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  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Wise shares fall as transfer volumes drop in last quarter of 2022

    Rising interest rates lead fintech to issue upgraded guidance for the year

  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    LexFinancials
    Wise: payments group continues to take share in developed world Premium content

    If you seek momentum, the UK-listed fintech has it

  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    Special ReportBusiness Legal Leaders
    Wanted: fast-growth companies seek willingness to handle legal risk

    Challenges proliferate on all fronts when disruptive businesses expand

  • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
    Wise fined by Abu Dhabi over anti-money laundering failures

    Payment fintech under pressure as economic conditions worsen and chief probed in UK

  • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
    Wise boosted by customers transferring money before currency volatility worsens

    Payments app says diverse user base protects it from cost of living squeeze

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    News in-depth
    Wise man looks for silver lining as dark clouds gather

    Kristo Käärmann puts positive spin on payment app’s first year as public company despite FCA probe and jump in costs

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Moonpig, Wise, Mulberry

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Rising costs take shine off strong revenue growth at Wise

    Payments company says it is ‘business as usual’ as FCA investigates its chief executive

  • Monday, 27 June, 2022
    UK financial watchdog investigates Wise chief over tax default

    Kristo Käärmann has already been fined by HM Revenue & Customs over the matter

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    LexFinancials
    Wise: remittance disrupter hits targets, bolstering bull belief Premium content

    Results sparked rebound for would-be disrupter of staid money transfers industry

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Wise customer numbers and volumes continue to climb

    Money transfer group reports revenue surge in second quarter

  • Friday, 5 November, 2021
    Investments
    Bellway chair buys amid building boom

    Group’s shares up 36 per cent in the past year

  • Tuesday, 19 October, 2021
    Lex
    Wise: maverick fintech hero heads for zero fees Premium content

    Investors are buying into a story of disruptive and rapid revenue growth

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    Kristo Kaarmann
    Billionaire Wise founder could face FCA sanctions after tax violation

    Kaarmann fined by UK authorities for deliberately defaulting on his taxes

  • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
    Bryce Elder
    Wise risks turning off UK investors with the direct approach

    Floating by direct listing will bar the currency exchange house from many investment portfolios

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    LexFintech
    Global payments: Wise guys opt for low jeopardy listing Premium content

    London quotation should help with transparency at fintech with growth potential

  • Thursday, 17 June, 2021
    Fintech
    Wise to go public in direct London listing

    Fintech formerly known as TransferWise says plan is ‘cheaper’ than traditional IPO

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    Fintech Wise in talks with regulators over direct UK listing

    Move to go public would be a boost after Deliveroo IPO flop

  • Tuesday, 29 December, 2020
    Interview
    TransferWise: the UK fintech grows up

    Rapid expansion of money transfer group has fuelled competition from bigger rivals

  • Friday, 25 December, 2020
    Due Diligence
    The best of DD’s corporate finance coverage in 2020 Premium content

    We’re counting down our top-10 topics of the year

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    TransferWise doubles profits despite ‘volatility’ from pandemic

    Money transfer group says volumes had been ‘fluctuating’ but trading was in line with expectations

  • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
    TransferWise valued at $5bn in secondary share sale

    Valuation of UK cross-border payments group jumped 40% compared with similar transaction last year

  • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
    LexFinancial services
    Western Union/TransferWise: down to the wire Premium content

    Pandemic may spur rise of digital upstarts but sector is unlikely to come through unscathed

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    UK ‘unicorn’ TransferWise taps business demand to lift profits

    Finance director of cross-border payments company says it will not be going public anytime soon

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
    TransferWise co-founders sell part of stakes at $3.5bn valuation

    Cross-border payments company has become Europe’s most valuable fintech start-up

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