Regulator index & licensing matrix
Financial regulators, national licensing qualifications & public registers
Inspect the statutory mandates, license classes, minimum capital rules, investor compensation schemes, and official verification registers of the supervisory authorities in our coverage.
Coverage: Decentralised trading protocols, NFT marketplaces and Web3 execution venues
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| Regulator | Tier | Jurisdiction | Key license classes & protection | Est. | Licence holders | Dossier & registers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMF | Tier-1 | Germany (European Union) European Economic Area & Switzerland | WpIG Class 1 / 2 (§ 15 WpIG — Eigenhandel) / WpIG Medium / Small (§ 15 WpIG — Finanzkommission / Anlageverwaltung) Entschädigungseinrichtung der Wertpapierhandelsunternehmen (EdW) / Entschädigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken (EdB) • EUR €20,000 (90% of liabilities) for securities claims via EdW; EUR €100,000 per depositor for credit institutions via EdB | 2004 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| AMF | Tier-1 | Germany (European Union) European Economic Area & Switzerland | WpIG Class 1 / 2 (§ 15 WpIG — Eigenhandel) / WpIG Medium / Small (§ 15 WpIG — Finanzkommission / Anlageverwaltung) Entschädigungseinrichtung der Wertpapierhandelsunternehmen (EdW) / Entschädigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken (EdB) • EUR €20,000 (90% of liabilities) for securities claims via EdW; EUR €100,000 per depositor for credit institutions via EdB | 2003 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| AMLA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | — | 0 | Full Dossier → |
| AUSTRAC | Tier-1 | Australia Asia-Pacific | AFSL — Retail OTC Derivatives Issuer (Market Maker) / AFSL — Responsible Entity (RE) / Custodian Financial Claims Scheme (FCS — APRA ADIs) & Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) • AUD $250,000 per account holder per APRA-authorised bank (FCS); up to AUD $150,000 for unpaid AFCA determinations covered by the CSLR (personal advice, credit, securities brokerage) | 2006 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| BaFin | Tier-1 | Germany (European Union) European Economic Area & Switzerland | WpIG Class 1 / 2 (§ 15 WpIG — Eigenhandel) / WpIG Medium / Small (§ 15 WpIG — Finanzkommission / Anlageverwaltung) Entschädigungseinrichtung der Wertpapierhandelsunternehmen (EdW) / Entschädigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken (EdB) • EUR €20,000 (90% of liabilities) for securities claims via EdW; EUR €100,000 per depositor for credit institutions via EdB | 2002 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| BMA | Offshore | Cayman Islands / Bermuda / British Virgin Islands / Bahamas / Mauritius / Seychelles / Vanuatu Offshore Financial Centre | Full Service / Market Maker Securities Dealer / VASP / Digital Asset Business (Class F / DARE) Contractual Custody & Segregated Trust Accounts (No Statutory Retail Compensation Fund) • EUR €0 / USD $0 statutory government compensation scheme (protection relies on segregated client trust accounts, minimum paid-up capital/bonds, and Professional Indemnity Insurance) | 1969 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2020 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| CIMA | Offshore | Cayman Islands / Bermuda / British Virgin Islands / Bahamas / Mauritius / Seychelles / Vanuatu Offshore Financial Centre | Full Service / Market Maker Securities Dealer / VASP / Digital Asset Business (Class F / DARE) Contractual Custody & Segregated Trust Accounts (No Statutory Retail Compensation Fund) • EUR €0 / USD $0 statutory government compensation scheme (protection relies on segregated client trust accounts, minimum paid-up capital/bonds, and Professional Indemnity Insurance) | 1997 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| CNAD | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2023 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| DFSA | Tier-1 | ["4"] Middle East & GCC | Category 2 / Category 3A (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) / Category 3C / Category 4 (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) Statutory Client Money & Safe Custody Trust Protection (DFSA COB 6.12 / ADGM COBS 14 / VARA Custody Rulebook) • 100% bankruptcy-remote statutory trust segregation of client money and virtual assets (no pooled retail cash compensation fund; protected via strict base/expenditure capital & PII insurance) | 2004 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| DFSA | Tier-1 | United Arab Emirates (DIFC / ADGM / Dubai) Middle East & GCC | Category 2 / Category 3A (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) / Category 