National Supervisory Authority & Licensing Qualification Dossier • Offshore Financial Centre
FSC
BelizeFinancial Services Commission, Belize
Source / Native Reference: 伯利兹金融服务委员会
- Supervisory tier
- Offshore
- License classes
- 2
- Licensed records
- 122
- Active / regulated
- 91
Statutory Supervisory Mandate & Scope
Financial Services Commission of Belize (IFSC / FSC Belize) (FSC) is the statutory financial regulatory and licensing authority in Belize. It oversees international investment dealers, securities brokers, collective investment schemes, and cross-border financial service providers under Belize's offshore financial centre framework, enforcing corporate governance, minimum paid-up capital, and Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance.
Supervises Securities Investment Business licensees, Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), mutual and private investment funds, captive insurers, and international brokerage entities.
Prudential Tier Assessment
OffshoreRecognised international offshore financial centre supervisor regulating global hedge funds, institutional prime vehicles, digital asset exchanges, and cross-border securities dealers.
National licensing qualifications & statutory authorisation classes (FSC)
Authorisation categories, permitted institutional and retail activities, minimum initial capital adequacy, and ongoing prudential solvency rules enforced by FSC in Belize.
| License class / code | Official designation | Permitted institutional & retail activities | Minimum initial / base capital | Ongoing prudential & solvency rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Service / Market Maker Securities Dealer | Securities Investment Business / Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer Including Underwriting) | Acting as principal or market maker in securities, FX, CFDs, and commodities; executing client orders and managing portfolios. | USD $50,000 (Seychelles FSA SD / Vanuatu VFSC Class A–D statutory bond) to MUR 10,000,000 (~USD $220,000 Mauritius Full Service Dealer) or USD $300,000+ (Bahamas SCB / Cayman CIMA / Bermuda BMA). | Maintenance of unimpaired minimum net capital, local physical office and resident directors/MLRO, and Professional Indemnity Insurance. |
| VASP / Digital Asset Business (Class F / DARE) | Virtual Asset Service Provider & Digital Asset Exchange / Custodian Licence | Operating a virtual asset trading platform, digital asset derivatives exchange, custodial wallet service, or token issuance. | USD $100,000 to USD $1,000,000+ risk-based capital depending on custody volume and exchange turnover. | Cybersecurity penetration testing, cold/hot wallet segregation, independent custody audit, and quarterly regulatory filings. |
Investor compensation, client money segregation & digital-asset regime
Statutory counterparty protections, custody reconciliation mandates, and virtual-asset licensing status under FSC.
Contractual Custody & Segregated Trust Accounts (No Statutory Retail Compensation Fund)
- Maximum coverage per client
- EUR €0 / USD $0 statutory government compensation scheme (protection relies on segregated client trust accounts, minimum paid-up capital/bonds, and Professional Indemnity Insurance)
- Eligible counterparties & scope
- Global cross-border retail and institutional clients onboarded outside restricted onshore jurisdictions (US, UK, Japan, Canada typically excluded by terms of business).
CIMA Statement of Guidance on Client Assets / Mauritius Securities Rules / Seychelles Securities (Conduct of Business) Regulations
- Reconciliation & audit cadence
- Mandatory separation of client funds from proprietary operating accounts; periodic reconciliation audited annually.
- Approved custodian requirements
- Client moneys must be held in designated client trust accounts at approved domestic or international commercial banks.
Cayman VASP Act, Bermuda DABA Class F/M & Bahamas DARE Act 2024
- Travel Rule, custody & stablecoin rules
- Full FATF Recommendation 15 & 16 AML/CFT and Travel Rule compliance supervised via annual AML audits.
Primary Governing Statutes & Rulebooks
- Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Act (SIBA) & Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (VASP Act)
- Bermuda Digital Asset Business Act 2018 (DABA) & Investment Business Act 2003
- BVI Securities and Investment Business Act (SIBA) & Bahamas DARE Act 2024
- Mauritius Financial Services Act 2007, Seychelles Securities Act 2007 & Vanuatu Financial Dealers Licensing Act [Cap 70]
Regulatory Reporting & Audit Obligations
Annual audited financial statements prepared under IFRS/US GAAP and submitted within 3 to 6 months of financial year-endMandatory appointment of an approved Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCO) and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)Annual AML/CFT Independent Audit and Economic Substance (ES) annual filing
Cross-Border Equivalence & Passporting
Offshore licences permit international cross-border onboarding where lawful under reverse solicitation, but do not grant automatic onshore passporting into the US, UK, EU, or Japan.
