FinTech Magazine July 2020 | Page 205

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
“ Of course the situation has been a bit of a roller coaster ,” says Blanco . “ The financial markets were particularly hit by the crisis and this resulted in a higher level of load for us because people are concerned and want to know what is happening with their investment . We ’ ve seen a huge spike on our platform but we have actually handled the load pretty well . So from that side we were able to serve our customers without any interruptions , aside from the spike in activities , but now the situation is a bit more settled . I am very
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“ We think our product is one of the best products around . To achieve this we have a very talented pool of people that drive experimentation ”

— Emanuele Blanco , Chief Technology Officer , Moneyfarm
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