Wise

175 results about this entity

Period: 18 Apr 2012 - 12 Apr 2024

Transferwise boss warns fintech startups against Brexit Britain

At a government-backed conference designed to trumpet the UK as a post-Brexit fintech powerhouse, the CEO of Transferwise went off-message, suggesting startups should avoid London and confirming that his own firm will move its European headquarters to the mainland.

Chancellor and BofE governor bang the post-Brexit drum for UK fintech

Phillip Hammond, the UK Chancellor, has highlighted the critical role played by fintech in helping the UK to mitigate any negative economic impact that may result from Brexit.

Starling Bank integrates with TransferWise

UK app-only bank Starling is to use an API from TransferWise to provide customers with cheap foreign currency transfers to bank accounts in 35 currencies.

In wake of Cloudflare bug, Starling advises customers to change passwords

UK challenger bank Starling is advising customers to change their passwords in the wake of a bug at internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare which saw sensitive information from some firms leaked.

TransferWise integrates with Facebook Messenger

Money transmission scheme TransferWise is joining the chatbot revolution, creating an interface to Facebook Messenger to help users set up transfers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia or Europe.

ACI Worldwide helps TransferWise connect to Faster Payments

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced it has provided the back-end technology for TransferWise’s successful integration into the Faster Payments Scheme.

TransferWise: Turning Japanese

We’re excited to announce that you can now send money to and from Japan with TransferWise.

TransferWise for Business launches

London-based money transfer outfit TransferWise is looking beyond consumer payments with the launch of a platform specifically designed for businesses.

New kid on the block: Raphaels Bank joins Faster Payments

Raphaels Bank is to begin offering Faster Payments services to UK fintech companies as it becomes the first new bank to connect directly to the scheme since its inception in 2008.

TransferWise gets direct access to Faster Payments

We're excited to announce TransferWise's integration into the UK’s Faster Payments Service (FPS) as technical partner to Raphaels Bank.

Bank-bashing TransferWise bashed by advertising watchdog

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by currency transfer operator TransferWise on the absolute savings enjoyed by customers using its services rather than those supplied by banks.

TransferWise launches in Canada

TransferWise, Europe’s leading consumer financial technology start-up, today announced the official launch of its peer to peer international money transfer platform in Canada.

TransferWise partners with Pay Gate to bring money transfer service to South Korea

TransferWise, the P2P international money transfer platform, has opened up transfers to South Korea.

Number26 adds in-app access to TransferWise API as startups gang up on banks

The great rebundling of financial services products has begun, as German smartphone-only bank Number26 partners with TransferWise to add direct in-app access to the London-based company's P2P currency exchange platform.

Estonia's LHV implements TransferWise API

We’ve gone out and spoken to the new, modern banks, and realised that they too were looking for a solution to do things in a new way.

Fintech comes to Davos

Fintech will be high on the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum jamboree in Davos, as senior bankers take to the stage to discuss the digital convulsion hitting their industry, and smaller startups stalk the halls.

Banks face threat as consumers warm to fintech providers

Fintech providers could pose a real threat to banks within five years, according to new research which shows that by 2020 half of consumers expect to use a technology outfit for at least one service their bank would usually provide.

TransferWise in talks with 'rip-off' banks over API embed

TransferWise may have built its reputation by bashing traditional banks for overcharging customers on currency transfers, but that's not stopping the London-based startup from sleeping with the enemy by embedding its services into their online platforms.

TransferWise Global Network selects ACI's UP Framework for electronic payments

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that TransferWise, the international money transfer platform, has selected ACI’s UP Framework, a solution that can orchestrate all aspects of payment processing for any payment type, any channel, currency or network.

Immigration clampdown could harm UK's digital economy, warn fintech start-ups

A consortium of UK startup bosses have petitioned the government over plans to curb the numbers of skilled migrants, warning that such a clampdown could instead curb the growth of the UK's digital economy.