Australia
Wise Australia Pty Ltd. is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and holds an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) authorised as an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) limited to a provider of purchased payment facilities (“PPF licence”). Our AFSL licence number is 513764. It is also a reporting entity with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
Belgium and the European Economic Area (EEA)
Wise Europe SA, is a Payment Institution authorised by the National Bank of Belgium, incorporated in Belgium with registered number 0713629988 and registered office at Rue du Trône 100 bte 3, 1050 Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium with passporting rights across the EEA.
TINV EUROPE AS is authorised and regulated as an investment firm by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (Finantsinspektsioon) under activity licence number 4.1-1/174.
Brazil
Wise Brasil Corretora de Câmbio Ltda. ("Wise Corretora") is a foreign exchange brokerage firm authorized to operate by the Central Bank of Brazil and registered under CNPJ No. 36.588.217/0001-01. Wise Brasil Instituição de Pagamento Ltda. ("Wise Pagamentos") is a payment institution and electronic money issuer also authorized to operate by the Central Bank of Brazil and registered under CNPJ No. 40.571.694/0001-31. Both companies are headquartered at Rua Girassol, 555, 1st floor, Vila Madalena, CEP 05.433-001, São Paulo/SP. Wise Pagamentos is part of the prudential conglomerate led by Wise Corretora.
Canada
Wise Payments Canada Inc. is registered with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) as a Money Service Business (MSB) with registration number M15193392. Quebec has a MSB licence with Revenu Québec under licence number 902804.
Hong Kong
Wise Payments Limited is regulated by the Customs and Excise Department (CCE) of Hong Kong and is licensed as a Money Service Operator (MSO) with licence number 15-01-01584.
India
Wise Payments Limited is approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for facilitating outward remittances from India under the guidelines set out by RBI in the FED Master Direction No. 19 2015/2016.
Indonesia
PT Wise Payments Indonesia is licensed by Bank Indonesia as a Fund Transfer Operator under licence number 21/304/DKI/B/14-001.
Israel
Wise ILS Ltd. (company number 515856110) is authorised by the Capital Market Insurance and Savings Authority under the Supervision of Financial Services (Regulated Financial Services) Law - 2016 as a Financial Asset Service Provider (Extended) as license number 62727.
Japan
Wise Payments Japan K.K. is regulated by the Kanto Local Financial Bureau (registration number 00040) and licensed as a Funds Transfer Service Provider.
Malaysia
Wise Payments Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is regulated under the laws of Malaysia by the Bank Negara Malaysia as a licensed remittance, money-changing and e-money issuance business.
Mexico
Wise Pagos Mexico is regulated by the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) and owns a license as a Money Transmitter, with registry number 22370.
New Zealand
Wise Payments Ltd. operates as a foreign entity. It is not licensed by a New Zealand regulator to provide its services. However, it's supervised by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) for anti-money laundering purposes.
The Philippines
Wise Pilipinas Inc. is licensed by the Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) as a Remittance and Transfer Company (RTC) with a Type “C” Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) / Money Changing (MC) / Foreign Exchange Dealing (FXD) registration with institution code 53-0044-00-000.
Singapore
Wise Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as 1) a Major Payment Institution under the Payment Services Act 2019 (PSA) and 2) has a Capital Market Services Licence under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 for Dealing in Capital Market Products.
United Kingdom
Wise Payments Limited is authorised as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with registration number 900507.
TINV Limited is authorised to carry out investment activities by the FCA with registration number 839689.
United States
Wise US Inc. is registered with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and renews its registration annually. It is licensed as a money transmitter in the states listed here, and supervised by regulatory authorities in each of those states.
In other US states and/or territories, money transmission services are offered by our partner financial institution Community Federal Savings Bank, which is supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency.