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Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission: money-changing licence checks

A guide to the Cook Islands FSC, its separate money-changing and remittance licence lists, and the distinction between a licensed legal entity and a company registration.

By FXBrokers.ai ResearchCook IslandsPublished Updated Sources checked

Authority and scope

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The Financial Supervisory Commission administers Cook Islands financial-services legislation covering banking, insurance, trustee companies and money-changing or remittance businesses. For a forex brand citing an FSC licence, the relevant first check is the named legal entity and the precise category in the Commission’s public licensee list.[2][1]

Authority
Financial Supervisory Commission
Jurisdiction
Cook Islands
Remit
Cook Islands financial-services supervision, including banking, insurers, trustee companies and licensed money-changing and remittance businesses.

Registers and permission checks

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Register essentials

Register essentials
MeasureValueContext
AuthorityFinancial Supervisory Commission, Cook IslandsSource 3
Relevant public listMoney-Changing & Remittance BusinessesSource 1
Licence categories shown separatelyMoney-changing; money-changing and remittance; remittanceSource 1
Relevant legislationMoney-Changing and Remittance Businesses Act 2009Source 2
Enquiry address[email protected]Source 3

The list retrieved on 11 October 2026 identifies 4xCube Limited specifically as a licensed money-changing business. It lists businesses licensed for both money-changing and remittance separately. A company-registration reference and a money-changing licence number describe different records; neither should be silently expanded into a claim that every group company or every financial service holds the same permission.[1][2]

The displayed money-changing list does not provide detailed individual licence conditions or licence numbers for each named firm. Ask the Commission about the exact entity, licence scope and any current restrictions when those details determine an account decision. Its contact page provides a dedicated address for financial-institution licence and regulation enquiries.[1][3]

Entities & regulation02

The list separates these activities

The list separates these activities
SubjectWhat it means
Money changing4xCube Limited appears in the money-changing category. Read that wording exactly; the list is not a schedule of every contractual trading service.Source 1
Combined activityDeriv (CI) LLC and Jetsave appear in the combined money-changing/remittance category.Source 1
RemittanceTelecom Cook Islands Limited trading as Vodafone and Smartie are listed separately for remittance.Source 1

Open the official register

Check the exact legal entity, permissions, current status and scope in the official record. A brand connection in our coverage does not establish authorisation.

Rules for firms and products

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The Commission’s legislation page cautions that amendments may affect the current status of material hosted there and directs statutory-copy enquiries to the Clerk of Parliament. The public licensee list and an individual broker’s commercial account terms answer different questions; regulatory listing alone does not supply a client compensation amount or an insurance entitlement.[2][1]

Client assets and protections

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A money-changing or remittance listing should not be converted into a claim that every leveraged product, custody service or affiliate is covered. The public list does not publish the individual conditions needed to settle those questions. Obtain the company’s exact agreement and ask the Commission to confirm any permission that is material to the account.[1][3]

Complaints and redress

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Use the Commission’s published enquiry route to clarify a claimed licence or to ask which complaint process applies. Keep that request distinct from a repayment demand addressed to the contractual company. This profile does not establish an independent ombudsman award process or a statutory compensation amount from the public pages reviewed.[3][1]

Official contacts and resources

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Current FSC contact route

Official contact pageWebsite
https://www.fsc.gov.ck/public/content.aspx?cn=CompanyContactUsSource 3

Scope Published email: [email protected]; postal address: PO Box 594, Avarua, Rarotonga. Check the page for the current telephone route.

The contact page reviewed for this update marks the main +682 20798 line as down and publishes an urgent alternative. Because this is an operational notice rather than a permanent contact change, the live page is the appropriate place to obtain a working number.[3]

Register

Licensed money-changing and remittance businesses

Responsible body
Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission
Scope
List distinguishes money changing, remittance and combined businesses.
Resource availability
Available
Checked
Source 1
Official contact

Contact the Commission

Responsible body
Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission
Scope
Inquire email and temporary telephone outage notice.
Resource availability
Available
Checked
Source 3
Rulebook

Financial-services legislation

Responsible body
Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission
Scope
Statutes and amendments; page cautions against treating hosted copies as definitive current law.
Resource availability
Available
Checked
Source 2

Resource availability describes the documented route. It does not establish eligibility, authorisation or compensation coverage.

Report misconduct, scams or a clone

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This profile has not yet established the applicable procedure, receiving body and eligibility for this task. Consult the authority’s official resources and check your firm, product and circumstances before acting.

Compensation & firm failure

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This profile has not yet established the applicable procedure, receiving body and eligibility for this task. Consult the authority’s official resources and check your firm, product and circumstances before acting.

Follow the evidence

Sources & further reading

  1. Money-Changing & Remittance Businesses: licence categories Financial Supervisory Commission · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
  2. Cook Islands Financial Services — Legislation Financial Supervisory Commission · Accessed 15 Oct 2026
  3. FSC licence and regulation enquiries Financial Supervisory Commission · Accessed 15 Oct 2026

A documented resource is not a finding of eligibility or compensation coverage. Consult the named body and current official terms for your firm, product and circumstances.

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Covered broker profiles

Profiles connected to this authority in our coverage. This is not a complete official register or a list of approved brokers; see each entity’s dated status.

Forex & CFD

4XC

A detailed profile of 4XC’s Standard, Pro and VIP accounts, Cook Islands licence scope, instrument charges, bonus-credit mechanics, withdrawals, PAMM exit restrictions and operational caveats.

Operating status
Active
Sources checked
11 Oct 2026
Read the profile of 4XC