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Sep 2024
52m 40s

Death of the Wallet?

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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Sean Farrington finds out if the rising use of contactless is making wallets redundant. Plus business veteran Sir Ian Cheshire tells us Shein should be allowed to list in the UK.

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