NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wise Group plc (Nasdaq: WSE; LSE: WISE), the global technology company building the best way to move and manage the world's money, today announces its Q2 FY27 results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.
| Q2 FY27 | Q2 FY26 | YoY Movement | |
| Active customers (millions) | 12,503 | 10,440 | 20% |
| Cross-border volume ($ billion) | 71.7 | 59.0 | 22% |
| Customer holdings ($ billion) | 43.5 | 33.9 | 28% |
| Net revenue ($ million) | 739.1 | 610.5 | 21% |
| Cross-border take rate (%) | 0.49% | 0.52% | -3 bps |
| Instant transfers (%) | 78% | 74% | +4 pps |
Q2 FY27 highlights
- Quarterly cross-border volume grew 22% YoY to $71.7 billion (21% growth YoY on a constant currency basis*) with active customers up 20% YoY to 12.5 million
- Customer holdings increased 28% YoY to $43.5 billion and card spend volumes grew to $14.3bn as more customers use and trust Wise for more of their daily financial lives
- Cross-border take rate reduced 3bps YoY to 49bps, as we continued to proactively invest part of our operating leverage to further strengthen our competitive advantage of lower prices for customers
- Transaction revenue increased 22% YoY to $561.3 million and net revenue increased 21% YoY to $739.1 million (21% growth YoY on a constant currency basis)
- Outlook for FY27:
- Wise now expects FY27 net revenue growth to be in the upper half (17.5% - 20%) of our 15-20% medium-term target range on a constant currency basis1
- Wise continues to expect FY27 income before tax (‘IBT’) margin around the top of our 20-25% range. For H1FY27, we expect the IBT margin to be c.23%, including one-off expenses equivalent to c.2ppts. This includes c.$15 million relating to the dual listing of Wise. Further detail will be provided in our H1FY27 results, including the progress we are making in unlocking transactional efficiency and reinvesting these gains to drive future growth.
1 Guidance for net revenue growth includes recent increases to interest rates made by central banks and assumes no material change in the proportion of interest paid to customers and omits any further income or expense that may result from further changes in central bank rates that may occur.
Kristo Käärmann, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
“More than 12 million customers chose Wise this quarter to move over $70 billion around the world, paying 49bps on average, with 78% of transfers completed instantly. Customers are also using Wise for more of their everyday financial needs – spending $14 billion on Wise cards and increasing holdings to $44 billion.
“We continued to expand our network, products and features so Wise can serve more people and businesses around the world. This quarter, we went live in Malaysia with our ninth direct integration, launched the Wise Account and Wise Card in Thailand, introduced Wise Assets in New Zealand and announced our Wise Platform partnership with OakNorth to power international payments for its UK business customers.
“We are building the network for the world’s money – making Wise easier, cheaper and faster to use as we scale.”
Earnings call information
Wise will host an earnings call today, October 15, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company’s performance and expectations. Listeners may access the live call via webcast at http://owners.wise.com, where they can also find Wise’s earnings press release and slide presentation. Following the call, the webcast will be made available at the same website for at least 30 days.
Enquiries
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About Wise
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money.
With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too, as we build an entirely new network for the world's money.
In fiscal year 2026, Wise supported around 19 million people and businesses, processing over $240 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers over $3 billion.
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Historical quarterly financials
| Quarterly | Q2 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q4 FY2025 | Q1 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q3 FY2026 | Q4 FY2026 | Q1 FY2027 | Q2 FY2027 | QoQ Movement | Q YoY Movement |
| Active Customers (thousand)¹ | 8,892 | 9,047 | 9,290 | 9,797 | 10,440 | 10,896 | 11,290 | 11,863 | 12,503 | 5% | 20% |
| Personal (thousand) | 8,469 | 8,612 | 8,838 | 9,321 | 9,936 | 10,354 | 10,718 | 11,256 | 11,869 | 5% | 19% |
| Business (thousand) | 423 | 435 | 452 | 475 | 504 | 542 | 572 | 608 | 633 | 4% | 26% |
| Cross-border volume ($ billion)² | 45.7 | 48.4 | 49.2 | 55.0 | 59.0 | 63.1 | 66.5 | 69.3 | 71.7 | 3% | 22% |
| Personal ($ billion) | 33.9 | 35.1 | 35.7 | 39.7 | 42.1 | 44.2 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 49.5 | 3% | 18% |
| Business ($ billion) | 11.8 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 21.3 | 22.3 | 5% | 32% |
| Customer balances ($ billion)³ | 19.6 | 20.3 | 22.0 | 24.9 | 26.4 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 32.1 | 4% | 22% |
| Personal ($ billion) | 12.0 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 4% | 21% |
| Business ($ billion) | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 3% | 23% |
| Assets under custody ($ billion)⁴ | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 12% | 52% |
| Customer holdings ($ billion)⁵ | 24.7 | 25.7 | 27.8 | 31.5 | 33.9 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 41.2 | 43.5 | 6% | 28% |
Note: Unaudited numbers
*We present cross-border volume on a constant currency basis to facilitate comparison of underlying growth trends without the effects of exchange rate fluctuations. To calculate cross-border volume on a constant currency basis, we translate volume for the current period using the average monthly exchange rates from the comparable prior period for operations with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Differences between ‘total’ rows and the sum of the constituent components of personal and business are due to rounding.
¹ Total number of unique customers who have completed at least one cross-border transaction in the given period.
² Cross-border volume only.
³ Customer balances do not include Assets under custody, which are not recognized on Wise’s balance sheet.
⁴ Assets under custody represent customer deposits held via Wise Assets.
⁵ Customer holdings is the sum of customer balances held directly and those held via Wise Assets (which are not recognized on Wise’s balance sheet).
Historical quarterly financials
| Quarterly | Q2 FY2025 | Q3 FY2025 | Q4 FY2025 | Q1 FY2026 | Q2 FY2026 | Q3 FY2026 | Q4 FY2026 | Q1 FY2027 | Q2 FY2027 | QoQ Movement | Q YoY Movement |
| Cross-border revenue ($ million) | 270.2 | 272.6 | 262.5 | 286.8 | 305.0 | 326.5 | 338.7 | 349.8 | 355.2 | 2% | 16% |
| Card and other revenue ($ million) | 120.9 | 125.4 | 127.2 | 138.0 | 153.4 | 169.7 | 175.5 | 191.1 | 206.1 | 8% | 34% |
| Interest income on customer balances ($ million) | 198.1 | 190.6 | 182.3 | 196.5 | 202.5 | 204.5 | 202.6 | 225.4 | 238.2 | 6% | 18% |
| Interest expense on customer liabilities ($ million) | (56.6) | (49.0) | (48.0) | (48.0) | (50.4) | (49.5) | (49.0) | (52.3) | (60.4) | 15% | 20% |
| Net revenue ($ million) | 532.6 | 539.6 | 524.0 | 573.3 | 610.5 | 651.2 | 667.8 | 714.0 | 739.1 | 4% | 21% |
| Cross-border take rate (%) | 0.59% | 0.56% | 0.53% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.50% | 0.49% | -1.0 bps | -3.0 bps |
| Personal (%) | 0.64% | 0.62% | 0.58% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 0.57% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.55% | -1.0 bps | -2.0 bps |
| Business (%) | 0.45% | 0.42% | 0.40% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.37% | -2.0 bps | -2.0 bps |
Note: Unaudited numbers
Differences between ‘total’ rows and the sum of the constituent components of personal and business are due to rounding.
