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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Holly Williams

Major bank fined £21m after allowing customers to register from Buckingham Palace and Downing Street

Monzo has been hit with a fine exceeding £21 million by the UK's financial watchdog for anti-fraud failures, including allowing customers with "implausible" information to open bank accounts.

The digital bank was found to have taken on customers using “obviously implausible UK addresses” such as Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and Monzo’s own headquarters, according to the regulator.

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