FCA probes 20 'finfluencers' over illegal financial product promotion

Financial promotion on social media

Sahar Nazir
clock • 3 min read

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched an investigation into the activities of 20 social media influencers, or ‘finfluencers’, who are being interviewed under caution for potentially promoting financial products illegally.

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