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Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus steps down as chair

Hinrikus had planned to leave the fintech within a year of floating its shares

The prolific angel investor will give way to Netflix's former CFO
The prolific angel investor will give way to Netflix's former CFO Photo: Akio Kon/Getty Images

Taavet Hinrikus, the co-founder of British payments fintech Wise, is stepping down from his role as chair and director of the business.

Hinrikus, one of the UK’s most well-known fintech founders and a prolific angel investor, will be replaced by former Netflix chief financial officer David Wells, who has sat on Wise’s board since 2019.

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