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FCA licence 169628

Holder
Bank of Scotland
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 19, 2026

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Financial Conduct Authority 169628

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Issuing authority
Financial Conduct Authority
Holder
Bank of Scotland plc
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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Open Bank of ScotlandAbout FCA
Our check

What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Last checked
Never

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
169628
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
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 Bank of Scotland applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Bank of Scotland plc
Based in
United Kingdom
Wikilix score
70.3the 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.

  • Bank of Scotland plcUnited Kingdom · Reg. SC327000 · Dec 1, 2001
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.
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Also on record

Other licences Bank of Scotland holds

One other licence is on record for Bank of Scotland.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Bank of Scotland provides customer support via phone and live chat during business hours. Support is available in English, and clients can contact the support team by phone at +44 131 339 2573 or via email at sharedealing@bankofscotland.co.uk.
Bank of Scotland offers a maximum leverage of 1 for trading. This indicates a conservative leverage policy consistent with regulatory requirements in the UK.
Cash deposits at Bank of Scotland incur a fee of £1.50 per £100 for over-the-counter deposits and £0.85 per £100 at Immediate Deposit Machines or ATMs for business accounts. Deposits made via machines are processed immediately, while branch deposits are processed the same or next business day.
Bank of Scotland supports various deposit methods including cash deposits, electronic payments (BACS, Faster Payments, CHAPS), card payments, and international wire transfers. Withdrawal options include cash withdrawals at ATMs and branches, cheque withdrawals, and electronic withdrawals with some fees applicable depending on the method and currency.
Bank of Scotland plc is regulated by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an onshore regulator with high transparency and strong client fund insurance. Client funds are protected up to £85,000 under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The FCA is a tier 1 global regulator ensuring compliance with UK and EU financial regulations.
Licence 169628 was issued by Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial authority for United Kingdom.
Bank of Scotland 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.
Bank of Scotland has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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