(13 December 2022 – United States) Fast growing international transfer player Wise is strengthening its North American operations, setting out ambitious plans to add 250 new employees in the United States (US) in 2023.
According to the company, its US based full time employee (FTE) headcount grew by over 75 percent this year and will continue its hiring momentum into 2023 with plans to welcome over 250 new FTE across its three offices in the country.
In January, Wise opened a full stack operational hub in Austin, Texas. Next year, it plans to double the site's headcount to over 200 FTE, scaling teams across engineering, product development, operations and sales. Wise will also hire an additional 90 team members in Tampa, its current US operational hub.
The company recently announced that its North America revenue grew 58 percent to £85.5 million for the first six months of financial year 2023, compared to the same period last year.
“The significant growth of Wise in the US is a testament to our product offering and the increasing demand by American consumers and businesses for fast, convenient and affordable cross-border payments solutions” said Wise Chief Technology Officer, Harsh Sinha.