkedUpdated
FINTRACCanadaTier 3Licence number
No number recorded
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- Held by Uphold
- Licence type and regime
- Financial Service
- Offshore
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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
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the licences held by Uphold
Answered from the register entries on this page.
Most Popular Questions
Proprietary multi-asset trading platform accessible via web browser and mobile apps (iOS & Android). Users can buy, sell, and swap cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, and precious metals directly on the platform with an intuitive “anything-to-anything” interface.
Uphold offers trading in forex, bonds, stocks, funds, options, derivatives, commodities, loans, and retail investments. The availability of instruments may vary depending on the regulatory jurisdiction.
Uphold supports various funding methods including debit and credit cards, ACH transfers, wire transfers, SEPA, FPS, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Interac (Canada), and crypto networks.
Uphold Worldwide Ltd is regulated by multiple authorities including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in the US, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, and FINTRAC in Canada.
Uphold has 3 licence records with Wikilix, issued by 3 authorities across 3 jurisdictions. A licence on record means an authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement, and Wikilix does not issue authorisations.
Uphold holds licence records issued by FCA, FinCEN, FINTRAC. Each authority’s own record — its tier, jurisdiction and client-protection rules — is linked from this page.
2 of the licence records held by Uphold come from tier-1 or tier-2 authorities (2 tier-1, 0 tier-2). Those regimes set the strictest capital, reporting and client-money requirements.
Not yet. None of the 3 licence records held by Uphold 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.
Uphold has licence records in United Kingdom, United States, Canada. A licence applies in the jurisdiction that issued it; it does not by itself cover clients elsewhere.