Institution record
Yellow
Yellow Card Financial South Africa (Pty) Limited
- Source score
- —
- Warnings
- 0
- Comments
- 0
Licence records
Licences within our coverage (firms authorised in the uk, ireland and gibraltar) 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 firms authorised in the uk, ireland and gibraltar dataset.
| Institution | Primary regulators | Regulated / total | Risk classification | Source score | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow (this record) | FSCANBFIRABoU | 2 / 3 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| AvaTrade | CBIFSAFSCA+5 | 8 / 8 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| FxPro | FCABaFinFSCA+3 | 4 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| ThinkMarkets | FCAASICFSA+3 | 4 / 6 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
| AVA | CBIFSRAASIC+2 | 5 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 0 |
| Exness | FCAFSCACYSEC+2 | 4 / 5 | Risk level not supplied | — | 1 |
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 firms authorised in the uk, ireland and gibraltar 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 QuantCalc Tools relevant to Yellow's supervisory scope.
Cleared Margin & VaR Models
NY Fed SOFR Index ACT/360 In-Arrears Compounding Engine: Execution Slippage, Haircut Floors & Rebalancing Drag (4.4151% 90-Day Annualized Benchmark)
NY Fed SOFR Index ACT/360 In-Arrears Compounding Engine (SOFR-INDEX-ACT360) stands at 4.4151% (90-Day Annualized) (Source: NY Fed Reference Rates, 2026-10-20), governing bid-ask spread amortization and turnover-adjusted
Risk-Adjusted Performance Benchmarks
CME SPAN 2 Historical & Stress Value-at-Risk (VaR) Model: Execution Slippage, Haircut Floors & Rebalancing Drag (6.26% Initial Margin / Notional Benchmark)
CME SPAN 2 Historical & Stress Value-at-Risk (VaR) Model (CME-SPAN2-VAR) stands at 6.26% (Initial Margin / Notional) (Source: CME Clearing, 2026-10-20), governing bid-ask spread amortization and turnover-adjusted net Sha
Quantitative Pricing & Options Engines
Basel III FRTB 97.5% Expected Shortfall (ES) Tail Metric: Execution Slippage, Haircut Floors & Rebalancing Drag (97.5% Confidence Interval Benchmark)
Basel III FRTB 97.5% Expected Shortfall (ES) Tail Metric (FRTB-ES-975) stands at 97.5% (Confidence Interval) (Source: BIS Basel Committee MAR33, 2026-10-20), governing bid-ask spread amortization and turnover-adjusted ne
Fixed Income Duration & Portfolio Risk
Cornish-Fisher Skew & Kurtosis Modified Parametric VaR: Execution Slippage, Haircut Floors & Rebalancing Drag (99.0% Non-Normal Quantile Benchmark)
Cornish-Fisher Skew & Kurtosis Modified Parametric VaR (CORNISH-FISHER-VAR) stands at 99.0% (Non-Normal Quantile) (Source: GARP FRM Quantitative Standard, 2026-10-20), governing bid-ask spread amortization and turnover-a
