Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told UK-based fintech Modulr to stop onboarding some new customers over regulatory concerns, Sifted has learned.
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October 16, 2023
Payments fintech Modulr agrees with regulator to stop onboarding new customers
The PayPal Ventures-backed embedded payments provider says it’s working with the UK financial regulator on its “systems and processes”
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Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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