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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

UK fintech firm Wise accused of stifling competition by rival startup

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Wise, formerly known as TransferWise, became the largest tech listing in the UK when it was valued at nearly £9bn after its 2021 stock market debut. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters

One of the UK’s fintech darlings, Wise, could face a regulatory investigation after a rival startup accused the money transfer firm of stifling competition.

London-headquartered Atlantic Money has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to raise concerns over potential conflicts of interest and anti-competitive behaviour after Wise blocked the firm from a swathe of its own price comparison sites.

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