CEO Charles Savage says EasyEquities eyeing World #1 title despite Fintech entering ‘recession mode’

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The founder and CEO of exponentially expanding Easy Equities is the picture of bouncy optimism despite a share price that’s dropped from 330c to 215c in the past two months. Purple Group’s bossman Charles Savage reckons the fintech sector’s move into ‘recessionary mode’ opens up the opportunity for Easy to move out of its home base to global leadership. In this podcast he tells Alec Hogg of BizNews.com that today’s expansion to add UK and European stocks to its offering for clients serves notice of its ambition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Jun 2022 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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