Supervised institutions & FSC licence records in our database
122 licence records referencing FSC (91 regulated/registered, 15 flagged with warnings/revocations).
| Institution | Licence number | Status | Licensed legal entity | Effective date | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doo Prime | C119023907 | Regulated | DOO PRIME MAURITIUS LIMITED | 2020-05-26 | |
| EC Markets | GB2100130 | Offshore | EC MARKETS LIMITED | 2022-06-20 | |
| FBS | 000102/460 | Offshore | FBS Markets Inc. | — | |
| Mohicans Markets | GB20026131 | Regulated | MOHICANS MARKETS | 2021-01-06 | |
| CXM Direct | GB21026337 | Regulated | CXM Global | 2021-10-11 | |
| Tradeo | IFSC/60/284/TS/17 | Suspected clone | Delwyn Trading Limited | — | |
| ZERO MARKETS | Number pending check | Regulated | ZERO FINANCIAL | 2021-05-10 | |
| Industrial Bank | Number pending check | Regulated | Industrial Bank of Korea | — | |
| Bank Of Kaohsiung | Number pending check | Regulated | Bank Of Kaohsiung | — | |
| Bank SinoPac | Number pending check | Regulated | Bank SinoPac | — | |
| bank.sinopac | 807 | Regulated | bank.sinopac | — | |
| Cathay United Commercial Bank | Number pending check | Regulated | Cathay United Commercial Bank | — | |
| Chang Hwa Bank | Number pending check | Regulated | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank, Ltd | — | |
| COTA Bank | 147 | Regulated | COTA Bank | — | |
| CTBC Bank | 822 | Regulated | CTBC Bank | — | |
| Eastern Int'l Bank | 805 | Regulated | Eastern Int'l Bank | — | |
| entiebank | 816 | Regulated | entiebank | — | |
| EVEREST | Number pending check | Regulated | MYRTLE LTD | 2021-05-05 | |
| INVESTOUS | 000349/173 | Regulated | IOS INVESTMENTS | — | |
| LINE Bank | 824 | Regulated | LINE Bank | 2021-02-04 | |
| Mega Bank | 017 | Regulated | Mega Bank | — | |
| NEXT BANK | 823 | Regulated | NEXT BANK | — | |
| Rakuten Bank | 826 | Regulated | Rakuten Bank | — | |
| SKBank | 103 | Regulated | SKBank | — | |
| TAICHUNG BANK | 053 | Regulated | TAICHUNG BANK | — | |
| Taipei Star Bank | Number pending check | Regulated | Taipei Star Bank | — | |
| Taishin International Bank | 812 | Regulated | Taishin International Bank | — | |
| Taiwan Business Bank | 050 | Regulated | — | — | |
| UNION BANK OF TAIWAN | 803 | Regulated | UNION BANK OF TAIWAN | — | |
| yuantabank | 806 | Regulated | yuantabank | — | |
| GLOBAL(Global network record) | C117017139 | Regulated | B2B Prime Services Limited | 2021 | |
| AETOS(Global network record) | GB23202270 | Regulated | AETOS Markets (M) Ltd | 2023-11-29 | |
| Amana Capital(Global network record) | C118023192 | Regulated | ACG International Limited | 2018-12-05 | |
| AUS GLOBAL(Global network record) | GB23201412 | Regulated | AUS Global MU Ltd | 20/04/2023 | |
| Deriv(Global network record) | GB24101229 | Regulated | Deriv (Mauritius) Ltd | 2024-06-14 | |
| Exness(Global network record) | GB20025294 | Regulated | Exness (MU) Ltd | 07/12/2020 | |
| Viverno(Global network record) | C116016172 | Regulated | BDSwiss Markets (Mauritius) Ltd | 2016-06-12 | |
| XM(Global network record) | 000261/397 | Offshore | XM Global Limited | — | |
| Alpari International(Global network record) | IFSC/60/301/TS/17 | Revoked | Alpari Limited | — | |
| GTC(Global network record) | GB22200292 | Regulated | GTC GLOBAL LTD | 2022-06-03 | |
| GVD Markets(Global network record) | GB24203047 | Offshore | GVD Pro Capital Limited | — | |
| RoboForex(Global network record) | 000138/333 | Regulated | RoboForex | — | |
| Tradeview(Global network record) | GB20025800 | Regulated | iLC Brokers Ltd | 17/12/2020 | |
| Windsor Brokers(Global network record) | 000153/391 | Offshore | Windsor Brokers (BZ) Limited | — | |
