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    • 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

    • Thursday, 10 January, 2019
      Brexit drives TransferWise to open Belgian office
    • Monday, 10 September, 2018
      IPOs
      TransferWise plans further price cuts

      UK digital payments group says it is sustainable and has no plans for an IPO

    • Wednesday, 18 April, 2018
      Fintech
      TransferWise becomes first non-bank to join BoE payment system

      Central bank opens access to fintechs to boost competition

    • Tuesday, 12 December, 2017
      Special ReportDisruption & Technology
      P2P currency exchanges continue cash revolution

      TransferWise, Moneycorp and peers are cutting out big banks

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