EML Payments: Drops 35 per cent off UK regulator concerns

EML Payments Drops 35 per cent off UK regulator concerns

  • The UK regulator raises fresh concerns over EML Payments (EML) UK Subsidiary, Prepaid Financial Services UK (PFS UK)
  • EML says the concerns are similar to those raised by the Central Bank of Ireland last year for EML’s Irish subsidiary relating to Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
  • PFS UK will now stop onboarding new customers, agents and distributors until a remediation program is complete
  • EML says the temporary onboarding halt will result in an expected group revenue loss of “less than $5 million” in FY23
  • EML shares dropped 35.7 per cent to trade at 40.5 cents at market close
Steve Sam
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