In its first round of crowdfunding, a smartphone-only “challenger” bank raised £1m in 96 seconds, making it the fastest crowdfunding campaign. The bank has already brought in nearly half a million UK customers, and has a six-week waiting list with over 66,000 people on it. So why are people so hyped up about this bank? Because it’s completely changing the way people bank.
This digital bank is being called the Facebook of banking
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