Protection map / 14 supported markets

Name the protection. Prove the path.

“Protected” can mean a statutory deposit-insurance payment, a private deposit guarantee, an investor-compensation process or a duty to safeguard payment funds. Those mechanisms do not fail in the same way, trigger at the same time or protect the same legal claim. This directory preserves those differences instead of compressing every balance into an insured account.

22 curated protection records cover 14 supported markets and 5 mechanism states. Each row shows the administrator, protected subject, stated limit or safeguarding basis, aggregation rule, claim trigger, official source, observation date, verification state and confidence.

deposit guarantee5explicit records
deposit insurance9explicit records
investor compensation5explicit records
no general scheme1explicit records
safeguarded funds2explicit records

Publication boundary

A scheme is not proof that your balance qualifies.

Coverage begins with the exact legal institution and product. A bank must participate in the relevant deposit scheme. A broker must be a member of the investor-protection arrangement. A payment or e-money firm must hold the customer’s funds within the activity and safeguarding perimeter. A familiar brand, regulator logo or generic “funds protected” statement cannot replace those facts.

Partner-bank and pass-through models add another evidence chain: the customer’s legal ownership, custodial account structure, ledger records, partner-bank membership, deposit product and failure scenario must all support the claim. If the nonbank fails before the bank, the operational outcome may differ. NeobankDB never converts a scheme limit into a fictional provider balance or a guaranteed recovery.

Market and mechanism filters

Find the mechanism. Then test the relationship.

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  1. au-financial-claims-schemeFCS

    Australia / deposit insurance

    Financial Claims Scheme

    Up to AUD 250,000 for each account holder at each Australian-incorporated authorised deposit-taking institution after government activation.

    bank depositscredit union deposits
    Market
    Australia
    Administrator
    Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
    Verification
    verified current scheme
    Observed
    2026-07-12
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    institution membership and product eligibility
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: Eligible deposits at Australian-incorporated banks, building societies and credit unions can be protected when the Australian Government activates the scheme.

    Aggregation: Eligible Australian-dollar deposit accounts under one ADI licence aggregate for the same account holder, including different brands using that licence.

    Eligibility boundary: Foreign-bank branches, non-AUD accounts, investments and balances held outside an eligible ADI deposit are outside this general statement.

    Claim trigger: Australian Government activation following the failure of an eligible authorised deposit-taking institution; APRA administers claims.

    Source IDs: SRC-APRA-FCS

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  2. br-fgc-ordinary-guaranteeFGC

    Brazil / deposit guarantee

    FGC Ordinary Guarantee

    BRL 250,000 per CPF or CNPJ per member institution or financial conglomerate, subject to a BRL 1 million four-year payment cap.

    bank deposits
    Market
    Brazil
    Administrator
    Fundo Garantidor de Créditos
    Verification
    verified current scheme
    Observed
    2026-07-12
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    institution membership and product eligibility
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: Specified deposits and bank-issued instruments, including eligible demand and savings deposits, CDBs and RDBs, fall within the ordinary guarantee rules.

    Aggregation: Covered products aggregate by depositor identity across an institution or conglomerate; paid guarantees also count toward the four-year overall cap.

    Eligibility boundary: Payment-account electronic money, funds, securities and crypto assets do not become covered because the same app offers a covered bank product.

    Claim trigger: FGC payment follows an eligible member-institution intervention, liquidation or other scheme event under its rules.

    Source IDs: SRC-FGC-BR-GUARANTEE

    Open official protection source
  3. ca-cipf-investor-protectionCIPF

    Canada / investor compensation

    Canadian Investor Protection Fund

    CAD 1 million for combined general accounts, CAD 1 million for combined retirement accounts and CAD 1 million for combined RESPs, subject to CIPF rules.

    brokerage cashsecurities and client property
    Market
    Canada
    Administrator
    Canadian Investor Protection Fund
    Verification
    verified current compensation
    Observed
    2026-07-13
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    direct membership required
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: CIPF can return eligible missing property when a CIPF member investment dealer becomes insolvent.

    Aggregation: Eligible accounts are grouped into CIPF's general, retirement and RESP account classes rather than receiving a limit for every account screen.

    Eligibility boundary: It does not compensate market loss, unsuitable advice or property at a non-member; exact account class and member relationship matter.

    Claim trigger: A CIPF member firm becomes insolvent and eligible customer property held by that member is missing.

    Source IDs: SRC-PROTECTION-CA-CIPF

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  4. ca-cdic-deposit-insuranceCDIC

    Canada / deposit insurance

    CDIC Deposit Insurance

    Up to CAD 100,000 including principal and interest in each separately insured category at each member institution.

    bank deposits
    Market
    Canada
    Administrator
    Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
    Verification
    verified current scheme
    Observed
    2026-07-12
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    partner or pass through conditional
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: Eligible deposits at CDIC member institutions are automatically insured within the category and membership rules.

    Aggregation: Eligible deposits in the same insured category aggregate at one member; separate statutory categories can receive separate limits.

    Eligibility boundary: Stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds and crypto assets are not deposits; a fintech relationship needs evidence linking the balance to a member institution and eligible category.

