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March 9, 2022

Meet the ex-Robinhood employees who are now taking on Wise

Atlantic Money is hoping to steal market share from Revolut, Wise and PayPal with fixed £3 fees


Amy O'Brien

4 min read

Neeraj and Patrick, Atlantic Money's cofounders

Remember the last time you needed to send £1m abroad? Me neither, but you’d be surprised how many tech workers in Europe do this regularly. 

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Source: Atlantic Money
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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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