Everyone who’s worked at Wise is a shareholder and has some ownership of the company. Which (we think) is already pretty cool. But, in the same way our employees help build the company, customers do too –– and should have a say in how Wise is built and run. To make that happen, last week we gifted a group of 2000 active customers one share in Wise 🎁
Transparency can mean working with the garage door open – not just to everyone working in the shop, but to customers as well.
Last year, our product teams published one of the most radically transparent career maps in the industry. And it’s had way more impact than we expected – from helping all our product managers feel treated fairly, to building a more diverse team, and supporting our hiring efforts. Here’s everything we've learned along the way 👇
We’re publishing our UK Gender Pay Gap figures. We know that better diversity means stronger, more experienced teams, as well as a more relevant product for our customers. And we want to leave no-one behind on our journey to money without borders, for everyone. While we’ve made progress, there’s still work to do
A few things to be aware of: ⃠ we’re dropping the "transfer" out of the wise; 🏃♀️ our website has moved to wise.com; 💅 our logo is getting a little makeover, so your app may look different. Apart from that, we’re still the same 💙
Tired of WFH? Why not try WFB (working from the beach), WFF (working from a forest) or WFMHIB (working from mum’s house in Brazil)? The hybrid working model we’ve introduced at TransferWise allows our employees to get the best of all these worlds, by being able to work from anywhere in the world, for 90 days a year. Here's what hybrid working means, and why we're giving it a go 👇
While most of us are safe at home, our money’s been travelling miles – in a cheaper, faster, more convenient and transparent way 🌎💸 Here's what we were up to in Q4: 📉 lowered average transfer fee to 0.69%; 🌏 continued our expansion in Asia; 💳 expanded our multi-currency account; 🧑💻 built more for business users.
After launching our debit card, we’ve taken it to 30 countries, had over a million cards ordered, and we're still only getting started 🌎🚀 But it hasn’t all been smooth sailing. Here’s what we learned along the way – from getting the Äs in Kristo’s name on the card, to making sure our team scales along with the product:
We're hiring 750 people in the next six months! Turns out it takes more than a small town to build money without borders for the whole world. 🚀🌎
Banks are dodging the rules (again) In April 2020, EU legislation required banks and transfer providers to show the true cost of sending money abroad. Because you deserve to know. But surprise surprise, the banks sneakily hid fees behind their small print, during a global pandemic. So we’re calling them out — and you should too.
