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BCB Group vs Sokin: what each publishes

As of October 17, 2026, BCB Group takes these industries by its own published rules: Marketplace; iGaming, with conditions; Forex and CFD, with conditions. We hold no such rule from Sokin.

BCB GroupFCA / ACPRSokinFCA

Not a ranking: the two names are in alphabetical order. The free check applies every provider’s rules to your own answers.

Where it takes companies from

BCB Group

The regions its own documents name, read on October 9, 2026

Sokin

Its own list of countries, quoted below with its source and date

Policy by industry

BCB Group and Sokin: published policy by industry
IndustryBCB GroupSokin
MarketplaceYesNo published rule
iGamingWith conditionsDepends on the activity
Forex and CFDWith conditionsNo published rule
CryptoDepends on the activityNo published rule
AdultNoNo published rule
Unlicensed financial servicesNoNo
AI and SaaSNo published ruleNo published rule

Where owners must live

BCB Group

No published rule

Sokin

No published rule

Rules about countries

BCB Group

BCB has a zero risk appetite for servicing any clients established in prohibited risk jurisdictions or out-of-appetite risk jurisdictions. … Prohibited list

BCB Group · Refuses companies registered in · · Source

Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, DR Congo, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen

Sokin

If your company is legally registered in one of the below countries, you are eligible to apply for a Sokin account.

Sokin · Takes companies registered in · · Source
All countries named (206)

Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé & Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St Barthélemy, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Martin, St Pierre & Miquelon, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna, Zambia

Fees

BCB Group

No fee we could verify

Sokin

Sokin: published fees
PlanAccount openingMonthlyChecked
Business accountFree (no set-up fee)No monthly account fee; GBP 1.00 per UK domestic payment; EUR 1.00 per SEPA Instant payment · Source

Closing an account

BCB Group

(f) by Service Provider upon sixty (60) days written notice to Customer;

Notice before closing · · Source

Account closed or frozen? What BCB Group’s terms say

Sokin

12.1. We may terminate your Sokin Account or any Payment Services associated with it by giving you one (1) months’ notice at any time for any reason.

Notice before closing · · Source

Account closed or frozen? What Sokin’s terms say

Licence

LicenseeBCB GroupSokin
LicenseeBCB Payments Ltd · authorised payment institution (FCA, FRN 807377) · BCB Payments (Europe) SASU · EMI authorised by the ACPR (France, CIB 17778)Plata Capital UK Limited (trading as Sokin) · electronic money institution authorised by the FCA (FRN 1029250) · UK accounts provided by Modulr FS Limited · electronic money institution authorised by the FCA (FRN 900573) · Plata Capital Europe AS · electronic money institution authorised by Finanstilsynet, Norway
RegulatorFCA / ACPR · FCA ·