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Ebury vs Sokin: what each publishes

As of October 17, 2026, Ebury takes these industries by its own published rules: Marketplace. We hold no such rule from Sokin.

EburyFCASokinFCA

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

Ebury

  • United Kingdom
  • EU / EEA (western & northern, plus Spain, Italy, Portugal)
  • EU / EEA (Baltics, central & eastern, plus Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta)
  • Switzerland / Liechtenstein
  • United States
  • Developed Asia-Pacific
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Latin America
  • Other

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

Ebury and Sokin: published policy by industry
IndustryEburySokin
MarketplaceYesNo published rule
iGamingNoDepends on the activity
CryptoNoNo published rule
AdultNoNo published rule
Unlicensed financial servicesNoNo
AI and SaaSNo published ruleNo published rule
Forex and CFDNo published ruleNo published rule

Where owners must live

Ebury

No published rule

Sokin

No published rule

Rules about countries

Ebury

the person or entity is located in or ordinarily resident in any country or territory subject to comprehensive territorial Sanctions (at present, being the Crimea and Sevastopol region of Ukraine, the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson or Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria)

Ebury · Refuses companies or owners from · · Source

Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria

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

Ebury

Ebury: published fees
PlanAccount openingMonthlyChecked
Business accountBecoming a customer is free ('Become an Ebury customer Free'), but Ebury 'may charge for providing you with unique account details in your name', amount not stated; it says it will tell you in advanceNone listed; the agreement also lets Ebury charge 'a fee for the use of a General Client Account' at its discretion · Source

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

Ebury

10.1 Subject to Clauses 10.2, 10.3 and 10.5, either party may terminate this Agreement at any time without reason by giving at least five … Business Daysʼ prior written notice to the other.

Notice before closing · · Source

Account closed or frozen? What Ebury’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

LicenseeEburySokin
LicenseeEbury Partners UK Ltd · EMI authorised by the FCA (FRN 900797) · majority-owned by Banco SantanderPlata 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 · FCA ·