Belgium · Payments & e-money
Gold Commodities Forex
Legal name in the LEI recordGOLD-COMMODITIES -FOREX
Gold Commodities Forex (G.C.F.) is a Belgian naamloze vennootschap (NV) based in Alsemberg, in the municipality of Beersel. The EBA payment institutions register lists it as a payment institution supervised in Belgium since June 2011, for money remittance and payment services. It describes itself as a wholesale dealer in investment gold, silver and other precious metals, and in foreign currencies in banknotes and on account. It opens accounts for individuals and companies.
Licences and registrations
Held by Gold-Commodities -Forex (LEI 5493004ASPFEDNEY8V17). 1 entry on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBA PSD2 RegisterNational Bank of BelgiumLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address. | Payment institutionPayment Institution | 0832602171 | Belgium | Active | 2011-06-27 | — |
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- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- GOCFBEB1XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of GOCFBEB1 marks a passive participant.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2015-06-06
- Last updated
- 2018-01-06
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Not published
Firm type
Other
Trades as G.C.F.
- Head office
- Winderickxplein 3 bus 2, 1652 Alsemberg, Belgium
- Company register
- Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE) 0832.602.171
Online
- Websites & references
- gcfor.eu ↗
wisseldirect.be ↗ Wisseldirect currency-ordering site, under construction; it refers customers to G.C.F. and shows its address - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- dnb.nl/en/public-register/information-detail/?registerCode=WFTBI&relationNumber=R128223
- lb.lt/en/sfi-financial-market-participants/gold-commodities-forex-nv
- gcfor.eu/
- gcfor.eu/koersen.php?lang=EN
- gcfor.eu/bedrijfsvoorstelling.php?lang=EN
- gcfor.eu/contact.php?lang=EN
- gcfor.eu/klant.php?lang=EN
- wisseldirect.be/
- nbb.be/doc/dq/paymentstatistics/list_of_institutions_granted_a_derogation_nl_2022.pdf
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The EBA payment institutions register lists the firm as a Belgian payment institution, number 0832602171, authorised since 27 June 2011 for money remittance and payment services. The National Bank of Belgium is the home supervisor. The licence is passported without a branch to at least the Netherlands and Lithuania.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Bank of Belgium Belgium | Payment institution (money remittance, payment services) | 0832602171 | In its own name | Active | — |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm buys and sells investment gold coins and bars, silver and other precious metals, and foreign-currency banknotes, and also holds metals and currencies on account.
It serves customers from its office in Alsemberg, Belgium, and has notified cross-border payment services without a branch to the Netherlands (from 19 February 2019) and Lithuania.
- Sells to
- Consumers · Small businesses · Enterprises
- Serves customers in
- Belgium
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Jean-Yves Vanderheyden Managing director
- Executive
- Tom Akkermans Managing director
- Executive
- Paul Geyskens Managing director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The research found no fines, investigations, security incidents, licence changes or corporate events from the last three years.
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- GOCFBEB1XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- GOCFBank
- BECountry · Belgium
- B1Location · passive
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 5493004ASPFEDNEY8V17
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 0832602171
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entry: Matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name, country and address.
- Register-entry ID
- d9560bb8cb6d
- National bank code
- Bank identification code 916
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Register licences
- 1 entry on 1 register
- Activities
- Money remittance
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- Belgium
- Country · region
- Belgium · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Not on the ECB's list of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Registered address
- WINDERICKXPLEIN 3 ALSEMBERG 1652 BELGIUM
- Operational address
- WINDERICKXPLEIN 3 ALSEMBERG 1652 ALSEMBERG BELGIUM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>GOCFBEB1XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493004ASPFEDNEY8V17</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>GOCFBEB1XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493004ASPFEDNEY8V17</LEI>
<Nm>GOLD COMMODITIES FOREX</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>ALSEMBERG</TwnNm>
<Ctry>BE</Ctry>
<AdrLine>WINDERICKXPLEIN 3 ALSEMBERG 1652</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
National bank codes
Bank identification code · Belgium
1 code file of 2026-09-01
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file |
|---|---|---|
| 916 | GOCFBEB1 | GOLD COMMODITIES FOREX (G.C.F.) |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- National bank codes—Belgium (Source: National Bank of Belgium).
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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