Reported as a scam / unregulated
Why AlphaTick is on the register
AlphaTick claims to be a brand of AlphaTick (Pty) Ltd, presenting itself as an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP) regulated by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) under license number 52497. However, our verification reveals that no entity named AlphaTick (Pty) Ltd appears in the FSCA’s official register. More alarmingly, the license number 52497 actually belongs to Ultima Markets (Pty) Ltd. There is no evidence of any legal or operational connection between Ultima Markets and AlphaTick. This strongly suggests that AlphaTick is falsely using another firm’s regulatory details to create a misleading impression of legitimacy and deceive investors. Given this clear case of regulatory misrepresentation, AlphaTick is very likely to be a scam.
If you have money with this broker
- Stop sending funds. Do not pay any further “fees”, “taxes” or “verification” charges to release a withdrawal — this is a common secondary scam.
- Preserve evidence. Save transaction IDs, wallet addresses, chat logs, and every screenshot before the account is closed.
- Report it. Notify your bank/exchange and your national financial regulator so the activity is on record.
- Get guidance. Tell us what happened and we will point you toward the right next step. We are a free public registry — we never charge any fees.
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