Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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Phone number
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Address
5th Floor 99 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NG, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When citicbank.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7710 9100 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2V 7NG
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (1)
- 0800 862 0971
Fake email addresses (2)
- michael.tarvin@cnbiinternational.com
- mtarvin.citic@consultant.com
Fake websites (1)
- cnbiinternational.com
The FCA warning these came from
- China Citic Bank 12 February 2020
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
- Accepting Deposits
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- BR017263 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Open
- Company type
- UK establishment of an overseas company
- Incorporated
- 4 November 2014 (11 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
Key dates in its history
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
6 November 2023
- FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)
FCA register
23 January 2023
- Changed its registered name from "China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited"
FCA register
2020
12 February 2020
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2019
19 March 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
12 March 2019
- Regulated by the China Banking Regulatory Commission from this date
FCA register
2014
4 November 2014
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Connected firms
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Similar firms
Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 8 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: China Citic Bank fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk