Wise - News, Articles & Research

Wise looks to next generation of IT staff with coding school kood / Jõhvi

Money transfer platform Wise is collaborating on a cloud-based edcuational initiative to help solve an IT skills shortage in its home country of Estonia.

14 May 2021

News/inclusion

Google Pay enlists Western Union and Wise for remittances

Google Pay users in the US can now send money to India and Singapore thanks to integrations with Western Union and Wise.

11 May 2021

News/payments

Thought Machine integrates Wise platform into core engine

Thought Machine has integrated Wise's international money transfer platform into its core banking engine, Vault.

29 April 2021

Company announcement/payments

Wise to offer a single share each to 2000 customers

10 years down, and now over 10 million of you have joined our mission of money without borders.

14 April 2021

News/payments

EU fintechs form iban enforcement coalition

Wise, in tandem with Starling Bank and other leading fintechs, have launched an initiative to tackle iban discriimination in Europe.

26 March 2021

News/payments

Wise says former Brazil banking partner's fraud allegations are false

Wise (formerly TransferWise) is taking legal measures against its former Brazilian partner MS Bank, which has accused the UK-based fintech of illegally misusing customer data.

17 March 2021

News/startups

Founders backing founders: Hinrikus and Tamkivi set up new investment vehicle

Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus and Teleport co-founder Sten Tamkivi are to merge their solo investment funds into a new funding unit focused on the red hot tech scene.

11 March 2021

News/payments

TransferWise rebrands as plain old 'Wise'

TransferWise has rebranded as Wise, dropping the money-moving focus of its brand to reflect the wider array of banking products it now provides to customers.

22 February 2021

News/cloud

TransferWise taps new Visa cloud tech for global card programme

TransferWise is expanding its debit card programme into dozens of new markets after inking a worldwide deal with Visa that will see the money transfer firm connect to the card giant's global processing network via the cloud.

27 January 2021

News/payments

TransferWise enlists Goldman and Morgan Stanley for IPO - Sky News

Online money transfer unicorn TransferWise has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to co-ordinate a planned initial public offering in London later this year, according to Sky News.

21 January 2021

Company announcement/inclusion

Digital platform for immigrants moves into financial services

Homeis, the first digital platform for immigrant communities around the world, today announces it has reached one million registered members.

15 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Pockit teams up with TransferWise

Pockit, the inclusive FinTech company focussed on customers who are excluded and underserved by high street banks, announces today that it has formed a new partnership with TransferWise, the global technology company that is building the best way to move money around the world.

14 December 2020