I've been an immigrant three times: into Denmark with Experian, into Hong Kong with HSBC, and most recently into the UK with TransUnion. So, I understand some of the issues immigrants face, but you'll also notice that each of my moves was made under the wing of a big financial services company, which made for soft'ish landings. Most people don't have the same support. And it is not just about getting a credit card in week one, it's about getting a phone contract, renting a house without needing to make a six-month layout, or maybe furnishing a new apartment.

That's what I'm discussing today with Matt Davies as Nova Credit expands its cross-border credit reference service to the UK.

More about Nova can be found here: https://www.novacredit.com/uk (or https://www.novacredit.com/uk/business if you want to get straight to work)

You can also check out American Express's use of the Nova plug-ins here: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/features-benefits/us-newcomers/

And Misha Esipov, co-founder and CEO of Nova Credit, was on this show in its early days: so if you're interested in more of the background, listen here https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-11

You can learn more about myself, Brendan le Grange, on my LinkedIn page (feel free to connect), my action-adventure novels are on Amazon, some versions even for free, and my work with ConfirmU and our gamified psychometric scores is at https://confirmu.com/ and on episode 24 of this very show https://www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show/episodes/episode-24

If you have any feedback, questions, or if you would like to participate in the show, please feel free to reach out to me via the contact page on this site.

Regards, Brendan

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