{"id":29788385,"date":"2026-02-19T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=29788385"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:32:57","slug":"the-fma-warns-against-the-conclusion-of-business-with-the-world-sovereign-bank-of-the-order-of-hospitallers-wsboh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-against-the-conclusion-of-business-with-the-world-sovereign-bank-of-the-order-of-hospitallers-wsboh\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns against the conclusion of business with &#8220;The World Sovereign Bank of the Order of Hospitallers (WSBOH)&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The FMA warns against offerings by<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The World Sovereign Bank of the Order of Hospitallers (WSBOH)<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: <strong>https:\/\/wsboh.org<\/strong><br>E-Mail: info@wsboh.org<br>With its registered office apparently in: Bratislava (Slovakia)<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This provider is not authorised to conduct banking services in Austria that require a licence, and therefore is not authorised to accept or hold funds as deposits (deposit business); in accordance with Article 1 para.&nbsp;1 no. 1 of the Austrian Banking Act (BWG; Bankwesengesetz).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basis for this publication is Article&nbsp;4 para.&nbsp;7 BWG.<\/p><p class=\"disclaimer wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone providing banking services, and financial and securities services in Austria, requires the necessary authorisation or licence to do so from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). Some undertakings offer such services without holding the necessary authorisation. Information about whether a specific undertaking has been authorised\/licensed by the FMA, can be found in the FMA Company Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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