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FCA fines three money transfer firms for fixing prices charged to consumers in Glasgow

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today imposed fines on three money transfer firms after they admitted to fixing prices charged to consumers in Glasgow.

Dollar East (International Travel & Money Transfer) Ltd; Hafiz Bros Travel & Money Transfer Limited; and LCC Trans-Sending Limited (including its parent company, Small World Financial Services Group Limited), trading as Small World, have been fined a combined total of over £150,000 for breaching competition law.

The FCA has imposed the following fines:

  • Dollar East has been fined £3,600.
  • Hafiz Bros has been fined £11,200.
  • Small World has been fined £139,500.

All three firms have admitted to the FCA that they broke competition law and have received settlement discounts…
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