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10 “Secure” Payment Apps That Have Been Hacked This Year

In an increasingly digital world, payment apps have become the go-to method for everything from splitting dinner bills to running entire businesses. These apps promise high-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and ironclad security—but the truth behind the headlines tells a different story.

Everybody Loves Your Money · Jul 19, 2025

Wise Favours US for Primary Stock Listing: Is This Goodbye for Its London Listing?

Kristo aims to accelerate its mission by gaining strategic and financial benefits, such as increasing brand awareness in the US.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10, 2025

Wise goes to the US. Will its founder’s supercharged voting rights follow?

It’s odd that the move comes as a ‘sunset clause’ that allows Kristo Käärmann enhanced rights here approaches expiry

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025

Wise latest to unveil plans to switch main listing from London to New York

Under the plans, the firm would be dual listed with a secondary listing in London.

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Fintech giant wise to switch its main share listing to the US in major blow for the City

Wise was the largest tech listing in the UK when it was valued at almost £9 billion after its 2021 stock market debut

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

How Baden Bower's PR Strategy Can Help Wise Rebound from Its $2.5M CFPB Fine

Baden Bower specializes in securing media placements that allow companies to take control of their message. For Wise, this could mean delivering its side of the story instead of letting negative press dictate public opinion.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2025

8 European Fintech Entrepreneurs Who Transformed Startups into Global Giants

As the minds behind leading payment platforms, fintech services, and crypto exchanges, they are bringing the future within reach.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2025

Muslim charities face discrimination as Palestinians are desperate for aid

Muslim charities are getting kicked off payment platforms by mainstream financial firms for no discernible reason.

Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2024

Wise boss fined £350,000 for not telling FCA he had failed to pay tax

Kristo Käärmann failed to notify City regulator of fine from HMRC related to share sale

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

Wise boss Kristo Käärmann fined £350,000 by City watchdog over tax blunder

Fintech boss failed to tell the FCA about his earlier fine from HMRC for failing to disclose a CGT liability

Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2024