Latest news

Forget the flights: Wise and travel expert Nicky Kelvin show that holiday value comes from cost of hotels, beers and ...

Despite rising prices, 74% of Brits still plan to holiday this year - but value is a priority, with half keen for somewhere new if it means money goes further Brits too focused on flight prices, wi...

Rising costs impacting holiday decisions, but Irish travel makers still set for big summer plans

Majority of Irish people will use personal savings to pay for 2023 holidays, but will spend more time researching holiday options The average Irish person is set to spend €2,800 on summer vacation

Wise unveils new look as it reaches 16 million customers served worldwide and continues global expansion

New look reflects Wise’s global community, as the company doubles down on expansion, revealing new product and global growth plans

Wise enters 2023 with 15 new partners in 4 new markets, bringing total to over 60 partners worldwide

10 million people and businesses gained access fast, cheap international payments powered by Wise in 2022

Wise sets a new standard for holding money: Introducing “Interest” product in Wise Assets

New fund will track the interest rate offered by major central banks, allowing UK customers to earn in line with local interest rates. 99.99% of money held will be instantly accessible, making it c...

1 in 10 Brits will host Christmas on Zoom this year as cost of living keeps families apart

With 48% of Brits having family abroad, a ‘global’ Christmas is common for many in the UK As the cost of living soars, 12% are opting for a “Zoom Christmas” this year instead of seeing family in pe...

Nothing To Hide

A global grassroots campaign striving to bring transparent pricing to international payments to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of reducing remittance prices below 3% b...

Pride at Wise: An open letter

During this year’s Pride, we’ll be celebrating all the people that have gone before us, because long before it was a party Pride was a very real protest at the discrimination that LGBTQ+ community ...

Remittances: why they matter to me and millions more around the world

Today, we celebrate the International Day of Family Remittances. Wise was founded by immigrants, built by immigrants, and is used by immigrants.

Digital trade isn’t the future, it’s here: governments need to embrace it

Digital trade has skyrocketed in the last two decades. From e-commerce and international professional services to cloud computing and digitisation of finance, it has become a fundamental part of th...

Payment services regulations: How consumers and businesses could benefit

It's a matter of weeks until the Payment Services Regulations could finally end the currency exchange rip off for the 21 million adults who exchanged money in the last year, as well as the 3 millio...

UK residents to pay £238 million in remittance fees needlessly in 2021

New estimates show the UK is set to miss the UN Sustainable Development Goal to halve remittance prices to 3% by 2030. Those sending money say sending badly needed remittances has become more finan...

News

Public Policy

Receive Wise news on your RSS reader.

Or subscribe through Atom URL manually