    Claim trigger: Reimbursement or transfer follows the failure of a CDIC member institution under the statutory resolution process.

    Source IDs: SRC-CDIC-DEPOSIT-COVERAGE

    Open official protection source
  5. ca-rpaa-end-user-fund-safeguardingRPAA

    Canada / safeguarded funds

    RPAA End-User Funds Safeguarding

    No fixed compensation cap: an in-scope PSP must safeguard end-user funds through a trust account or a separate account with insurance or a guarantee sufficient for the safeguarded balance.

    payment service user funds
    Market
    Canada
    Administrator
    Bank of Canada
    Verification
    verified current safeguarding
    Observed
    2026-07-13
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    activity specific safeguarding
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: The RPAA safeguarding framework is designed to preserve access to end-user funds if a registered payment service provider becomes insolvent.

    Aggregation: The duty follows end-user funds held by an in-scope payment service provider, not a per-customer government insurance category.

    Eligibility boundary: Safeguarding is not CDIC insurance; registration, whether the firm holds funds, the safeguarding method and the exact end-user relationship require evidence.

    Claim trigger: The protective arrangement is intended to operate on PSP insolvency, according to the trust, account, insurance or guarantee structure used.

    Source IDs: SRC-PROTECTION-CA-RPAA-SAFEGUARDING

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  6. fr-fgdr-deposit-guaranteeFGDR

    France / deposit guarantee

    FGDR Deposit Guarantee

    Up to EUR 100,000 per depositor per credit institution for eligible deposits, with separate rules for qualifying temporary high balances.

    bank deposits
    Market
    France
    Administrator
    Fonds de Garantie des Depots et de Resolution
    Verification
    verified current scheme
    Observed
    2026-07-12
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    home state or branch rules
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: Eligible deposits at in-scope French credit institutions are covered by the statutory deposit guarantee.

    Aggregation: Eligible accounts aggregate by depositor across the same credit institution, including brands sharing the same institution.

    Eligibility boundary: Institution, depositor, product and branch or home-state scheme must be checked; securities and ordinary investment losses are not deposits.

    Claim trigger: ACPR determines that an institution cannot repay covered deposits, which starts the statutory compensation process.

    Source IDs: SRC-FGDR-DEPOSIT-PROTECTION

    Open official protection source
  7. fr-fgdr-securities-guaranteeFGDR

    France / investor compensation

    FGDR Securities Guarantee

    Up to EUR 70,000 per customer per institution for eligible missing securities; a separate EUR 70,000 associated-cash limit can apply at investment firms under the scheme rules.

    brokerage cashsecurities and client property
    Market
    France
    Administrator
    Fonds de Garantie des Depots et de Resolution
    Verification
    verified current compensation
    Observed
    2026-07-12
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    home state or branch rules
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: The guarantee addresses an institution's inability to return eligible securities or associated cash entrusted to it.

    Aggregation: Eligible customer claims aggregate at the failed institution; cash at a bank can instead fall within the deposit-guarantee cap.

    Eligibility boundary: It does not compensate a decline in market value; institution type, asset ownership, missing property and home-state rules control.

    Claim trigger: ACPR establishes that the institution cannot return eligible financial instruments or associated funds.

    Source IDs: SRC-FGDR-DEPOSIT-PROTECTION

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  8. de-edb-deposit-guaranteeEdB

    Germany / deposit guarantee

    EdB Statutory Deposit Guarantee

    EUR 100,000 per customer per member bank, with qualifying temporary high balances protected up to EUR 500,000 for six months.

    bank deposits
    Market
    Germany
    Administrator
    Entschadigungseinrichtung deutscher Banken
    Verification
    verified current scheme
    Observed
    2026-07-12
    Confidence
    high
    Relationship test
    home state or branch rules
    Review aggregation, eligibility and claim trigger

    Coverage: EdB administers statutory protection for eligible deposits at assigned private banks.

    Aggregation: Eligible balances aggregate for the same customer at one legal member bank, not by brand, branch or account.

    Eligibility boundary: The assigned scheme, member bank, depositor and eligible deposit must be established; funds, shares and crypto assets are not deposits.

    Claim trigger: BaFin determines that a member cannot repay deposits, enabling statutory compensation.

    Source IDs: SRC-EDB-DEPOSIT-PROTECTION

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Mechanism boundaries

Similar reassurance can describe a different legal remedy.

The normalized filters help discovery; the record’s exact eligibility and trigger control.

01

Statutory deposit insurance

Deposit insurance normally protects eligible deposits at participating banks or credit unions after an institution fails. The limit usually aggregates by depositor, legal institution and ownership category or legal capacity. It does not cover a security, crypto asset, rewards balance or every amount displayed by a financial app.

02

Deposit guarantee

A deposit-guarantee fund can serve a similar public purpose while using a different legal structure, membership model and trigger. Brazil’s FGC, France’s FGDR and Germany’s EdB are recorded by their own official terminology. The name alone does not determine whether a product, branch or temporary balance qualifies.

