A multi-billion fintech started by accident
Jul 16, 2021
2 minutes
“Wise’s explosive debut, valued at £8.75bn ($11bn), saw Käärmann scoop $2bn”
For a fintech company, Wise – which has just completed London’s blockbuster float of the year – “had a refreshingly analogue birth”, says The Economist. It all began when co-founders Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, two Estonians living in London, met at a party in 2007 and discovered they had a gripe in
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