3C / Category 4 (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) Statutory Client Money & Safe Custody Trust Protection (DFSA COB 6.12 / ADGM COBS 14 / VARA Custody Rulebook) • 100% bankruptcy-remote statutory trust segregation of client money and virtual assets (no pooled retail cash compensation fund; protected via strict base/expenditure capital & PII insurance) | 1988 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| ESMA | Tier-1 | Germany (European Union) European Economic Area & Switzerland | WpIG Class 1 / 2 (§ 15 WpIG — Eigenhandel) / WpIG Medium / Small (§ 15 WpIG — Finanzkommission / Anlageverwaltung) Entschädigungseinrichtung der Wertpapierhandelsunternehmen (EdW) / Entschädigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken (EdB) • EUR €20,000 (90% of liabilities) for securities claims via EdW; EUR €100,000 per depositor for credit institutions via EdB | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FINMA | Tier-1 | ["0"] European Economic Area & Switzerland | BankA Art. 3 (Swiss Banking Licence) / FinIA Art. 41 (Securities Firm / Wertpapierhaus) esisuisse (Swiss Banks and Securities Firms Depositor Protection Association) • CHF 100,000 per client per bank or licensed securities firm (system-wide cap of CHF 6 billion backed by member liquidity) | 2009 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FMA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FMA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2002 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FMA | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2005 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSA | Tier-1 | Japan Asia-Pacific | FIEA Type I FIBO (第一種金融商品取引業) / FIEA Type II FIBO & Investment Management Japan Investor Protection Fund (JIPF) & Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan (DICJ) • JPY ¥10,000,000 per retail client via JIPF (for Type I securities firms); JPY ¥10,000,000 + interest per depositor via DICJ for Japanese banks | 1986 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSA | Tier-1 | Japan Asia-Pacific | FIEA Type I FIBO (第一種金融商品取引業) / FIEA Type II FIBO & Investment Management Japan Investor Protection Fund (JIPF) & Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan (DICJ) • JPY ¥10,000,000 per retail client via JIPF (for Type I securities firms); JPY ¥10,000,000 + interest per depositor via DICJ for Japanese banks | 2000 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2001 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2001 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2015 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSRA | Tier-1 | United Arab Emirates (DIFC / ADGM / Dubai) Middle East & GCC | Category 2 / Category 3A (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) / Category 3C / Category 4 (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) Statutory Client Money & Safe Custody Trust Protection (DFSA COB 6.12 / ADGM COBS 14 / VARA Custody Rulebook) • 100% bankruptcy-remote statutory trust segregation of client money and virtual assets (no pooled retail cash compensation fund; protected via strict base/expenditure capital & PII insurance) | 2013 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSRA | Tier-1 | United Arab Emirates (DIFC / ADGM / Dubai) Middle East & GCC | Category 2 / Category 3A (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) / Category 3C / Category 4 (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) Statutory Client Money & Safe Custody Trust Protection (DFSA COB 6.12 / ADGM COBS 14 / VARA Custody Rulebook) • 100% bankruptcy-remote statutory trust segregation of client money and virtual assets (no pooled retail cash compensation fund; protected via strict base/expenditure capital & PII insurance) | 2014 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| FSRA | Tier-1 | United Arab Emirates (DIFC / ADGM / Dubai) Middle East & GCC | Category 2 / Category 3A (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) / Category 3C / Category 4 (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) Statutory Client Money & Safe Custody Trust Protection (DFSA COB 6.12 / ADGM COBS 14 / VARA Custody Rulebook) • 100% bankruptcy-remote statutory trust segregation of client money and virtual assets (no pooled retail cash compensation fund; protected via strict base/expenditure capital & PII insurance) | 2013 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| GFSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 1987 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| GFSC | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2007 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| JVCEA | Tier-1 | Japan Asia-Pacific | FIEA Type I FIBO (第一種金融商品取引業) / FIEA Type II FIBO & Investment Management Japan Investor Protection Fund (JIPF) & Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan (DICJ) • JPY ¥10,000,000 per retail client via JIPF (for Type I securities firms); JPY ¥10,000,000 + interest per depositor via DICJ for Japanese banks | 2018 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| KoFIU | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | VASP / DCE Registration / MSB / Currency Exchange Registration AML/CFT Registration Only (Non-Prudential / No Investor Compensation Scheme) • Not covered by statutory investor compensation (FIU/MSB registration supervises AML/CFT compliance rather than prudential solvency) | — | 0 | Full Dossier → |
