About FishBear Studio
FishBear Studio, as it appears on payment descriptors, is typically associated with online casino and slot‑machine style games, including poker and sweepstakes casino apps. Users on financial forums report seeing this descriptor for a variety of mobile and web‑based gambling titles (such as poker and slot apps) rather than for a traditional brick‑and‑mortar business, and there is no clear, official public brand presence or corporate website tied specifically to a gaming company under this name. Some reports further suggest that the descriptor is used by or in connection with a larger gaming operator (often mentioned as being based in China) that publishes multiple casino apps under different front‑end titles while billing under “FishBear Studio” or similar variations.([reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/1jo4v8s?utm_source=openai))
A charge with the descriptor “FishBear StudioUKGBR” on a Visa statement is therefore most likely related to in‑app purchases or deposits made in one of these casino or slot‑style games, or to an online sweepstakes/poker platform that uses this billing name. In many cases, cardholders later discover that a family member (often a child or another household member) made repeated small to medium‑sized purchases (for example, bundles of virtual coins or chips) that add up over time. In other cases, cardholders report the transactions as unauthorized or potentially fraudulent, especially when they do not recognize having used any such gaming apps.([reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/1jo4v8s?utm_source=openai))
Because there is no clearly identified corporate website or customer‑facing support portal branded as “FishBear Studio” for gaming, the best way to verify or dispute these charges is through your card issuer (bank or card network) and through the app platform (Apple App Store, Google Play, or the website where the game was played). Check your recent download and purchase history in those platforms, look for casino, slots, or poker apps installed on your or your family members’ devices, and match timestamps and amounts. If you believe the charges are unauthorized, contact your bank immediately to dispute them and request a new card number. Note that there is also an unrelated Indigenous art business called Fishbear Studios that explicitly warns about scammers misusing their studio name for gambling charges; that art studio is not responsible for these gaming‑related transactions.