Fintech start-up Lanistar drops celebrity backer claims as Instagram influencers promote debit card

Fintech start-up Lanistar drops celebrity backer claims after 3,000 Instagram influencers were paid to promote its debit card Lanistar signed up footballer Kevin de Bruyne and Love Island’s Amber Gill It claimed to be ‘part-owned’ by ‘influential people’ in its launch campaign  But the company has since dropped those claims  Lanistar could not say how … Read more

FCA takes down warning notice about debit card start-up Lanistar

FCA takes down Lanistar warning notice after the fintech firm pledges to make clear debit card marketed by influencers won’t launch until January Lanistar launched a viral marketing campaign last week to drum up interest It claimed its debit card would be the ‘world’s most secure’   The FCA warned last Wednesday it was operating without … Read more

Lanistar: Debit card start-up attracts attention of the FCA

A fintech start-up which paid more than 3,000 influencers including Premier League footballers and Love Island stars to promote a debit card it claimed would be ‘one of the world’s most secure’ has been accused by the financial regulator of peddling its products without authorisation. The Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning about Lanistar, which … Read more