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Wise

Wise, founded in 2011 as TransferWise, is a London financial-technology company that lets individuals and businesses send, hold and convert money across borders at low, transparent, mid-market exchange rates, positioning itself against traditional banks' hidden foreign-exchange fees.

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The people

Harsh SinhaChief Technology Officer · 1 TechTO talk
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Kristo KäärmannCo-founder & CEOprofile coming
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Taavet HinrikusCo-founderprofile coming

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About

Built around a peer-to-peer money-matching model that avoids costly international bank transfers, Wise is now a publicly traded global payments network serving millions of customers, with multi-currency accounts and the Wise Platform API. It rebranded from TransferWise to Wise in 2021 and listed on the London Stock Exchange the same year.

Backers

Publicly listed (LSE, 2021); earlier venture backers included Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures and Baillie Gifford

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

Is TransferWise the same as Wise?

Yes; TransferWise rebranded to Wise in 2021.

Who founded it?

Estonians Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, in London in 2011.

Is Wise public?

Yes, it listed on the London Stock Exchange in July 2021.

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