Kristo Käärmann

Kristo Käärmann

Co-founder and CEO of Wise, global tech company building the best way to move money around the world. Prior to starting Wise, Kristo was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He worked with European banks and insurers to modernise their processes and systems. Stunned by their inefficiency, he teamed up with Taavet Hinrikus, then Skype's director of strategy, to develop an entirely new system for moving money across borders. Kristo was selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2015.

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My first sabbatical

When we started Wise 12 years ago, we knew the problem we were tackling was a big one. Solving for hidden fees and rebuilding broken international financial...

Kristo Käärmann
10.05.23 1 minute read
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World, meet Wise

Today, we’re changing our name from TransferWise to Wise. Our customers now need us for more than money transfers. Sending, spending, and receiving money...

Kristo Käärmann
22.02.21 2 minute read
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Q4 2020 Mission Update

Welcome to the Wise Mission Update, our quarterly report on how we're keeping true to our mission of building money without borders: making money move...

Kristo Käärmann
20.01.21 13 minute read
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Q3 2020 Mission Update

Welcome to the Wise Mission Update, our quarterly report on how we're keeping true to our mission of building money without borders: making money move...

Kristo Käärmann
09.10.20 12 minute read

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