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My bank was charging me 5% on every transfer to Estonia. I did the math — I was losing thousands of pounds a year. That's not a fee, that's theft.

feesfrustration— Kristo Käärmann, interview
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Banks hide their fees inside the exchange rate. We show you the real rate and charge you a small honest fee. It's not complicated. They just don't want you to know.

banksdisruption— Kristo Käärmann, campaign video
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We started by swapping money between our personal bank accounts. The whole company is just that idea, automated and scaled.

origin-storyscaling— Taavet Hinrikus, interview
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Money should move as freely as information. An email doesn't cost more because it crosses a border. Sending money shouldn't either.

bordersmission— Kristo Käärmann, conference keynote
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We've saved our customers over $3 billion in bank fees. That's not our revenue — that's money people kept instead of giving it to banks.

impactmission— Wise company report
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Profitability isn't something we discovered recently. We've been profitable since 2017. We just didn't make it our personality.

disciplinegrowth— Kristo Käärmann, interview