The Monday Interview: Charles Dowd, co-founder, Plynk - Changing how we act around money

Plynk is Europe’s first money messaging app offering instant person-to-person payments. Pádraig Hoare speaks to co-founder Charles Dowd about hopes for ‘plynking’ to enter everyday language

Charles Dowd, left, and Clive Foley of fintech firm Plynk: ‘We want this to become part of people’s lifestyle, so it’s not just about getting people to install Plynk, but getting people to use it’.

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