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March 2, 2020

Watch out TransferWise: Santander’s new fintech project is coming for you

Santander's PagoFX is due to go live in the spring, taking on TransferWise and other startups tackling foreign exchange fees. Are the disruptors about to get disrupted?


Isabel Woodford

6 min read

Ana Botin

Europe’s largest traditional bank Santander is within weeks of launching its fintech spinout and TransferWise-rival, PagoFX, according to several people briefed on the plans.

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