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neximo4
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About neximo4
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Comment #11669484
Even looking at Gotthard tunnel is rather bad because it's just a tunnel though in very difficult conditions and large as you say is a bad comparison against a new railway network …
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Comment #11666443
Crossrail is the 4th most costly 'megaproject' involving transport both under construction and 4th including all completed projects. There isn't any way to look at it where it isn'…
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Comment #11403290
> On a per-unit sold basis, Tesla Model S is wildly profitable, with a gross margin north of 30% [1]. However, they are obviously still in startup mode, so they reinvest all of tho…
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Comment #11399806
Hi! do you have contact details/email I can reach you on?
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Comment #11225676
Never saw this card. Looks quite useful!
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Comment #11225451
- Paypal in 1999? Didn't know they were free in 1999. It doesn't look like banks will start charging for transfers though, it's certainly not free to get customers. It can also be …
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Comment #11225056
1) No fees using the card abroad. Exchange rate 'at cost'. 2) No fees using any ATM to withdraw cash (AKAIK when I asked the Mondo guys) 3) Instant notifications when you make a pu…
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Comment #11224971
If you ask the bank they'll let you use it. I's still in a sort of beta phase but all UK banks have to have them soon under a HM treasury directive on 'Open Banking'.
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Comment #11224909
I like there's absolute no fees when using the debit card abroad and you get the exchange rate 'at cost'. There's a building society that does this but it needs 5k or 500 a month i…
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Comment #11224863
One thing that's quite nice about what they're doing, and rather profitable is the OD system. With a credit card you have a seperate account, so when you get cash it doesn't have t…
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Comment #11224494
I got stuck on their annoying typeform. I was on my mobile and agree wasn't clicking properly it kept going back. Then I was too late. So.. it could be worse!
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Comment #11224422
> UK banks are slow to innovate This is hardly true. The UK is one of the only countries which has a couple of simple features in banking no other country has: - Instant, Free tran…
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Comment #11224376
Monese isn't a bank and neither is FFREES (they say so on their website) > https://register.fca.org.uk/ShPo_firmdetailsPage?id=001b0000... Mondo will offer banking services (lendin…
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Comment #11224364
This is disingenuous, these aren't banks just UI. They won't have a single branch either, unlike these others (or their parents). Apart from Atom they're the only ones like this. M…
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Comment #11224330
What they did is essentially handle crowdcube's load. They couldn't take all of them at once so they made an app that could and sent the links to the first 1m pledged users gradual…
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Comment #11223221
Tried in 4 countries, Australia included. Granted its better and worse at times it is consistently worse off than using fb (via web browser), Telegram (Mac app) & Whatsapp (web app…
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Comment #11222128
Also why does your chat client take soo long (we're talking 20s+) to start up if you're not in the US.
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Comment #11215277
I try to avoid it because its such a tease trying to get it just load up. To put things into perspective it's faster to load up Facebook with a web browser and just chat with that …
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Comment #11211278
I never realised the NBBO could cross because of HFT. (Technically a market type order is required to prevent this, but the quote stuffing lags price) Definitely seems wrong.
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Comment #11211249
I wish they'd just make their app start up faster and improve the quality of the app. Takes nearly 15 secs to half a minute to connect, quite consistently. Would love to jump on th…
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Comment #11204286
There aren't too may startups in the Square Mile as it's defined. Just a couple of fintech ones in Canada square. My point is still the same, not many people live in SF or in Londo…
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Comment #11203680
But people still commute there right? This is the point i'm trying to make, No one (and by that I man a small minority) lives in the city centre because it is too expensive. Applie…
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Comment #11203415
Please tell someone this in Australia with a straight face (and London, but things have slightly changed over the past 2 or so year). It is not as easy to get capital as you think.…