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CIMA licence 81017

Holder
Bank of Scotland
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Licence type
Financial Service

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Aug 7, 2026

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The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority 81017

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Issuing authority
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Holder
Bank of Scotland plc
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Licence type
Financial Service

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Open Bank of ScotlandAbout CIMA
Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Last checked
Never

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

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The register

What the authority publishes

Printed as the register prints it. A field that is missing here is one nobody has recorded, not one the register leaves blank.

Licence number
81017
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Financial Service
The authority

About CIMA

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Cayman Islands.

Full name
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Jurisdiction
Cayman Islands
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
1997
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
1 firm
Regulates
Forex, Bond, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Commodity, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Securities Investment Business Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 30000-50000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Medium

CIMA 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

CIMA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Client money kept separate
  • Complaints routeCIMA Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:500
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 81017 was issued by The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), the financial authority for Cayman Islands.
Bank of Scotland holds this CIMA 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 CIMA 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 CIMA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, CIMA 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.
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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