Tagged: wise

May 3, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Fintech firm Wise, previously doing business as TransferWise, has introduced a feature allowing Hong Kong residents to receive money from overseas by simply using their cell phone number (through the Faster Payments System or FPS). With this new feature from the cross-border Fintech Wise,… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thought Machine, a company that builds Cloud-native technology for banks, has reportedly integrated Wise‘s (formerly doing business as TransferWise) global money transfer platform into its core banking engine, Vault. The integration should allow Thought Machine‘s banking and Fintech clients the option to use Wise’s fast… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wise (formerly doing business as Transferwise), a top Fintech that may be described as a stealth bank, is giving away shares in itself. According to the private company, this past week Wise gifted 2000 customers a single share of the firm that has emerged as… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This World Consumer Rights Day, which took place on March 15, 2021, Fintech firm Wise (previous TransferWise) talked about what they consider to be IBAN “discrimination.” This World Consumer Rights Day, let’s talk about IBAN discrimination. IBAN discrimination is against the law – and has… Read More

March 6, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nick Catino, who is responsible for Policy, Campaigns, and Regulatory Strategy at Wise (formerly TransferWise), notes that payments are the part of finance that consumers experience “most on a day-to-day basis.” Catino also mentioned that there are certain important initiatives that will help “ensure the… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Transferwise announced on Monday it has officially rebranded to just Wise. Kristo Käärmann, Co-Founder and CEO of Wise, revealed in a blog post the rebranding is to show customers that the platform is more than just for money transfers…. Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wise, a U.S.-based embedding banking startup, announced on Thursday it secured $12 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by e.ventures with participation from Grishin Robotics, and with continued investment from seed investors, Base10 Partners and Techstars. The latest investment comes just… Read More

May 1, 2020 @ 8:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wise, a U.S.-based fintech, announced this week it secured $5.7 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Base10 Partners’ Principal, Rexhi Dollaku, with participation from Abstract Ventures, Backend Capital, The Fund, Two Culture Capital, and notable angels such as Michael Vaughan,… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 5:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The KU Endowment Association is trying to raise money for smaller projects across campus with a new crowdfunding campaign called Launch KU. The School of Engineering’s first crowdfunding project is seeking $100,000 to recruit and support minority and female engineering students. Because it is by far the… Read More