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Wise CEO Käärmann fined £350,000 by FCA over tax issues

The boss of the London-listed fintech firm has been fined by the City watchdog

The FCA said it required finance leaders to be frank with them Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The FCA said it required finance leaders to be frank with them Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Fintech boss Kristo Käärmann has been fined more than £350,000 for failing to tell the Financial Conduct Authority about a personal tax issue.

The chief executive of London-listed payments firm Wise was fined for “deliberately failing to notify HMRC of a capital gains tax liability after he sold shares worth £10m in 2017,” the regulator said on 28 October.

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