Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) enforcement action against financial influencers, or ‘finfluencers’, increased by 174% in 2025.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from Brokerchooser has revealed that the FCA undertook 74 total enforcement actions against finfluencers in 2025, up from 27 the prior year. Year Cease and desist letters Warning alerts Interview under caution Criminal action Arrested Total enforcement actions Y-o-Y increase (%) 2020 - - 0 0 - N/A N/A 2021 - - 6 0 - 6 N/A 2022 - - 4 0 - 4 -33% 2023 - - 1 ...
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