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VFSC licence recorded for The Access Bank UK

Holder
The Access Bank UK
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)

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RecordModified Aug 7, 2026

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Issuing authority
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Holder
Access Bank UK Limited
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Licence type
Market Making(MM)
Effective
Aug 12, 2008

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Open The Access Bank UKAbout VFSC
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 4
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
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 type (Wikilix classification)
Market Making(MM)
Effective from
Expires
No expiry shown
The authority

About VFSC

Vanuatu Financial Services Commission is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is United Kingdom.

Full name
Vanuatu Financial Services Commission
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Strength
Tier 4Minimal supervision. A registration here says little about client protection.
Established
1993
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
45 firms
Regulates
Forex, Stocks, Options, Derivatives, Securities, Futures
Licences it issues
Dealer in Securities Licence
Typical cost of a licence
USD 5000-10000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

VFSC 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

VFSC's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeVFSC Complaints
  • Maximum leverage1:997
This describes the authority's regime, not how The Access Bank UK applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

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

Broker
Access Bank UK Limited
Based in
United Kingdom
Operating
15-20 years
Wikilix score
52.0the 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.

  • THE ACCESS BANK UK LIMITEDUnited Kingdom · Reg. 06365062 · Sep 10, 2007
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 The Access Bank UK holds

One other licence is on record for The Access Bank UK.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

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

Most Popular Questions
The Access Bank UK Limited offers trading in a variety of regulated financial instruments including forex, bonds, stocks, funds, options, derivatives, commodities, loans, and retail investments. This broad range allows clients to access multiple markets under one broker.
While specific KYC procedures are not detailed in the provided context, The Access Bank UK Limited requires up-to-date verification documents for deposits via credit/debit cards and e-wallets. This implies that KYC verification is part of their account opening and funding process.
The Access Bank UK Limited offers a maximum leverage of 1. This is consistent with its regulatory status under the FCA, which typically enforces leverage limits to protect retail investors.
The Access Bank UK Limited supports deposits via bank transfer, credit/debit cards, e-wallets, and local payment methods. Bank transfers may take 1-3 business days for domestic payments, while card and e-wallet deposits are processed instantly. Some international transfers may incur additional charges.
The Access Bank UK Limited is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, which is a tier 1 regulator. It holds a Market Making license and offers client fund insurance up to £85,000 through FSCS. This regulatory framework provides a high level of investor protection.
The Access Bank UK holds this VFSC 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 VFSC 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 VFSC tier 4, the lowest band. A registration here says little on its own about client protection.
Yes, VFSC 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.
The Access Bank UK has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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