Published On Apr 27, 2016
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By Taavet Hinrikus, CEO at TransferWise - @taavet
TransferWise is ripping through its industry, changing money transfer from a slow, expensive chore into an impossibly cheap, easy and fast process.
To date, TransferWise has processed over $3bn in transactions, saving their customers $150m in bank fees!
Prior to starting TransferWise, Taavet was Skype’s director of strategy until 2008, starting as its first-ever employee. He’s also a mentor and angel investor. His investments include Tweetdeck, Mendeley, OMGPOP, Betaworks, Sunrise, Improbable and Mapillary among others. Taavet is an adviser to Prime Minister of Estonia on the digital agenda.