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The founders launched in 2010, after becoming fed up with being charged a substantial amount of money when sending money back and forth to their home country of Estonia. Taking on the banks has so far paid off, with the company’s exchange volume reaching £10m in its first year. Investors include VC firms, as well as the founders of PayPal and Wonga.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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