How is Wise regulated in each country and region?

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”).  Its AFSL licence number is 513764. It is also a reporting entity with  the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).

Wise Australia Investments Pty Ltd. is regulated by the Australian  Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and holds an Australian  Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Its AFSL number is 545411. Wise  Australia Investments Pty Ltd 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.
WISE ASSETS 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.

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 Hong Kong 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 25-03-03263.

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. Wise is an Authorised Dealer Category II entity, authorised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under FEMA to  release/remit foreign exchange for specified transactions (as outlined  under FEMA). Our RBI reference number is Category-II-No.  NDL-ADII-0065-2024.

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.

Wise Assets 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.