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Alec Hogg: How the Discovery Bank CEO convinced me to change my account

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In this podcast, Biznews.com's Alec Hogg quizzes Discovery Bank's CEO Hylton Kallner about the organisation's innovative referral programme, inspired by its customers, Uber and AirBnB. Before the end of the conversation, the usually sceptical Hogg has heard enough to swap over his account from the bank he's been with for decades. He says he always "got" the group's shared value concept, but now finds it impossible to argue against 75% discounts on air travel and healthy food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 May 2021 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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