British billionaire Richard Branson has reportedly invested in the new Estonian trading app called Lightyear. Today Lightyear launched its app in 19 more European countries including Germany, France and Italy. The company is planning to expand into non-euro countries like Sweden and Norway in the near future.
So what is Lightyear?
Founded in London last year by Estonian entrepreneurs Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, Lightyear offers commission-free trading in over 3,000 global stocks and multi-currency accounts. Lightyear is an easy to use platform enabling the general public to invest their money in some of the world’s biggest companies, from Apple and Alibaba, to Spotify and Tesla. Sokk and Aamer previously worked for the successful Estonian money transfer company Wise.
More information can be found on the Lightyear website.
