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BVI FSC licence SIBA/L/14/1082

Holder
InstaForex
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Last checked
Sep 8, 2026

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

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RecordModified Sep 11, 2026

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British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission SIBA/L/14/1082

Wikilix read the BVI FSC register on Sep 8, 2026. This is what it said.

Issuing authority
British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
Holder
InstaFinance Ltd.
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Effective
Jan 1, 2014
Register status
Advertised as current; not confirmed on a public register

Checked Sep 8, 2026

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Open InstaForexAbout BVI FSC
Our check
Checked

What we checked

This authorisation is in force but limited — it does not carry the same protections as a full trading licence.

Wikilix check
Limited
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Last checked
Sep 8, 2026
Register says
Advertised as current; not confirmed on a public register

Finding

An offshore investment business licence advertised by InstaFinance Ltd, the company that acts as counterparty for clients outside the EU. The British Virgin Islands is a low-tier jurisdiction with light conduct supervision and no investor compensation scheme, and we could not confirm this licence number on the Commission's own register. Client protection: Weak. No compensation scheme and limited retail conduct supervision, so a dispute over withdrawals has no practical local remedy..

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
SIBA/L/14/1082
Register status
Advertised as current; not confirmed on a public register
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About BVI FSC

British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is British Virgin Islands.

Full name
British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
British Virgin Islands
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2000
Firms we track under it
10 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
SIBL Category 2 – Securities / Investment Business
Typical cost of a licence
USD 30k-50k + $50k-$1M capital
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

BVI FSC 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

BVI FSC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeBVI FSC Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:500
This describes the authority's regime, not how InstaForex applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
InstaFinance Ltd.
Based in
British Virgin Islands
Wikilix score
48.3the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Wikilix has flagged InstaForex as a suspected clone of another firm. That is a finding about the firm, not about this licence — the register’s own wording above is what states this entry’s standing.

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • INSTAFINANCE LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 15769246 · Oct 28, 2021
  • INSTATECH, LTD.United States · Reg. 800303083 · Apr 23, 1986
  • INSTA GLOBAL LTDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 12556736 · Sep 25, 2024
Provenance

Where this record came from

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Last checked by Wikilix
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 InstaForex holds

One other licence is on record for InstaForex.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions

Yes. The contacts page publishes a WhatsApp number for support and finance enquiries on +31 97006520768 and a separate number for partner relations on +31 97006520113.

Separate Telegram bots are linked for support, the financial department and partner relations. For anything involving money it is worth repeating the request by email as well, so that you keep a record you control.

The broker publishes a dedicated complaints address, complain@instaforex.com, on its contacts page, kept separate from the general support address.

Keep your own record of the correspondence. The operating entity named in the site footer is registered in the British Virgin Islands, an offshore jurisdiction with no investor compensation scheme, so an unresolved complaint has no local compensation route to fall back on.

Yes. A live chat window is available on the broker's contacts page and on its support centre, alongside a callback request form for clients who would rather be telephoned.

The broker describes its support desk as operating 24/7, while the financial, partner relations and dealer departments are listed with hours of 08:00 to 17:00 (UTC+00).

The address the broker publishes on its contacts page is 27th floor, The Prism Tower, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE, alongside a United Arab Emirates telephone number.

That is a contact office rather than a statement of where the operating company is incorporated. The corporate entity and its registered address are recorded separately on this profile and are checked against official company registries.

The broker publishes several channels on its contacts page: email to support@mail.instaforex.com for general support and complain@instaforex.com for complaints, a telephone line on +971 8000 321266, WhatsApp, and a Telegram support bot.

Specialist departments have their own addresses and hours: finance@mail.instaforex.com, partners@mail.instaforex.com and dealer@instaforex.com, each staffed 08:00 to 17:00 UTC. The general support desk is advertised as operating 24/7.

Yes. The broker's contacts page publishes a support desk it describes as available 24/7, reachable at support@mail.instaforex.com and, for complaints, complain@instaforex.com, while the financial, partner relations and dealer departments are listed as working 08:00 to 17:00 (UTC+00).

Its support centre is published in fourteen languages: English, Russian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Kazakh, Malay, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese and Indonesian. Live chat, a callback request form, WhatsApp and department specific Telegram bots are offered alongside email.

The minimum deposit amount at InstaForex is 1 USD according to WIKILIX data. However, some funding methods such as bank cards, wire transfers, Skrill, and Neteller require a minimum deposit of 1000 USD.
Deposits via bank cards, bank wire transfers, Skrill, Neteller, PayCo, and cryptocurrencies are generally fee-free from the broker side. Withdrawal fees vary by method, for example, bank cards incur 2.5% plus a fixed fee, bank wire transfers have a 2% fee, Skrill charges 1.39%, and Neteller 2% plus an additional $1 for withdrawals under $50.
InstaForex provides access to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 trading platforms. Both platforms support multiple device types including desktop, mobile, and web versions, and offer advanced charting and algorithmic trading tools.

InstaForex advertises an offshore licence, which is not the same thing as confirmed supervision. The footer of the broker's own site names InstaFinance Ltd, registration number 1811672, at 4th Floor, Water's Edge Building, Meridian Plaza, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and states licence number SIBA/L/14/1082 issued by the BVI FSC.

The British Virgin Islands is a low tier jurisdiction with light conduct supervision and no investor compensation scheme, so a client in dispute over a withdrawal has little practical local remedy. Read the licence as a claim the broker publishes about itself and weigh it accordingly before depositing.

Licence SIBA/L/14/1082 was issued by British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC), the financial authority for British Virgin Islands.
InstaForex holds this BVI FSC licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
We located this entry on the BVI FSC register. Note that confirming a register ENTRY is not the same as confirming a live licence — the register’s own wording on this page is what states its current standing.
Wikilix rates BVI FSC tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, BVI FSC 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.
InstaForex has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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