Tagged: wise

March 2, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salv, the Regtech start-up founded by former Wise and Skype employees, announces the strengthening of its senior management team “with the appointment of Lauri Haav as Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Gristel Tali as Chief Product Officer (CPO), Maarja-Liis Mitri as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), the global technology company building the best way to move and manage money is rolling out a new look and feel. This comes as the company announced that it has “reached 16 million customers served worldwide, and revealed plans for further global expansion.”… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE) has announced a partnership with G-P (Globalization Partners), a global employment platform. Wise will now enable the payments of freelancers and contractors around the world. Wise is a top payments and transfers provider that is also an emerging stealth bank. By working with G-P,… Read More

February 2, 2023 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), a global transfers and payment platform that is also an emerging neobank, says that in Q3 FY 2023 its 5.8 million customers moved 28% volume or £26.4 billion, in comparison to the same quarter year prior. Wise said that for its third consecutive… Read More

January 26, 2023 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (formerly dba as Transferwise) (LSE:WISE) has announced 15 new partners, in four different markets, to start 2023. In total, Wise now claims 60 partners globally. Wise shares that almost 10 million new customers gained access to Wise, via the Wise Platform, in 2022 alone…. Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector has evolved considerably during the past decade, with many new Fintech startups and banking challengers raising substantial funding to fundamentally improve how consumers perform transactions. Individuals and business organizations across the globe have been moving their activities online, a digital transformation… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Millions of consumers are offering financial support to friends and family members residing abroad. However, when it comes to getting those (remittances) to the intended recepients, it is a lot more costly than it should be, according to an update from Fintech firm Wise (LSE:WISE)…. Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), a global Fintech enabling the movement of money and aspiring neobank, says it will boost its presence in the US to meet the increasing demand of its services. Based in London, Wise states that it plans to increase its headcount by 250 in… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LON:WISE) has been integrated into the digital banking firm in Hong Kong ZA Bank. According to a note from ZA bank, the partnership between the two firms is the first bank in Hong Kong to provide money transfers with no exchange rate mark up…. Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE) has partnered with Deel on a new service that aims to make payroll processing far simpler and faster. Deel has been a Wise Platform partner since 2019. Deel is a company that enables the hiring and payments services for companies hiring international employees… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Wise (LSE:WISE) is reportedly planning to introduce its Assets investing service across Europe after acquiring an operational license in Estonia. Presently available in the United Kingdom, Assets allows clients to hold cash in their multi-currency accounts in various asset classes, while also being… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise Platform (LSE:WISE) recently launched their newest integration solution, International Receive. As noted in a blog post, customers at partner organizations using International Receive will be able “to quickly, easily and affordably receive cross-border payments, even if their bank is not connected to the SWIFT… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), the international tech firm focused on creating the best way to move funds across the globe, recently announced the appointment of Isabel Naidoo as Chief People Officer. Naidoo joins Wise, one of Glassdoor’s best places to work in the United Kingdom, with considerable… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise, a global transfers, payments and stealth bank, has reported its Q1 2022 performance. According to the company, it facilitated over £24 billion in transactions during the quarter increasing 49% versus Q1 year prior. In comparison to Q4 2021, Wise delivered a 14% increase (£21.4… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taavet Hinrikus, the Co-founder of Fintech firm Wise, has launched Plural, a €250 million (appr. £216 million) investment platform aimed at supporting a new generation of technology startups and digital entrepreneurs. Other founders of the Group reportedly include Songkick businessman Ian Hogarth, tech investor Khaled… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech Monzo notes that you can now send funds abroad from your Monzo Business account. Monzo confirmed that they have partnered with global Fintech firm Wise (LSE:WISE) in order to give clients a simple, affordable way to send funds overseas. The money… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE) the global payments, transfer platform, and stealth bank, has moved to appoint an interim Chief Financial Officer following a bike accident involving Matthew Briers, Wise CFO. Wise issued the following statement: To ensure Matthew’s recovery is complete, his return to work will be gradual…. Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments Fintech Wise (LSE:WISE) intends to hire around 150 professionals for its Singapore business offices in 2022. Wise‘s management noted that this includes key roles focused on engineering, product development, design, analytics, compliance, payments and various other operations in order to support ongoing product… Read More

January 30, 2022 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wise clients across the globe will now have the option to conduct quick, seamless and cost-effective global fund transfers to Weixin users residing in China from 11 different currencies, including SGD, USD and GBP. Wise (LON:WISE), the international tech firm focused on creating the best… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

If you’ve sent or received a payment from a friend or family member, you might have used either Zelle or Venmo to complete the transaction. These Fintech payment services enable consumers to send and receive local personal payments easily, with simply an email address or… Read More