Regulator warning lists
Before you send money to an app or company you do not know, check whether a regulator has warned about it, and whether it is authorised at all.
FCA Warning List of unauthorised firms (UK)Firms and clones the FCA knows operate without authorisation. Not being listed does not prove a firm is authorised.link checked 2026-11-14IOSCO I-SCAN (alerts from regulators worldwide)One search across alerts that member regulators submit. IOSCO says it is not a complete list.link checked 2026-11-14BaFin database of companies (Germany)Whether a company holds a German authorisation or has notified BaFin.link checked 2026-11-14
Not being on a warning list does not mean a company is authorised: clones and new names appear every day. Check the register of the regulator in the company’s home country too.