Wise profile
Cross-border transfers and multi-currency money services.
A rate alert turns waiting into a reason to return.
Where the money comes from
Transfer and account-related fees and other disclosed income support the business.
Sources (5)
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they made last year
Wise Group plc: USD 2.50 billion net revenue in the year ended 2026-03-31. Group/company figures.
Sources (4)
- Wise Group plc — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much they keep
The annual release highlights revenue and other profit measures rather than a directly comparable net-margin percentage.
Sources (4)
- Wise Group plc — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they’re worth
Wise Group plc is publicly listed. Its companywide stock-market value covers the wider group described below. Wise’s listed group sells cross-border money services directly and through infrastructure partners. Customer transfers and the company’s own revenue are different financial measures.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Where the money is heading
Wise seeks more volume through its own customers and infrastructure sold to other financial businesses.
Sources (4)
- Wise Group plc — annual resultsPrimary company results · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who runs it
Wise Payments Ltd · Wise Group plc
Wise’s listed group sells cross-border money services directly and through infrastructure partners. Customer transfers and the company’s own revenue are different financial measures.
Sources (4)
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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Photo credits
- Wise Group plc — Simple Icons contributors; Wise Group plc brand mark. CC0 1.0. Original monochrome SVG geometry unchanged; contained in a white tile.
What AI does here
Automated risk systems and payment-routing technology support cross-border transfers. Rate monitoring is another useful automation layer, separate from predicting the currency market.
Sources (5)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who supplies the brains
Wise develops its transfer platform around its payment network, data and banking partners.
Sources (5)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
What it learns from you
Wise’s August 2026 personal-customer notice covers identity, transaction, device and other service-related information, with global scope and national provisions. It explains sharing, profiling/automated decisions, retention and rights. Identity checks and required financial retention are different from optional marketing choices.
Sources (6)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Who checks its work
Identity, compliance and fraud processes combine automated checks with operational review and customer support.
Sources (6)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
How much choice you have
Set a rate alert around an actual transfer need and compare the final fee and amount received.
Sources (6)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
Editorial Trust score: 70/100
Assessed 18 October 2026
What they say vs what they do
20/25 points
Wise’s fee and transfer presentation should be read for the exact currency route and product. Transfer estimates, a payment account and an interest/investment feature are not interchangeable promises.
Sources (4)
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
What they know—and what they do with it
15/25 points
Wise’s August 2026 personal-customer notice covers identity, transaction, device and other service-related information, with global scope and national provisions. It explains sharing, profiling/automated decisions, retention and rights. Identity checks and required financial retention are different from optional marketing choices.
Sources (4)
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Quality vs Quantity
15/25 points
A displayed exchange rate is only part of the transfer's full cost and protection arrangements.
Sources (6)
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
How much control you really have
20/25 points
Set a rate alert around an actual transfer need and compare the final fee and amount received.
Sources (6)
- Wise — Trust evidencePublic primary documentation · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise — official product pagePrimary product · accessed 18 October 2026
- Wise - Global Money — Apple App StorePrimary store metadata · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Who does it better
Comparison priority: the final amount received, transfer time and account features for the actual currency route. The exchange-rate headline is only part of the comparison.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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Reinforcement— The reward
A completed transfer and a clear fee provide a practical reward: the money arrived without a complicated bank process.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Prompts & Cues— The trigger
Rate alerts and transfer updates bring currency movement and payment progress directly to you.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Response Effort— The easy path
Saved recipients, multi-currency balances and reusable account details remove setup from repeat transfers.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Social Influence— The crowd
A familiar recipient network and a history of successful transfers strengthen reliance on the same service.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
Loss Aversion & Scarcity— The pressure
Changing exchange rates create the fear of missing a better conversion. A payment deadline can make that uncertainty feel especially immediate.
Sources (3)
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Rate Tracker - Terms and Conditions<!-- --> - WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
- Exchange Rate Alerts | Rate Notifications by WisePublic product or reporting · accessed 18 October 2026
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