Payments platform Wirex has temporarily suspended onboarding new U.K. customers following discussions with U.K. financial regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
- The crypto-friendly firm announced Wednesday it will be using this pause to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) controls.
- Prospective customers will be invited to join a waiting list in the meantime, Wirex CEO Pavel Matveev announced.
- The FCA became an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing supervisor for businesses in January 2020. Since then, crypto firms have raised concerns over delays in processing of their required registration applications.
- The company says it has 3.5 million customers worldwide.
- It announced the launch of a multi-currency Mastercard debit card in the U.K. and European Economic Area on March 9.