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Fintech founder: I would not set up in London today

TransferWise CEO warns UK government: 'We need it to be easy to import talent and we need to make these people happy and welcome'

By

Yolanda Bobeldijk

and

Lucy McNulty

Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chief executive officer of TransferWise, speaks at the International Fintech Conference in London
Taavet Hinrikus, co-founder and chief executive officer of TransferWise, speaks at the International Fintech Conference in London Photo: Simon Dawson, Bloomberg via Getty Images

The founder of one of London's best-known fintech startups has said that he would not choose London as a location to set up his business today, as he has "no idea what Brexit will mean".

Taavet Hinrikus, the chief executive and co-founder of online FX service TransferWise, urged the UK government to quickly secure access to talent and trade with Europe in a post-Brexit world.

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