EDITORIAL REFERENCE · methodology v3.1 · refreshed weekly
The operator's reference for brokerage technology.
Vendor-neutral comparisons, honest TCO, and named-customer evidence — for the people building brokerages and prop firms. Prop-firm founders in the UAE, CySEC brokers in Cyprus, and compliance officers across the EU, scored on one six-dimension rubric.
Regulators
- Regulator: CySEC , jurisdiction Cyprus · EU
- Regulator: DMCC , jurisdiction UAE · Dubai
- Regulator: VARA , jurisdiction UAE · Dubai
- Regulator: DFSA , jurisdiction UAE · DIFC
- Regulator: FCA , jurisdiction UK
- Regulator: ASIC , jurisdiction Australia
- Regulator: MAS , jurisdiction Singapore
- Regulator: SVG , jurisdiction St Vincent (offshore)
THE OPERATOR JOURNEY · 4 PHASES
Enter by where you are, not by vendor category.
PILLAR COVERAGE · 14 CHAPTERS
The full map. 3 chapters live, 11 on the roadmap.
SETUP Procure, integrate, go-live 5 pillars · 2 live
OPERATE Comply, monitor, run the desk 5 pillars · 1 live
GROW Scale, partners, new jurisdictions 4 pillars · 0 live
DISPATCHES · WEEKLY
What changed this week in the stack.
BaFin Issues Binding Order Against Helaba Over AML and CDD Failures
Germany's BaFin issued a binding administrative order on 20 July 2026 directing Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale (Helaba) to overhaul its AML and customer due diligence controls across four specific failure categories.
Brokerage Atlas EditorialAMLA Publishes Taxonomy v4.3 for 2027 Direct Supervision Data Collection
AMLA published updated Taxonomy v4.3 on 20 July 2026, releasing a revised data model that reporting and KYC software must support before the 2027 EU direct supervision regime begins.
Brokerage Atlas EditorialMatch-Trader Wins Best Prediction Markets Platform at UF Awards Global 2026
Match-Trade Technologies has been awarded the Best Prediction Markets Platform title at the UF Awards Global 2026, presented during iFX EXPO International in...
Brokerage Atlas EditorialMETHODOLOGY · v3.1 · PUBLISHED IN FULL
One rubric. Six dimensions. Public weightings.
The named framework is the moat. Every vendor is scored on the same six axes, the weightings are published, and the refresh cadence is fixed — so a score from May means the same thing as a score from August.
Read the methodologyCOMPARE · KYC-AML CYPRUS
The matrix. Sortable on any column.
| Vendor | Atlas score | $/verify ↑ | CySEC fit | Partner | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumsub | 4.6 | $1.85 | STRONG PICK | CPA + lifetime | > review |
| ComplyAdvantage | 4.4 | $0.55 | SOLID | Negotiable | > review |
| ShuftiPro | 4.1 | $0.20 | PARTIAL FIT | CPA | > review |
| Veriff | 4.0 | $1.40 | PARTIAL FIT | CPA | > review |
Partner economics, read as operator intelligence.
Public vs. negotiable programs, CPA / revshare structure, disclosed tiers — the same data that sets your 5-year TCO, not a monetisation pitch.