Berlin-based digital bank N26 lit up London the night it launched in the UK in October 2018, with a stunt projecting the company logo onto several landmarks across the capital.
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London's Carnaby Street the night of N26's launch. The initial plan had been to project the N26 logo onto the Bank of England. <k>Qxpyrpyud vfwy rzp XYU</j>
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