| WisunoFX(Global network record) | GB23201735 | Regulated | WISUNO CAPITAL LIMITED | 2023-07-20 | |
| BHC(Global network record) | GB20025563 | Regulated | Brickhill Capital (Mauritius) Limited | 2020-12-17 | |
| BHC(Global network record) | IFSC/60/490/BCA/16 | Regulated | Brickhill Capital | — | |
| CBCX(Global network record) | GB24202880 | Regulated | CBCX Markets Global Limited | 23/05/2024 | |
| CPT Markets(Global network record) | IFSC000314/470 | Regulated | CPT MARKETS LIMITED | — | |
| FXTM(Global network record) | C113012295 | Regulated | EXINITY LIMITED | 2013-11-11 | |
| INFINOX(Global network record) | GB20025832 | Regulated | INFINOX | 2020-11-19 | |
| Scope Markets(Global network record) | 000274/394 | Registered | RS Global Ltd | — | |
| VDX(Global network record) | C118023323 | Regulated | VDX DERIVATIVES | 2019-05-09 | |
| CXM Trading(Global network record) | GB21026337 | Regulated | CXM Global | 2021-10-11 | |
| Exinity(Global network record) | C119470 C1/GB | Regulated | EXINITY LIMITED | 2013-11-11 | |
| FINVEO(Global network record) | GB22200832 | Regulated | FINVEO MA | 19/01/2023 | |
| FXDD(Global network record) | C117017252 | Regulated | FXDD MAURITIUS LTD | 2017-11-15 | |
| GMI(Global network record) | C118023454 | Regulated | Global Market Index Limited | 2018-08-29 | |
| KCM Trade(Global network record) | C117022600 | Regulated | Kohle Capital Markets Limited | 2018-03-01 | |
| KEY TO MARKETS(Global network record) | GB19024503 | Regulated | KEY TO MARKETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 2019-12-17 | |
| Koderan Forex(Global network record) | IFSC/60/466/FX/16 | Revoked | Koderan International Markets Limited | — | |
| Ridder Trader(Global network record) | GB23201566 | Revoked | Ridder Trader Ltd | 2023-04-13 | |
| Swiss Markets(Global network record) | 143350 | Regulated | BDS Markets | 2016-12-06 | |
| Trading(Global network record) | GB21026337 | Regulated | CXM Global | 2021-10-11 | |
| UniCredit Bulbank(Global network record) | Number pending check | Regulated | UNICREDIT BULBANK AD | — | |
| Xtrade(Global network record) | FSC000281/20 | Regulated | XTRADE INTERNATIONAL | — | |
| 24option(Global network record) | 000319/191 | Regulated | RICHFIELD CAPITAL | — | |
| 4XCUBE(Global network record) | MC03/2018 | Regulated | 4XCUBE LIMITED | 2023-09-19 | |
| 7(Global network record) | Number pending check | Regulated | 7 LUCKY TRADING (MAURITIUS) LTD | 2024-04-15 | |
| AROTRADE(Global network record) | IFSC/60/391/TS/19 | Revoked | Speed Solutions Limited | — | |
| Assets(Global network record) | GB23201811 | Regulated | Assets Global Ltd | 2024-05-03 | |
| ASSETS(Global network record) | GB23201811 | Offshore | ASSETS GLOBAL LTD | 2024-05-03 | |
| Axiory(Global network record) | IFSC/60/255/TS/15 | Offshore | AXIORY GLOBAL LTD. | — | |
| Bank of Panhsin(Global network record) | 118 | Regulated | Bank of Panhsin | — | |
| BelFX(Global network record) | IFSC/60/260/TS/17 | Offshore | BELFX LIMITED | -- | |
| Binance TH(Global network record) | IFSC/60/377/TS/17 | Revoked | CST Financial Services Ltd. | — | |
| Bithumb(Global network record) | 220-88-71844 | Exceeded scope | 주식회사 빗썸코리아 | 2014-01-20 | |
| BONDEX(Global network record) | IFSC/60/486/BCA/19 | Revoked | Bondex Global Limited | — | |
| BULBROKERS(Global network record) | Number pending check | Regulated | Bulbrokers | — | |
| Capital(Global network record) | C112010690 | Regulated | Capital Street Intermarkets Limited | 2012-02-24 |
FSC (Belize): institutional licensing & due diligence FAQ
Key statutory capital, compensation, custody segregation, and verification answers for compliance teams.
