This Billion-Dollar Startup Has an Ancient Business Model

June 13 — TransferWise is the foreign exchange startup that predicts it’ll put banks out of business. It’s a newly-minted unicorn thanks to a billion-dollar valuation, but it’s not without its critics. So how does it work? And just how innovative is it, really?

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