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GS: Regulation, Licence Numbers & Tier Breakdown

Complete primary licence audit for GS (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), including regulatory certificate numbers, tier classifications, contracting legal entities, and our 3-step official registry verification playbook.

Coverage: Cross-border payment institutions, MSBs, remittance corridors, insurance and fiduciary trusts

6D Overall Score
5.0
Regulated Licences
2 / 2
Tier-1 Filings
0
Warning Exposure
0

GS Regulatory Licence & Certificate Registry

Each certificate number links to our cryptographic verification dossier (/verify/license/[num]).

Supervising AuthorityTierCertificate NumberSupervisory StatusContracting Legal EntityEffective Date
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S. Fed)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S. Fed)
unknown2182786RegulatedGOLDMAN SACHS BK USA/GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP THE—
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. OCC)
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. OCC)
unknown24173RegulatedThe Goldman Sachs Trust Company, National Association—

Supervisory Tier Distribution & Prudential Breakdown

Categorisation of recorded authorisations by statutory capital, segregation, and compensation rigor.

TIER-1 ONSHORE

0

Major statutory regimes (FCA, ASIC, MAS, SEC/NFA, BaFin, FINMA, JFSA, SFC) with strict daily trust reconciliation and statutory compensation.

TIER-2 SUPERVISORY

0

Recognised regional regulators (CySEC, FMA, FSCA, DFSA) enforcing MiFID II or equivalent prudential reporting and negative balance protection.

OFFSHORE / TIER-3

0

International business company (IBC) or offshore registrations with flexible leverage schedules and no statutory investor compensation fund.

RESTRICTED / ALERT

0

Filings marked exceeded scope, revoked, unauthorised, or suspected clone in the imported supervisory dataset.

3-Step Official Register Verification Playbook

How to independently verify GS's supervisory standing before wiring funds.

STEP 01 • LICENCE STRING

Cross-Check Certificate Number

Take each licence number listed for GS and query it directly on the issuing authority's official public register (and via our /verify/license/ oracle) to confirm active standing.

STEP 02 • ENTITY CONTRACT

Audit Onboarding Subsidiary

Multi-entity brokerages often market a Tier-1 licence on their homepage while onboarding international clients under an offshore entity. Confirm your client agreement names The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..

STEP 03 • DOMAIN BINDING

Verify Approved Website Host

Confirm that the website domain you use to log in (www.goldmansachs.com) matches the approved domain recorded on the regulator's register entry.

GS — Regulation & Licences Architecture Exhibit

Deterministic vector diagram generated from supervisory filings and 6D telemetry.

GS — Regulation & Licences Architecture (PayClear Ledger)
Exhibit: GS regulation & licences verification workflow and quantitative KPI strip.

GS Regulation & Licences: Frequently Asked Questions

Four intent-specific due diligence questions answered from primary dataset records.

Which financial regulators authorise and supervise GS?

GS (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) holds 2 recorded supervisory filing(s) in our dataset across Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S. Fed), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. OCC). Of these, 2 carry an active "Regulated" status and 0 are classified under Tier-1 statutory supervisors.

What are GS's official regulatory licence numbers?

Recorded certificate numbers for GS include: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S. Fed) #2182786 (Regulated); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. OCC) #24173 (Regulated). Click any certificate number in the table above to open its SHA-256 verification dossier.

Does GS hold Tier-1 onshore regulatory authorisation?

No active Tier-1 regulated filing is recorded for GS in our current snapshot (2 total filings across Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S. Fed), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. OCC)).

How do I verify GS's contracting legal entity before funding an account?

Follow our 3-step verification protocol: (1) locate the exact corporate name in your client agreement and compare it against "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc."; (2) click the certificate number link in our licence table to verify the registration string; and (3) confirm on the regulator's own domain that www.goldmansachs.com is the authorised web portal.

Structured against supervisory register snapshots and public regulatory filings. Verify your contracting legal entity and current authorisation status directly on the issuing regulator’s official register before transacting.

GS Regulation, Licence Numbers & Tier Breakdown (2026 Audit) | PayClear Ledger