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Too many crypto transactions are fraudulent, Starling CEO Anne Boden warns

The Starling founder's comments come as some rival fintechs have ventured into crypto, looking to lure younger customers

Without more controls on crypto, the City must be careful, Boden told FN
Without more controls on crypto, the City must be careful, Boden told FN Photo: Harry Murphy/Getty Images

The City should be wary of cryptocurrencies, the chief executive of Starling Bank said.

“Too many transactions that go into crypto exchanges are fraudulent, and until the industry puts in more and more controls ... we all have to be wary of that space,” Anne Boden told Financial News at the City Week annual conference in London on 27 April.

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