CTI Capital (ctimarket.com): A Regulatory Trail Across Multiple Countries

By AssetVault Recovery August 14, 2026 Blog
CTI Capital (ctimarket.com): A Regulatory Trail Across Multiple Countries

The warning published against CTI Capital (ctimarket.com) by UK regulators in August 2026 is not the beginning of this story.

To understand the regulatory concerns surrounding ctimarket.com, investors need to go back more than a year.

In April 2025, Swedish authorities were already investigating people using the same website. Four months later, Canadian regulators issued another warning. A Dutch regulatory alert subsequently added further concerns, and the warning was circulated internationally through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) I-SCAN network.

Now, on 13 August 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has added its own warning.

What makes this case notable is not simply the number of regulatory records. It is the continuity between them: ctimarket.com repeatedly appears, even as regulators have recorded different names and jurisdictions around the operation.

April 2025: Sweden Investigates CTI Market / Maxrich Group

The earliest warning we identified in this regulatory trail was published on 10 April 2025 by Finansinspektionen (FI), the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.

At that stage, the name was not CTI Capital.

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority identified the operation as:

CTI Market / Maxrich Group.

According to the regulator, people claiming to represent CTI Market / Maxrich Group were offering Swedish investors the opportunity to trade securities.

The findings went considerably further than a routine authorisation notice.

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority stated that it had investigated the matter and had not been able to determine that CTI Market / Maxrich Group was a real company.

It also said the operation was not authorised to conduct securities business or other financial services in Sweden, was not under its supervision, and that the regulator had received no notification of cross-border activities from another EEA country.

The warning identified:

  • Website: www.ctimarket.com
  • Telephone: +44 744 1936428
  • Email: support@ctimarket.com
  • Email: trade@ctimarket.com
  • Email: payments@ctimarkets.com

That telephone number becomes important later.

The Warning Enters the International Regulatory Network

The Swedish warning also appears through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) I-SCAN system.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) provides international visibility to investor alerts submitted through participating securities regulators.

In the CTI Market case, the relevant national authority behind this warning is Sweden’s Finansinspektionen.

This distinction matters. The appearance of the warning in IOSCO’s I-SCAN database should not be presented as a separate independent investigation by IOSCO. Instead, it extends the visibility of the Swedish regulatory alert internationally.

August 2025: The Name Changes, but the Domain Remains

Four months later, another regulator encountered the operation.

On 26 August 2025, Canada’s Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick (FCNB) issued a caution concerning:

CTI Capital | ctimarket.com

The name had shifted from the CTI Market / Maxrich Group recorded by Swedish regulators to CTI Capital.

The domain had not.

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick (FCNB) warned investors that CTI Capital was not registered to deal or advise in securities in New Brunswick.

The Canadian regulator listed its location as the United Kingdom and identified:

www.ctimarket.com

The FCNB advised investors to avoid dealing or engaging with firms that are not registered because there is no assurance that normal investor protections will apply.

The regulator also carefully noted that other businesses could have the same or a similar name and that its alert should not automatically be applied to those unrelated businesses.

One Detail Connects the 2025 and 2026 Warnings

Regulatory investigations become particularly useful when identifiers remain consistent across time.

In April 2025, Sweden’s Finansinspektionen recorded this telephone number:

+44 744 1936428

Fast-forward sixteen months.

On 13 August 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its warning against CTI Capital.

Among the contact information recorded by the FCA is:

Mobile: +44 7441 936428

It is the same number identified by Swedish regulators in April 2025.

The FCA also identifies:

  • Name: CTI Capital
  • Website: https://ctimarket.com/
  • Telephone: +44 7441 905916
  • Mobile: +44 7441 936428

The regulator says CTI Capital is not authorised by the FCA and may be targeting people in the UK. It advises consumers to avoid dealing with the firm and to beware of scams.

This Is No Longer a Single-Regulator Warning

Viewed separately, each alert tells investors something about regulatory status in a particular jurisdiction.

Viewed chronologically, however, they reveal a broader pattern.

April 2025: Sweden’s Finansinspektionen investigates CTI Market / Maxrich Group, identifies ctimarket.com and says it cannot determine that the operation is a real company.

2025: The warning receives international visibility through the IOSCO I-SCAN network.

26 August 2025: Canada’s Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick (FCNB) warns that CTI Capital / ctimarket.com is not registered to deal or advise in securities in New Brunswick.

13 August 2026: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says CTI Capital is unauthorised and may be targeting people in the UK.

The recurring domain and telephone number make the chronology especially relevant to anyone currently being approached under the CTI Capital name.

For Existing Investors, the Timeline Changes the Question

Someone encountering CTI Capital for the first time can simply decide not to proceed after reviewing the regulatory history. Someone who has already sent money through ctimarket.com faces a different problem.

The question is no longer whether the website looks convincing. It is whether the investor can establish where the money went and whether further financial loss can be prevented.

The fact that warnings involving the same domain stretch from Sweden in April 2025 to the UK in August 2026 makes it particularly important not to dismiss withdrawal difficulties as an isolated administrative problem.

What to Preserve Before Contact Disappears

Investors should create a record of the relationship while information remains accessible. That means saving more than screenshots showing an account balance.

Keep bank-transfer receipts, beneficiary names, payment references, emails, telephone numbers, account statements, withdrawal requests and conversations with representatives. If cryptocurrency was involved, preserve wallet addresses and transaction hashes.

The recurring identifiers found by regulators are a good example of why this matters. Sweden’s Finansinspektionen recorded +44 7441 936428 in its 2025 investigation. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) subsequently recorded the same number in its 2026 warning.

A detail that looks insignificant to an investor can therefore become useful when records from different periods are compared.

Do Not Turn a Withdrawal Problem Into Another Deposit

If CTI Capital representatives say additional money must be paid before existing funds can be withdrawn, investors should stop and independently verify the demand.

Labels such as “tax,” “compliance fee,” “account verification,” “insurance,” or “release charge” do not make a payment legitimate.

Nor should a large balance displayed on ctimarket.com determine the decision. A figure shown inside a platform is not independent evidence that the same amount is actually held for the investor and available for withdrawal.

This is particularly relevant given that the FCA now says CTI Capital is unauthorised and may be targeting people in the UK.

UK Investors May Have Lost Important Protections

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) explains that consumers dealing with an unauthorised firm generally will not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service if they have a complaint against that firm.

They would also generally not be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if the firm goes out of business.

If a UK bank transfer was made and fraud is suspected, however, the investor should contact the bank promptly. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also points consumers toward protections associated with rules overseen by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) for certain eligible authorised push payment scam transactions.

These rules do not guarantee reimbursement. The circumstances and payment method must be assessed individually.

What the Regulatory Record Ultimately Shows

CTI Capital stands out because the current warning cannot sensibly be viewed in isolation.

Sweden’s Finansinspektionen investigated CTI Market / Maxrich Group in April 2025 and identified ctimarket.com. The warning subsequently appeared through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) I-SCAN network.

Canada’s Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick (FCNB) then warned about CTI Capital and ctimarket.com in August 2025.

Now the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has added a UK warning, stating that CTI Capital is unauthorised and may be targeting people in the UK.

For someone currently considering an offer associated with ctimarket.com, that history should be reviewed before any money or sensitive financial information is provided.

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Disclaimer

This article is provided for informational, scam-awareness and investor-education purposes. It is based on publicly available regulatory information, including warnings and alerts published by Finansinspektionen, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick (FCNB) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). AssetVault Recovery is not a financial regulator, law-enforcement agency or government authority. Regulatory warnings should not be interpreted as an independent finding of criminal liability by AssetVault Recovery.

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