By Martin Coyle ( August 26, 2026, 10:37 GMT | Insight) -- The co-founder and owner of Dolfin Financial, as well as two of its former senior executives, have been banned from the UK’s financial services industry for a multimillion-pound scheme that helped clients to bypass visa rules. “The scheme was deliberately designed to create the false impression that the visa requirements had been met,” the Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday.The co-founder and owner of Dolfin Financial, as well as two of its former senior executives, have been banned from the UK’s financial services industry for a multimillion-pound scheme that helped clients to bypass visa rules....
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