Legal company nameEBC Financial Group (SVG) LLC · EBC Financial Group (UK) Limited · EBC Financial Group SA (Pty) Ltd · EBC Financial Group (Cayman) Limited
Year founded—
Headquarters / registered countryLondon, United Kingdom
Websitewww.ebc.com
Last checked10.10.2026
According to its official website, EBC Financial Group is a financial services group established in London offering brokerage and asset management, with offices in Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong; the site does not state a founding year. EBC is a co-brand shared by several companies: the main entity of the international site, EBC Financial Group (SVG) LLC, holds a company registration in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (353 LLC 2020); this is not a brokerage licence. In South Africa, EBC Financial Group SA (Pty) Ltd is authorised by the FSCA as a financial services provider (FSP 51541, Claremont, Cape Town). The site also says that EBC Financial Group (UK) Limited is authorised by the FCA (927552), EBC Financial Group (Cayman) Limited by CIMA (2038223), EBC Financial (MU) Limited by the FSC Mauritius (GB24203273) and EBC Financial Group (Comoros) Limited by the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (L 15637/EFGC); it states that the ASIC-licensed EBC Financial Group (Australia) Pty Ltd does not provide the products on this website. Forex, commodity, index, share and ETF CFDs are offered through Standard and Professional accounts on MetaTrader 4/5 and the EBC App; some countries, including the United States and Canada, are not served. This information is the company's own statement.
ScopeListed in the FSCA register as an authorised (Authorized) financial services provider under EBC Financial Group SA (Pty) Ltd (FSP 51541); authorised since 6 Jul 2021; approved product classes: derivative instruments, shares, forex investment and money market instruments etc..
StatusVerified
ASIC (Australia)
Licence no.AFSL 500991
Licence holderEBC Financial Group (Australia) Pty Ltd
ScopeListed in the ASIC AFS licensee dataset under EBC Financial Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, AFSL 500991, since 24 Jan 2018; dealing in derivatives, FX contracts and securities for retail and wholesale clients. The site says it does not provide the products on this website.
StatusVerified
FCA (United Kingdom)
Licence no.FRN 927552
Licence holderEBC Financial Group (UK) Ltd
ScopeListed in the FCA register as an authorised firm, EBC Financial Group (UK) Ltd, FRN 927552; status since 8 Feb 2021.
StatusVerified
CIMA (Cayman Islands)
Licence no.2038223
Licence holderEBC Financial Group (Cayman) Limited
ScopeThe company states that EBC Financial Group (Cayman) Limited is licensed and regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (2038223). This record has not yet been verified in the official register.
StatusPending verification
FSC (Mauritius)
Licence no.GB24203273
Licence holderEBC Financial (MU) Limited
ScopeThe company states that EBC Financial (MU) Limited is licensed and regulated by the Financial Services Commission, Mauritius (GB24203273); this entity's website is maintained separately. This record has not yet been verified in the official register.
StatusPending verification
AOFA (Anjouan, Comoros)
Licence no.L 15637/EFGC
Licence holderEBC Financial Group (Comoros) Limited
ScopeThe company states that EBC Financial Group (Comoros) Limited is authorised by the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (L 15637/EFGC). This record has not yet been verified in the official register.
StatusPending verification
User complaints
User reports found online are classified by topic. The charts show how reports are distributed; the reports are compiled from records on platforms that verify users and screen out fake reviews.
Period reviewed: November 2023 – October 2026
Account / trading conditions: 13
Withdrawal / payment: 6
Identity verification: 1
Bonus / promotion: 1
MEDIUM — COMPLAINT LEVEL
57% of institutions with complaint records received more complaints than this one.
BY TOPIC — Account / trading conditions: Medium · Withdrawal / payment: Medium · Identity verification: Medium · Bonus / promotion: Very high
The complaint distribution is based on the 1-star reviews on EBC Financial Group's Trustpilot page (8) and WikiFX (13) records as of 10 October 2026; one person's reviews count once, and records about fake sites and third parties using the EBC name are left out. Across the complaints, allegations of slippage and widened spreads around news releases, disputes over account and position closures, and deposit and withdrawal problems stand out.
Sources and verification history
Official company sourcesebc.com — homepage, trading accounts, leverage and margin, deposits and withdrawals, about us, security/regulation pages and footer; ebc.com/zh-cn regulation page
Regulator recordsFSCA — EBC Financial Group SA (Pty) Ltd, FSP 51541 (fsca.co.za) · ASIC — EBC Financial Group (Australia) Pty Ltd, AFSL 500991 (data.gov.au)
Company registerCIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) — EBC Financial Group SA (Pty) Ltd, 2020/665886/07
User feedback sourcesTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX