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What does Wise do?

Tool: Wise

The Tech: International Payments

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Their Pitch

Send money globally for less.

Our Take

It's international money transfers and multi-currency accounts that don't screw you on exchange rates. Banks charge 4-6% in hidden markups; Wise shows you the real rate upfront and charges 0.4-2%.

Deep Dive & Reality Check

Used For

  • +**Bank charging $30 per wire to pay 200 freelancers** → BatchTransfer pays everyone in 30 minutes for $300 total instead of $6,000
  • +**Manually tracking exchange rates and losing money on bad timing** → Auto-conversions trigger transfers when rates hit your target
  • +**Team expenses scattered across currencies with zero visibility** → Groups give each team their own cards while you see everything
  • +Jars automatically split incoming payments into tax/savings buckets - no more manual sorting
  • +API handles marketplace payouts in 20 seconds instead of 3-5 day bank transfers

Best For

  • >Paying 50+ overseas contractors monthly and watching bank fees eat your profits
  • >Your e-commerce business ships globally but PayPal's international fees are killing margins
  • >Remote team burning 10 hours/week on manual wire transfers to different countries

Not For

  • -Companies doing only domestic payments - your local bank is free and faster
  • -Teams under 10 people making occasional transfers - the verification hassle isn't worth it
  • -Anyone who needs money moved instantly on weekends - BatchTransfer fails and support takes 48 hours to respond

Pairs With

  • *QuickBooks (syncs transactions automatically so you're not manually entering 200 international payments)
  • *Xero (real-time bank feeds cut reconciliation from 4 hours to 15 minutes weekly)
  • *Slack (where your team complains about frozen accounts and weekend transfer failures)
  • *PayPal (still better for small US transactions, but Wise handles the big international stuff)
  • *Stripe (for collecting payments while Wise handles paying out to global suppliers)
  • *FreshBooks (invoicing integration so international clients can pay you easily)

The Catch

  • !Account locks during verification can freeze your payroll for 2-7 days with slow support responses
  • !Currency conversion fees (0.35-2%) add up fast - users report $200/month surprises on frequent small transfers
  • !Weekend and holiday transfers often fail, leaving you scrambling on Monday morning

Bottom Line

Turns your $500 international wire fees into $50 - if you can survive the account verification process.