Wise (company)
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This article is about the financial services company. For the department store, see Wise Company. For other businesses named Wise, see Wise (disambiguation) § Businesses.
Wise PLC, previously known as TransferWise, is a financial technology company focused on simplifying global money transfers. Headquartered in London, it was founded by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus in January 2011.[3][4][5][6] As of 2023, it offers three main products: Wise Account, Wise Business, and Wise Platform.[2]
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Type of business | Public company |
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Traded as | LSE: WISE |
Founded | January 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01) |
Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Area served | 70+ countries [1] |
Founder(s) | Taavet Hinrikus, Kristo Käärmann |
Chairman | Taavet Hinrikus |
CEO | Kristo Käärmann |
Industry | Financial services |
Services | Foreign exchange, remittance |
Revenue | £846 million (March 2023)[2] |
Operating income | £157.2 million (March 2023)[2] |
Profit | £114.0 million (March 2023)[2] |
Total assets | £11,904 million (March 2023)[2] |
Total equity | £576.9 million (March 2023)[2] |
Employees | 4411 (March 2023)[2] |
URL | wise |
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