BFM #63: Wise

Hey 👋 

Wise are a multi-currency financial service that, during the age of incumbent banking, earned success with their radical transparency.

But they now face fierce competition from the likes of Revolut and Starling.

Now that the game has changed, are they still the cheapest?

And if your current account already offers similarly-priced transfers, what's the incentive to switch?

Most popular UX Bites from June

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1. Spotify added Snake

Spotify has built a playable game of 'Snake', where you eat tracks in your playlist. Watch video here.

2. Sentry has a misery index

Sentry (the error-tracking service) will include a 'Misery Index' for each issue.

3. Monzo’s smart clipboard

When copying your card details, Monzo will automatically purge your clipboard after two minutes.

If you have time, there are two things that you can help me with:

2. Submit your own UX Bite 🍪:

Perhaps you want to highlight an awesome UX trick in your own product, or simply know of one Apple does. Drop me an email.

(I’ll create a proper submission process soon).

That’s it for today.

In other news, the newsletter hit 20,000 subscribers this week, plus it’s growing at about 5% month-on-month. Which feels like a huge milestone.

Thank you for being a part of this awesome community whatever this is.

As always, I would love to get your feedback on anything BFM related. Just reply to this email and I’ll pick it up.

- Peter✌️