Scope of this review

This review addresses silversgate.com and the Silversgate Bank name used with it. It does not make a finding about other organisations with similar names.

The official warning for the domain

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) includes silversgate.com as Silversgate Bank in its warning material about fake-celebrity investment scams. The listing puts the exact domain in a context where claims of investment access or endorsement require independent checking before money or identification is supplied.

A name that sounds like a bank, a banking-style website or a familiar-looking logo does not establish a deposit-taking or investment-services permission. The authority that licenses a bank or investment firm should be able to confirm the exact legal entity and the activities it may carry out.

Check the institution behind the name

Ask for the full corporate name, country of registration, licence number and the regulated service being offered. Look it up in the regulator's register, using a search route you found independently. The account agreement should identify the same company and explain who receives a deposit, what protection applies to client money and how complaints can be made.

Be especially cautious if an offer relies on a supposed public-figure endorsement, an urgent investment allocation or a request to use cryptocurrency. Those features should never bypass the identity and licence check.

What you should check before you act

  1. Check silversgate.com against the FMA warning material.
  2. Confirm the legal entity and banking or investment permission directly with the relevant authority.
  3. Verify any endorsement with the named person's official channel.
  4. Keep a record of the offer and do not make a payment to obtain an allocation or release a supposed return.

This article is general research, not financial, legal or investment advice.