--- title: Wise Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. description: Wise Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. image: https://membership.singaporefintech.org/hubfs/Directory/Images/sfa-approved-stamp.png --- Company Detail # Wise Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. --- Category FinTech Vertical Payments and Wallets Company ID 201422384R SFA Member 06/27 Business Model B2B  B2C  B2B2C   Business Est. Since 2014 Countries United Kingdom (HQ), Australia, Canada, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Others, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, United States MAS License Major/Standard/Exempt Payment Institution (Account/E-money Issuance) Major/Standard/Exempt Payment Institution (Domestic or Cross-border Money Transfer) CMSL Holder / Exemptee (Dealing in Capital Markets Products) FinTech Certified 06/21 (Expired) Awards APAC Payments Excellence Awards - Best Cross-border Payments Solution 2023 The Straits Times #5 most attractive employer in Singapore 2022 Best International Fintech in India 2023 Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too;an entirely new network for the world’s money. Co-founded by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, Wise launched in 2011 under its original name TransferWise. It is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker, WISE. In fiscal year 2024, Wise supported around 12.8 million people and businesses, processing approximately £118.5 billion in cross-border transactions, and saving customers over £1.8 billion.