| MAS | Tier-1 | Singapore Asia-Pacific | CMS Licence — Dealing in Capital Markets Products / CMS Licence — Fund Management (LFMC / RFMC) Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation (SDIC) / SGX Fidelity Fund • SGD $100,000 per depositor per Scheme member bank/finance company (increased from SGD $75,000 in April 2024); SGX Fidelity Fund covers defalcation by SGX member brokers | 1971 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| NYSDFS | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2011 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| SCB | Offshore | Cayman Islands / Bermuda / British Virgin Islands / Bahamas / Mauritius / Seychelles / Vanuatu Offshore Financial Centre | Full Service / Market Maker Securities Dealer / VASP / Digital Asset Business (Class F / DARE) Contractual Custody & Segregated Trust Accounts (No Statutory Retail Compensation Fund) • EUR €0 / USD $0 statutory government compensation scheme (protection relies on segregated client trust accounts, minimum paid-up capital/bonds, and Professional Indemnity Insurance) | 1995 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| SFC | Tier-1 | Hong Kong SAR Asia-Pacific | Type 1 & Type 2 / Type 3 Investor Compensation Fund (ICF — Administered by Investor Compensation Company Limited) • HKD $500,000 per investor per default for securities or futures contracts traded on HKEX (and northbound Stock Connect) | 1989 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority | Tier-2 | Global Jurisdiction Asia-Pacific | Category 1 / Principal Broker-Dealer / Category 2 / Agency Broker & Asset Manager National Investor Protection / Compensation Scheme (Global Jurisdiction) • Subject to statutory national investor protection fund limits and segregated trust priority | 2003 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
| VARA | Tier-1 | United Arab Emirates (DIFC / ADGM / Dubai) Middle East & GCC | Category 2 / Category 3A (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) / Category 3C / Category 4 (DFSA / ADGM FSRA) Statutory Client Money & Safe Custody Trust Protection (DFSA COB 6.12 / ADGM COBS 14 / VARA Custody Rulebook) • 100% bankruptcy-remote statutory trust segregation of client money and virtual assets (no pooled retail cash compensation fund; protected via strict base/expenditure capital & PII insurance) | 2022 | 0 | Full Dossier →Website ↗Register ↗ |
Supervisory verification & licensing FAQ
How many financial regulators are tracked in NFTVenue Ledger's coverage?
NFTVenue Ledger tracks 35 supervisory authorities relevant to decentralised trading protocols, nft marketplaces and web3 execution venues (17 Tier-1 prudential/G10 supervisors, 15 Tier-2 national supervisors, 0 Tier-3 regional/specialized authorities, and 3 offshore centres), of which 0 currently have licensed institutions on file in our dataset (0 total licence records) and 33 include a direct public register verification URL.
How should I verify a broker or institution on a regulator’s public register?
Click any regulator’s name or "Full Dossier →" to inspect its national licensing classes, minimum capital rules, and investor compensation limits, or use the "Register ↗" link to open its official public register. Search by the exact licence/reference number and confirm that the legal entity name, registered address, approved website domain, and permitted retail or institutional activities match the firm you are dealing with.
What is the difference between Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3, and Offshore supervisory regimes?
Tier-1 G10/prudential authorities (such as FCA, SEC/FINRA, CFTC/NFA, BaFin, FINMA, MAS, ASIC, JFSA, and SFC) enforce strict initial capital adequacy, daily client money segregation, and statutory investor compensation schemes. Tier-2 national supervisors maintain domestic conduct and prudential standards, while Offshore centres offer streamlined international business company licensing with lighter capital and no statutory compensation fund.
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