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UK's Wise shareholders approve move to US stock exchange
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Wise shareholders approve moving primary stock listing to the US, enhancing capital access and investor profile. Transition expected by Q2 2026.
(Reuters) -Shareholders of British fintech Wise Plc on Monday approved plans to shift the company's primary stock market listing to the U.S. from the London Stock Exchange .
The shareholders' vote at an extraordinary general meeting clears a key hurdle in Wise's plan to pursue a U.S. primary listing, which will improve its access to capital and boost its profile among global investors.
Wise has a dual share structure, in which shareholders with Class B stocks have more voting power than those with Class A stocks.
A total of 77.12% and 81.82% of Wise Class A and Class B shareholders, respectively, voted for the transfer of the company's primary listing to a U.S. stock exchange and maintain a secondary listing on the LSE.
Wise said it expects the transfer to become effective in the second quarter of 2026.
The company, formerly known as TransferWise, was founded in 2011 by Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann to offer low-cost cross-border money transfers.
(Reporting by Ankita Bora and Shanima A in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Maju Samuel)
A total of 77.12% of Class A and 81.82% of Class B shareholders voted in favor of transferring the company's primary listing to a U.S. stock exchange.
Wise stated that it expects the transfer to become effective in the second quarter of 2026.
The shift aims to improve Wise's access to capital and enhance its profile among global investors.
Wise, formerly known as TransferWise, was founded in 2011 to provide low-cost cross-border money transfers.
Wise has a dual share structure where Class B shareholders possess more voting power compared to Class A shareholders.
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