FINAL NOTICE

ACTION

1.
For the reasons listed below and pursuant to Regulation 10(1)(h) (as applied by
Regulation 14) of the PSR, the Authority has decided to cancel the registration
granted to Ali Parvez Shaikh (“Mr Shaikh”), as a small payment institution under
the PSR.

2.
The Authority gave Mr Shaikh a Decision Notice on 20 August 2013 (“the Decision
Notice”) which notified him that for the reasons given below and pursuant to
Regulation 10(1)(h) of the PSR, the Authority had decided to cancel the
registration granted to Mr Shaikh as a small payment institution under the PSR.

3.
Mr Shaikh has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date
on which the Decision Notice was given to him.

4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled Mr Shaikh’s registration as a small
payment institution.

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are also used in this Final Notice:

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

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“the Authority” means the body corporate previously known as the Financial
Services Authority and renamed on 1 April 2013 as the Financial Conduct
Authority;

“the PSR” means the Payment Services Regulations 2009;

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber).


REASONS FOR THE ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice given to Mr Shaikh dated 24 July 2013, and in the Decision Notice, the
Authority has concluded that Mr Shaikh has failed to pay fees and levies totalling
£710.00 owed to the Authority, of which £460.00 was due for payment by 25 July
2012 and £250.00 was due for payment by 16 August 2012, and has failed to
respond adequately to the Authority’s repeated requests that he pay the fees and
levies. These failings lead the Authority to conclude that Mr Shaikh has failed to
demonstrate a readiness and willingness to comply with his ongoing regulatory
obligations and to deal with the Authority in an open and co-operative way.
Therefore it is desirable to cancel Mr Shaikh’s registration as a small payment
institution in order to protect the interests of consumers, in accordance with
Regulation 10(1)(h) of the PSR (as applied by Regulation 14).

DECISION MAKER

7.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.

IMPORTANT

8.
This Final Notice is given to Mr Shaikh in accordance with section 390(1) of the
Act (as applied by paragraph 7(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the PSR).

9.
Sections 391(4), 391(6) and 391(7) of the Act (as applied by paragraph 7(c) of
Part 1 of Schedule 5 of the PSR) apply to the publication of information about the
matter to which this Final Notice relates. Under those provisions, the Authority
must publish such information about the matter to which this Final Notice relates
as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be published in such
manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the Authority may not
publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of the Authority, be
unfair to Mr Shaikh or prejudicial to the interests of consumers.

10.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.

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11.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Roger
Hylton at the Authority (direct line: 0207 066 8168).

John Kirby
Enforcement and Financial Crime Division