03

Investor compensation

Investor schemes focus on missing customer property or an investment firm’s inability to meet covered obligations. They are not a promise against market loss. Cash sublimits, account classes, firm membership, eligible asset definitions and whether the claim arises from insolvency rather than investment performance all matter.

04

Safeguarded payment funds

Safeguarding generally requires relevant payment or e-money funds to be segregated, placed in trust or backed by insurance or a guarantee. It is not automatically government compensation and often has no fixed per-customer cap. Insolvency can still produce delay, administrator cost, record disputes or a shortfall.

05

No general scheme identified

An unavailable state is a researched finding, not permission to say that customers have no rights. The UAE row reports only that the cited CBUAE source identifies no general deposit-insurance scheme. Bank-specific support, depositor priority, resolution law or a later statutory fund require current evidence.

Relationship tests

The customer-to-scheme path is the hard part.

A public limit answers only one part of the protection question. The customer still needs a legally supported path from the product to the covered institution, claim and failure event. These four recurring structures should never be merged.

Direct membership

A bank, credit union, broker or investment firm participates directly. Verify the exact entity in the current scheme or regulatory register and confirm that the product and customer category are eligible.

Partner-bank or pass-through

A nonbank places customer money with an insured partner. Coverage may depend on ownership records, account titling, custodial structure and the partner’s failure—not merely the nonbank’s marketing language.

Home-state or branch scheme

A branch can use the home-state scheme, a host-state arrangement or a topping-up rule. Cross-border operation, incorporation and legal entity matter more than the country printed on the app’s landing page.

Activity-specific safeguarding

Protection follows relevant payment or e-money funds held for the regulated activity. The same group may also offer bank deposits or investments through other entities with different protection mechanisms.

Aggregation

The headline cap is rarely a per-account number.

Limits must be read with the scheme’s grouping rules, currency or unit, and eligible claim.

One legal institution

Multiple brands and accounts can share one bank licence. Eligible balances commonly aggregate at the legal institution, so opening a second account or using a sister brand may not create another limit.

Ownership or capacity

Individual, joint, trust, retirement and other capacities can be grouped differently. Canada’s separately insured deposit categories and US ownership categories are examples, but their definitions are not interchangeable.

Variable units

Mexico’s IPAB and Prosofipo limits are stated in UDIS. A UDI figure is not a fixed peso amount, so the directory preserves the official unit instead of publishing an invented or stale currency conversion.

Temporary high balances

Some schemes provide time-limited extra cover for qualifying life events. The event, evidence, amount and protection window are specific. A temporary limit must not be shown as the ordinary cap.

Decision-time workflow

Six checks before publishing a protection claim.

The directory is a research index; provider-level coverage requires a separate evidence review.

  1. 01

    Identify the contracting entity.

    Capture the exact legal name from the current customer agreement and the market in which it serves the customer. A group brand is not precise enough.

  2. 02

    Classify the balance or asset.

    Decide whether the customer holds a bank deposit, credit-union deposit, safeguarded payment funds, e-money, brokerage cash, securities or another asset. Do not classify from an interface label alone.

  3. 03

    Verify membership and legal path.

    Search the official scheme or regulator record for the exact institution. For indirect models, document the partner, account structure, beneficial ownership and pass-through conditions.

  4. 04

    Apply eligibility and exclusions.

    Customer type, residency, currency, product, branch, account capacity and asset class can alter the result. Preserve the exclusions beside the positive coverage statement.

  5. 05

    Calculate aggregation.

    Group all eligible claims under the scheme’s legal-institution and ownership rules. Record the original currency or unit and do not turn a statutory maximum into a customer-total claim.

  6. 06

    Record the trigger and observation date.

    Bank failure, broker insolvency and payment-firm insolvency can lead to different processes. Recheck the official source at decision time and retain the evidence date, verification state and confidence.

Operational states

A missing or uncertain answer remains visible.

The interface does not manufacture a nearby protection result.

Loading

Filter changes announce a loading state before replacing the market-scoped set. A transient client update never flashes a guessed scheme.

Empty

A zero-result combination offers a reset and explicitly refuses to infer membership, eligibility, pass-through status or a substitute mechanism.

Stale

Every record exposes its observation date. Limits and scheme rules must be refreshed when the editorial review threshold is reached or before a material decision.

Error

Duplicate IDs, unknown markets, malformed caps, missing source records or inconsistent evidence metadata fail validation and block publication.

Unavailable

A researched no-general-scheme state is shown as its own record with medium confidence. It is not silently converted into zero protection or universal uninsured status.

Overlap

Deposit insurance, investor compensation and safeguarding can coexist in one market or group. The product and legal entity determine which, if any, applies.

Evidence ledger

Read the rule before repeating the limit.

Every directory record links to an official scheme, regulator, central-bank or statutory source and retains its source IDs separately from rendered copy. Canonical data validation checks the market, evidence date, confidence, limit state and source relationship. Candidate facts cannot be published directly by a crawler or model.

This page is educational research, not legal, investment or insolvency advice. A live scheme register, current product agreement and decision-time legal review control. If the institution, product, branch, membership or record chain is unclear, the correct state is unavailable until reviewed evidence resolves it.