Wise Is Well Positioned to Become the Foreign-Exchange Platform for Banks

Wise has adopted a low-cost strategy focusing exclusively on digital channels in an industry dominated by banks and low pricing transparency. Wise has built meaningful liquidity pools across many global currency corridors, allowing the financial technology company to circumvent foreign-exchange markets for most transactions processed via its platform. Wise operates local accounts in each jurisdiction where it is present, allowing it to move funds between parties wishing to exchange funds without funds ever crossing borders. Wise also continues to integrate deeper into local payment networks, starting out by partnering with a local financial intermediary before obtaining its own direct connection, in an effort to further reduce costs and improve transaction speed.