Articles and guides written by Jafar Hassan
Now living in Canada, Jafar previously wrote and edtied British consumer finance news and guides for Uswitch.
He has provided spokesperson comments to media publications including The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph and The Sun on a broad range of personal finance topics and also directed content strategy for Money.co.uk, Uswitch's sister site.
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