Trive Under Fire: Employees Demand Withheld Salaries

Trive, a Netherlands-based leading CFD broker across forex, stocks, indices and commodities, is facing ire from its employees on the unpaid salary crisis that has haunted them for four months starting from November 2025. Upset over such a long delay, employees have been using social media platforms to express their frustration.

Employees Asked to Remove Salary Delay Posts on Social Media

As soon as the employee posts criticizing the company over the failure to pay their salaries made rounds, the companys HR department got into action. It reportedly requested these employees to take posts down within 48 hours of them going viral. Employees express irony over the corporate ethics at Trive, which allegedly considers it wrong to speak about the lack of payment, according to a post. However, the employee expressed concerns over the withheld earned wages leading to the repossession of the car and the potential eviction being considered normal by the company. An employee, in a sarcastic tone, hit out at the HR management, saying that such crisis management would help them get a raise.

The Settlement Process Kicks Off at Trive

According to the rumors, the company‘s Head Office has acknowledged the settlement request raised by the employees. According to them, they requested the wages they legally earned and were promised in writing in January. They do not ask for a bonus or payout, the employee statement added. However, the post says it as a familiar script from the company, saying that the payment is in process, waiting for final confirmation. This, according to the post, has been on for weeks and months. The post dismissed the pending salaries as having anything to do with the liquidity issue. Rather, it’s a choice, the post added.

A Settlement Note from the Company

Meanwhile, while investigating the case, we also stumbled upon a note from the company‘s HR manager asking employees to return equipment to Trive International Consultancy Sdn BHD’s office in Malaysia within 10 days of the letter issuance date. While the delivery charges incurred on equipment would be borne by the company, failure to provide this to it would result in the absorption of the balance amount payable in lieu of the unreturned equipment. The issued letter requested the submission of a final invoice with the payment amount and delivery charges. According to the letter, the final amount would be put on hold until the company obtains the equipment. Within 15 days of the receipt of the equipment, the company will issue the payment to the employee.

Social Posts Read a Cautionary Tone for Clients & Traders

An employee expressed that if the brokerage house cannot or will not settle its staff salary, how can it make its clients & traders‘ capital secure on its platform? If the company takes five months to confirm employees’ payment settlement, how long will it take to process clients withdrawals?

Multiple Withdrawal-related Complaints Give Credence to Concerns Expressed for Trives Traders

The doubts expressed by employees' posts over the inability to pay traders seem to be taking effect. On WikiFX, a leading forex regulation inquiry app, there have been many withdrawal complaints against Trive since the last four-five months. The broker officials reported having told traders about withdrawals in two-three business days. However, exposure reports reveal a massive delay, even lasting beyond a month. Here are some withdrawal denial complaints that have surfaced recently.

Trives Operational Presence

Trive Investment B.V. offers investment services through several wholly owned subsidiaries worldwide, including the United States, Europe, Africa, Australia, Indonesia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. These companies are licensed by reputable regulators globally. These include the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Australia, the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) in the US, the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (BAPPEBTI) in Indonesia, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) in Mauritius and the British Virgin Islands, and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa.

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