What are the primary licensing classes and minimum capital requirements under FSC (Belize)?
FSC (Financial Services Commission, Belize) supervises financial institutions in Belize under Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Act (SIBA) & Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act (VASP Act) and Bermuda Digital Asset Business Act 2018 (DABA) & Investment Business Act 2003. Key statutory authorisation classes include: Full Service / Market Maker Securities Dealer (Securities Investment Business / Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer Including Underwriting) — min. capital: USD $50,000 (Seychelles FSA SD / Vanuatu VFSC Class A–D statutory bond) to MUR 10,000,000 (~USD $220,000 Mauritius Full Service Dealer) or USD $300,000+ (Bahamas SCB / Cayman CIMA / Bermuda BMA).); VASP / Digital Asset Business (Class F / DARE) (Virtual Asset Service Provider & Digital Asset Exchange / Custodian Licence — min. capital: USD $100,000 to USD $1,000,000+ risk-based capital depending on custody volume and exchange turnover.). Ongoing prudential supervision requires strict adherence to capital adequacy and liquidity buffers.
Does FSC provide statutory investor compensation and mandatory client asset segregation?
Under FSC's framework, investor protection is governed by Contractual Custody & Segregated Trust Accounts (No Statutory Retail Compensation Fund) with maximum coverage of EUR €0 / USD $0 statutory government compensation scheme (protection relies on segregated client trust accounts, minimum paid-up capital/bonds, and Professional Indemnity Insurance) (Global cross-border retail and institutional clients onboarded outside restricted onshore jurisdictions (US, UK, Japan, Canada typically excluded by terms of business).). For client money and custody assets, supervised firms must comply with CIMA Statement of Guidance on Client Assets / Mauritius Securities Rules / Seychelles Securities (Conduct of Business) Regulations, performing mandatory separation of client funds from proprietary operating accounts; periodic reconciliation audited annually. with client moneys must be held in designated client trust accounts at approved domestic or international commercial banks..
How does FSC regulate digital assets, crypto exchanges (VASPs/CASPs), and stablecoins?
FSC's digital-asset regime is structured around Cayman VASP Act, Bermuda DABA Class F/M & Bahamas DARE Act 2024 (Dedicated statutory digital asset licensing regimes used by top global institutional crypto derivatives exchanges, custodians, and tokenized funds.). Custody and AML/CFT compliance obligations require: Full FATF Recommendation 15 & 16 AML/CFT and Travel Rule compliance supervised via annual AML audits.
How can I verify an institution's FSC licence number and check our 122 recorded licence entries?
Our database currently tracks 122 licence records referencing FSC (91 marked regulated or registered). To verify a counterparty at the primary source, open FSC's official public register (https://www.belizefsc.org.bz/), search by the exact reference number and legal entity name, and confirm that the firm's domain and permitted activities match its statutory authorisation.
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Statutory licensing classes, base capital rules, and investor protection summaries for FSC (Belize) are maintained for institutional benchmarking and do not constitute legal advice. Always verify current rulebooks and active firm authorisations directly on FSC’s official public register.