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Equals Money vs Fire: what each publishes

As of October 26, 2026, Equals Money takes these industries by its own published rules: Forex and CFD; iGaming, with conditions. We hold no such rule from Fire.

Equals MoneyFCAFireFCA / Central Bank of Ireland

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

Equals Money

  • United Kingdom
  • EU / EEA (western & northern, plus Spain, Italy, Portugal)
  • EU / EEA (Baltics, central & eastern, plus Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta)

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

Fire

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

Policy by industry

Equals Money and Fire: published policy by industry
IndustryEquals MoneyFire
Forex and CFDYesNo published rule
iGamingWith conditionsNo published rule
CryptoDepends on the activityNo
AdultNo published ruleNo published rule
Unlicensed financial servicesNo published ruleNo
AI and SaaSNo published ruleNo published rule
MarketplaceNo published ruleNo published rule

Where owners must live

Equals Money

No published rule

Fire

No published rule

Rules about countries

Equals Money

No published rule

Fire

We onboard businesses incorporated in the United Kingdom or Ireland with directors/owners resident and/or citizens of the EU & UK (and other countries available on request).

Fire · Takes companies registered in · · Source

Ireland, United Kingdom

We onboard businesses incorporated in the United Kingdom or Ireland with directors/owners resident and/or citizens of the EU & UK (and other countries available on request).

Fire · Takes owners who hold the passport of, or live in · · Source

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Fees

Equals Money

No fee we could verify

Fire

Fire: published fees
PlanAccount openingMonthlyChecked
Fire Business Account (UK company)GBP 0 set-up fee ('Set Up Fee')GBP 10 a month ('Monthly Fee') · Source
Fire Business Account (Irish or other EU company)EUR 0 set-up fee ('Set Up Fee')EUR 10 a month ('Monthly Fee') · Source

Closing an account

Equals Money

29.1 We may terminate the Services provided under these Terms at any time by giving you one (1) month's notice.

Notice before closing · · Source

Account closed or frozen? What Equals Money’s terms say

Fire

15.2 We may close the Business Account or any part of the Fire Services associated with it on giving you 90 days prior notice.

Notice before closing · · Source

Account closed or frozen? What Fire’s terms say

Licence

LicenseeEquals MoneyFire
LicenseeEquals Money International Ltd · EMI authorised by the FCA (FRN 900493) · Equals Money PLC · payment institution (FRN 488396)Fire Financial Services Limited (Fire-UK) · EMI authorised by the FCA (FRN 900983) · Fire Financial Services Limited (Fire-EU, Ireland) · payment institution authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (C58301)
RegulatorFCA · FCA / Central Bank of Ireland ·