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Is Uphold safe?

Name: Uphold verdict: Caution
Item: Uphold
Rating: 74
Author: verify.trading

Uphold is a broker licensed by FCA (verified on the register). Our global rating is Caution, 74 out of 100. Below: why it scores this way, what each regulator means for client protection, and how to verify.

Caution

74 / 100

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Global rating: 74 Caution · evidence 83/100

Licences verified: FCA
Global score: 74 / 100
Evidence: 83 / 100
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Why this score

Global rating 74 out of 100, Caution. Last checked 30 Oct 2026.

Reason: Research incomplete
Cap applied: Score capped at 74: research incomplete
Regulation: 35 / 40
Client protection: 11 / 20
Regulatory conduct: 20 / 25
Track record: Not yet checked
Transparency: 5 / 5
Evidence confidence: 83 / 100

Pillars marked “Not yet checked” are left out of the score rather than counted as zero; they lower evidence confidence instead. Nothing commercial affects a score, verdict or ranking.

What the verdict means

Uphold is rated "Caution" globally. Verdicts come from a fixed, rule-based method applied identically to every firm.

Verified
Score 75+, research complete, and an active tier 1 or 2 licence held by the entity serving retail clients.
CautionThis record
Active, with enough evidence to score, but short of Verified. Read the reason before you deposit.
High risk
Verified adverse evidence only: a regulator warning, or a licence revoked or suspended in the last 2 years.
Insufficient data
Not enough verified evidence yet to rate. Not a judgement either way.
Under review
Our researchers are re-checking this record. No score is shown until they finish.
Not active
Inactive, redirected or merged. No score is shown.

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Who regulates Uphold

Active licences verified on the regulator's register in our latest research:

Financial Conduct Authority

(FCA)

United Kingdom

Major onshore regulatorFCA Financial Services Register Ref: 938277

How to verify this yourself

Take a few minutes to check official registers directly:

01
Open the FCA Financial Services Register at register.fca.org.uk.
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Search for the firm's name or its Firm Reference Number (FRN). Our record shows reference 938277.
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Check that the licensed legal entity matches Uphold's account terms and that status is current.
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Check permissions cover the instruments you plan to trade.

Open the FCA Financial Services Register

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The record

Public verification fields held for this entity:

Global verdict: Caution
Global score: 74 / 100
Licences verified: FCA 938277
FCA warning: None recorded
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Uphold: questions answered

Is Uphold regulated?

Our record lists Uphold as regulated by FCA (United Kingdom). Confirm each licence on the regulator's own register, because a listing here is a pointer and not proof.

Is Uphold FCA regulated?

Yes, our record shows Uphold on the FCA register with reference 938277. Check the current status on register.fca.org.uk.