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TransferWise - The Profitable Unicorn Disrupting Remittances

Taavet Hinrikus, Chairman and Co-Founder, TransferWise

22-Nov-19 08:05

TransferWise - The Profitable Unicorn Disrupting Remittances

TransferWise wants to disrupt international banking by changing the way we transfer funds around the world. Fresh on the back of their Malaysian operations launch yesterday, Roshan Kanesan sat down with co-founder Taavet Hinrikus to discuss how their disrupting banks, their $3.5 billion valuation, IPO plans and their Asian expansion.

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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Categories:  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Social Issues

Tags:  TransferWise,  Remittance,  International Money Transfers,  Money Services,  Unicorn,  Disruptor,  FinTech,  Virtual Banking, 


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