Your Wise Current Account is an e-money account, which means that funds are not protected under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Instead, we safeguard your funds in line with our regulatory obligations.
Wise was cofounded in London by Taavet Hinrikus, one of the first employees of Skype, [8] and Kristo Käärmann, a Deloitte management consultant. Hinrikus moved from Estonia to London around 2006, when he began experiencing the challenges of international money transfers.
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