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VASP Compliance Summary — OSL

OSL Digital Securities Limited (OSL Group) · Exchange · Hong Kong

Exported 2026-08-25
Data reviewed 2026-08-11

Overview

Compliance snapshot

Overall regulatory statusAuthorized
EU MiCA statusNot in scope
  • SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform (Type 1 and Type 7)
  • Subsidiary of a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Institutional and professional investor focus
  • Trustpilot 3.7/5 · 190 reviews

Low concern

SFC-licensed virtual asset platform inside a Hong Kong listed group, with audited financials, insured custody and an institutional client base.

Authorizations

Licenses & registrations

JurisdictionRegulatorAuthorizationStatusReferenceGranted
Hong KongSecurities and Futures Commission
SFC · https://apps.sfc.hk/publicregWeb/searchByRa
Type 1 and Type 7 licences (VATP)AuthorizedBOX7352020-12-15
Hong KongSecurities and Futures Commission
SFC · https://apps.sfc.hk/publicregWeb/searchByRa
Virtual asset trading platform licence (AMLO)AuthorizedAMLO-VATP-2023-0012023-08-03

Reputation

Reputation scores

Trustpilot-style score3.7 / 5
Reviews190
App Store4.0
Google Play3.9
12-month trendflat
Press sentiment (12m)+5 / ~3 / −1

Media

Recent press

DateSourceHeadline & summarySentiment
2026-07-17ReutersOSL expands regulated custody mandates
Institutional custody assets increased over the half-year.
Positive
2026-05-01BloombergListed parent reports narrower losses
OSL Group cited growth in regulated trading revenue.
Neutral
2026-02-09CoinDeskOSL supports spot ETF settlement
The platform acted as a settlement venue for local ETF flows.
Positive
2025-11-21Financial TimesHong Kong tightens platform reporting
Licensed venues faced new periodic reporting duties.
Neutral
2025-07-04ReutersGroup completes capital raise
Funds were allocated to compliance and technology.
Positive

Risk events

Incidents & enforcement

DateTypeAmountDescription
2023-04-12Outage—API connectivity degraded for around 90 minutes for institutional clients.

Profile

Key facts

Founded2018
Websiteosl.com
Fiat currenciesHKD, USD
Proof of reservesYes
Custody modelInsured segregated custody within a listed group structure
Legal entitiesOSL Digital Securities Limited (HK) · OSL Group Limited (HK)
DirectoryOSL
OSL logo

OSL

AuthorizedNot in scopeESMA register

OSL Digital Securities Limited (OSL Group)

Exchange🇭🇰 Hong Kong Founded 2018osl.com
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Last reviewed
2026-08-11
OverviewLicensesReputationPressIncidents

Compliance snapshot

  • SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform (Type 1 and Type 7)
  • Subsidiary of a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
  • Institutional and professional investor focus
  • Trustpilot 3.7/5 · 190 reviews
Overall concern
Low concern

SFC-licensed virtual asset platform inside a Hong Kong listed group, with audited financials, insured custody and an institutional client base.

Regulatory

Licenses & registrations

JurisdictionRegulatorAuthorizationStatusReferenceGranted
🇭🇰 Hong KongSecurities and Futures CommissionSFCType 1 and Type 7 licences (VATP)AuthorizedBOX7352020-12-15
🇭🇰 Hong KongSecurities and Futures CommissionSFCVirtual asset trading platform licence (AMLO)AuthorizedAMLO-VATP-2023-0012023-08-03
  • 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
    Authorized
    Type 1 and Type 7 licences (VATP)
    Securities and Futures CommissionSFC
    BOX7352020-12-15
    Verify at source
  • 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
    Authorized
    Virtual asset trading platform licence (AMLO)
    Securities and Futures CommissionSFC
    AMLO-VATP-2023-0012023-08-03
    Verify at source
User signals

Reputation

Trustpilot-style score
3.7/ 5
3.7
190 reviews
Stable (12m)
App ratings
App Store
4.0
Google Play
3.9
Press sentiment (12m)
Positive5
Neutral3
Negative1
Media

Recent press

  • 2026-07-17
    OSL expands regulated custody mandatesPositive

    Reuters — Institutional custody assets increased over the half-year.

  • 2026-05-01
    Listed parent reports narrower lossesNeutral

    Bloomberg — OSL Group cited growth in regulated trading revenue.

  • 2026-02-09
    OSL supports spot ETF settlementPositive

    CoinDesk — The platform acted as a settlement venue for local ETF flows.

  • 2025-11-21
    Hong Kong tightens platform reportingNeutral

    Financial Times — Licensed venues faced new periodic reporting duties.

  • 2025-07-04
    Group completes capital raisePositive

    Reuters — Funds were allocated to compliance and technology.

History

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2023-04-12Outage

    API connectivity degraded for around 90 minutes for institutional clients.

Entity

Key facts

CMC rank
#52
Fiat currencies
HKD, USD
Proof of reserves
Yes
Custody model
Insured segregated custody within a listed group structure
Legal entities
  • OSL Digital Securities Limited (HK)
  • OSL Group Limited (HK)
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