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FCA probes Wise boss Kristo Kärmann after tax default

Kristo Kärmann now faces a review from the UK markets regulator following an earlier penalty from HMRC

Financial watchdog is to wade in after being passed results of a board investigation
Financial watchdog is to wade in after being passed results of a board investigation Photo: Aidan Crawley/Getty Images

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched an investigation into Wise co-founder and CEOn Kristo Kärmann over his deliberate default on tax bills, the payments app said.

Kärmann deliberately defaulted on his tax affairs, receiving a penalty for doing so from HMRC in September.

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