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FSA licence Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 1770

Holder
Societe Generale
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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RecordModified Aug 11, 2026

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Financial Services Agency Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 1770

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Issuing authority
Financial Services Agency
Holder
Societe Generale
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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What we checked

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Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 1
Jurisdiction
Japan
Last checked
Never

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What the authority publishes

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Licence number
Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 1770
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About FSA

Financial Services Agency is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Japan.

Full name
Financial Services Agency
Jurisdiction
Japan
Strength
Tier 1The strictest regimes: high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
Established
2000
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
141 firms
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Fund, Derivatives, Commodity
Licences it issues
Type I Financial Instruments Business
Typical cost of a licence
JPY 50000000+
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
High
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
This describes the authority's regime, not how Societe Generale applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Societe Generale
Based in
Japan
Wikilix score
58.1the 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.

  • Societe Generale Securities Co., Ltd.Japan · Reg. 4010401068862
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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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
Societe Generale restricts clients from certain countries including the USA, North Korea, Iran, and other sanctioned countries. Its geographical coverage mainly includes Japan and parts of Asia with limited global client access.
Yes, Societe Generale offers customer support in English. Support is available via phone and email, but live chat is only available during business hours and not consistently. The broker also maintains active social media channels for additional contact options.
According to WIKILIX data on Societe Generale, the maximum leverage available is 25. This leverage level aligns with regulatory limits set by the Japanese Financial Services Agency.
Societe Generale supports several funding methods including SEPA bank transfers, international wire transfers, credit/debit cards, cheque deposits, and cash deposits. Processing times vary from instant for card deposits to up to three business days for international transfers. Fees depend on the method and amount, with some withdrawals incurring fixed or percentage-based fees.
Societe Generale is regulated by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan under the Retail Forex License. It operates under strict fund segregation rules but does not have mandatory client fund insurance. The broker is considered onshore and complies with high transparency and regulatory standards.
Licence Kanto Finance Bureau Director (Kinsho) No. 1770 was issued by Financial Services Agency (FSA), the financial authority for Japan.
Societe Generale holds this FSA 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 FSA 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 FSA tier 1 — the strictest band, with high capital requirements, segregated client money and a compensation scheme.
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