Institution record
Yellow
Yellow Card Financial South Africa (Pty) Limited
- Source score
- —
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (institutions licensed across asia-pacific and the middle east) are listed first. Check each one on the regulator's own register.
| Regulator | Licence no. | Status | Licensed entity | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FSCATier-2 Financial Sector Conduct Authority | FSP 53790 | Regulated | Yellow Card Financial South Africa (Pty) Limited | 2023 | |
NBFIRATier-3 Non-bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority | Certificate No. 11/1/5 (1) | Regulated | Yellow Card Botswana Proprietary Limited | 2022 | |
BoUTier-3 Bank of Uganda | Not supplied | Unauthorised | Yellow Card Financial Uganda Limited | — |
Peer regulatory & risk comparison
Side-by-side supervisory and risk benchmark comparing Yellow against peer institutions in our institutions licensed across asia-pacific and the middle east dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow (this record) | FSCANBFIRABoU | 2 / 3 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| BAM | FSPRAFSAVARA+12 | 15 / 15 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| AvaTrade | FSAISAASIC+5 | 8 / 8 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| AVA | FSRAASICFSA+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| ThinkMarkets | ASICFSAFCA+3 | 4 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
| AUS GLOBAL | SCAASICFSC+2 | 3 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
Yellow: institutional due diligence FAQ
Key supervisory, licensing, and counterparty verification questions generated from the dataset.
What is Yellow's regulatory licence status and supervisory authorisation?
In our imported dataset, Yellow (legal entity reference: Yellow Card Financial South Africa (Pty) Limited) holds 3 recorded licence entries, of which 2 carry a "regulated" status and 2 are marked regulated or registered: FSCA (Financial Sector Conduct Authority) — licence FSP 53790, status: regulated, Tier-2; NBFIRA (Non-bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority) — licence Certificate No. 11/1/5 (1), status: regulated, Tier-3; BoU (Bank of Uganda) — licence Not supplied, status: unauthorised, Tier-3. Institutional due diligence requires verifying that the exact legal entity on your counterparty agreement matches the licensed entity name and registration number on the official FSCA, NBFIRA, BoU public register.
Which of Yellow's jurisdictions and licences fall within this site's regulatory coverage?
Yellow is registered at Yellow Card Financial, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, United States. and tracked under our institutions licensed across asia-pacific and the middle east scope based on its institutional service profile (CFDs, Precious metals, Stock indices, Forex) rather than a domestic focus licence. Its 3 recorded licences (FSCA, NBFIRA, BoU) should be evaluated for cross-border passporting and local solicitation rules.
What is Yellow's institutional risk classification, enforcement exposure, and score profile?
Yellow carries a "risk level not supplied" classification in the source dataset (composite numeric scores are not supplied for this record). The record flags 0 regulatory warning or complaint counts and 1 licence record with elevated status flags (BoU: unauthorised). Because these figures reflect imported source fields rather than primary audit findings, compliance teams should review primary enforcement bulletins directly.
What operational due diligence steps apply to Yellow's platforms, entity structure, and complaints?
Before allocating capital or executing trades with Yellow, institutional and retail allocators should: (1) confirm the domain (yellowcard.io) against regulator-approved domains to guard against clone firms; (2) verify whether any of the 0 recorded warning/complaint entries or 0 user comments involve withdrawal restrictions or scope violations; and (3) confirm the dispute-resolution ombudsman tied to FSCA.
Related institutional research & regulatory analysis
Editorial briefings and compliance research from APAC Capital Brief relevant to Yellow's supervisory scope.
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APAC Institutional Capital Corridors in 2026: Comparative Licensing, Capital Adequacy, and Cross-Border Settlement Across MAS, HKMA/SFC, JFSA, ASIC, and India GIFT City IFSCA
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APAC Macro & Institutional Capital Markets
HKEX Swap Connect & Northbound Bond Connect Hedging, Nippon NISA Equity Flows & APAC Sovereign Wealth Allocation (2026 Briefing)
HKEX Swap Connect refers to the mutual interest rate derivatives clearing link between Hong Kong and mainland China, clearing ¥31.8 billion in daily notional volume [¥31.8 billion, HKEX, Q3 2026] alongside record Nippon NISA and Singapore sovereign allocations.
BOJ & Yen Rates
HKEX Chapter 18C Specialist Technology IPO Pipeline & Southbound Connect: Foreign Institutional Flow Attribution & Balance-Sheet Positioning (HK$142.6B 2026 YTD IPO Proceeds Benchmark)
HKEX Chapter 18C Specialist Technology IPO Pipeline & Southbound Connect (HKEX-18C-TECH-IPO) stands at HK$142.6B (2026 YTD IPO Proceeds) (Source: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, 2026-10-20), governing weekly net foreig
TSE Governance & Equities
HKEX Chapter 18C Specialist Technology IPO Pipeline & Southbound Connect: Return on Equity (ROE) vs. Cost of Equity & Buyback Yield Math (HK$142.6B 2026 YTD IPO Proceeds Benchmark)
HKEX Chapter 18C Specialist Technology IPO Pipeline & Southbound Connect (HKEX-18C-TECH-IPO) stands at HK$142.6B (2026 YTD IPO Proceeds) (Source: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, 2026-10-20), governing unwinding strateg
