Wise stories
Higher rates and tougher investor scrutiny are forcing mid-tier fintechs into sales, restructuring or shutdown as capital pools shrink.
Customers can now use one app for wages, bills and travel spending as Wise targets everyday banking in a market still dominated by high street lenders.
Black in Fintech unveils a new speaker index for Black professionals and installs a five-strong advisory board to drive sector-wide change.
UK tech leaders warn women must be central to tackling digital skills gaps or the economy risks losing more than GBP £10 billion in growth.
Payments now make up 55% of global fintech revenues at USD $126 billion, driven by innovation, regulation, and demand for instant, secure transactions.
Bank-led name checks in Australia and New Zealand are eroding the niche that made Eftsure easy to sell a decade ago.
Higher balances and faster transfers are helping Wise deepen its cross-border network as it prepares a Nasdaq primary listing in 2026.
Wise wins full Thai licences to launch cross-border wallets and cards, challenging banks in a USD $9.46 billion remittance market.
Wise forecasts that by 2026 agentic AI will run core business tasks, pushing firms to embed tools, tighten oversight and rethink outsourcing.
UK finance jobs jumped 13% in 2025 as tech and fintech hiring surged, with London tightening its grip and banking still leading the field.
Wise forecasts five shifts to speed up cross-border payments by 2026, as new rules, tech links and customer demands reshape the market.
Singapore fintech Aspire wins key licences in Australia, Europe and the US, paving the way for a global rollout of its business finance platform.
New data shows Vietnam charges Kiwi travellers the highest ATM fees globally, with average third-party costs of 27.1% per withdrawal, the biggest worldwide.
Shared spending and children’s cards aim to ease overseas money stress for Australian travellers, as 67% reported anxiety on recent trips.
Canadians can now earn returns on balances in Canadian dollars, US dollars, euros and pounds sterling without locking up funds.
Customers can now track overseas payments in ANZ Plus, with near real-time transfers on some routes and extra scam protections added.
Canadian customers could get faster, cheaper transfers as Wise moves closer to direct access to the country’s real-time payments network.
Broader access to Canada’s payment-rule body is giving fintech firms a say in the systems that process CAD $103 trillion a year.
The collaboration is set to offer Canadian customers easier international money transfers in over 10 currencies via their existing accounts.
Wise urges New Zealand MPs to end NZD $667m annual losses from hidden foreign exchange fees by enforcing transparency in bank currency conversion costs.
