Wise plc Q1 FY26 Trading Update

Wise

17/07/2025 07:00

RNS Number : 3868R

Wise PLC

17 July 2025

 

 

Strong start to the year with continued cross-border volume and customer growth

 

●     Quarterly cross-border volume grew +24% YoY (+27% YoY on a constant currency basis), to £41.2bn, and Wise customer holdings grew by +31% to £22.9bn

●     9.8m active customers used Wise in Q1, representing active customer growth of +17% YoY

●     Cross-border take rate reduced by -1bp in the quarter, or -12 bps in the year to 30 June 2025,  to 52bps, reflecting a reduction in our average price together with a continued increase in the proportion of higher volume customers in the period

●     Underlying income was £362.0m in Q1 FY26, up +11% YoY on a reported basis  and +14% YoY on a constant currency basis. Continue to expect strong growth in underlying income in FY26, in line with our medium-term guidance of 15-20% on a constant currency basis

●     Remain focused on the long-term growth opportunity and becoming 'the' network for the world's money while investing to target an underlying profit before tax margin of 13-16% in the medium term, with FY26 expected to be around the top of this range.

 

"We have had a strong start to our financial year, progressing on our journey to moving trillions with more people and businesses around the world using Wise. We launched Wise Business in the Philippines, and we continue to add significant Wise Platform partners. In the first quarter, we announced a partnership with Raiffeisen Bank, followed by UniCredit in July, to power instant, low-cost international transfers for their personal and business customers in Europe.

 

"Last month we also announced our proposal to dual list our shares in the US and the UK, with the strategic and capital market benefits positively received by Owners. We believe the addition of a primary US listing will help us accelerate our journey to becoming 'the' network for the world's money, and ensure our mission and the interests of our customers and Owners remain deeply aligned over the long term." 

 

-Kristo Käärmann, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

 

Q1 FY26
Q1 FY25
YoY Movement
YoY
Movement
Constant
CCY
Cross-border volume (£ billion)
41.2
33.2
24%
27%
Underlying income (£ million)
362.0
325.4
11%
14%
Cross-border take rate (%)
0.52%
0.64%
-12 bps
-

 

You can read more about our progress in our quarterly Mission Updates on wise.com.

 

Please see the appendix for further historical financial information. 

 

 

 

 

Enquiries

Martin Adams - Investor Relations

owners@wise.com

 

Sana Rahman - Communications

press@wise.com

 

Brunswick Group

Charles Pretzlik / Nick Beswick

Wise@brunswickgroup.com

+44 (0) 20 7404 5959

 

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; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world's fastest growing, profitable tech companies.

 

In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over £145 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around £2 billion.

 

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Appendix - Historical Financials

 

 

Quarterly
Q1 FY2024
Q2 FY2024
Q3 FY2024
Q4 FY2024
Q1 FY2025
Q2 FY2025
Q3 FY2025
Q4 FY2025
Q1 FY2026
QoQ
Movement
Q YoY
Movement
QoQ
Movement
Constant
CCY
Q YoY
Movement
Constant
CCY
Active Customers (thousand)¹
6,670
7,232
7,512
7,911
8,374
8,892
9,047
9,291
9,797
5%
17%
-
-
Personal (thousand)
6,307
6,847
7,120
7,517
7,962
8,469
8,612
8,838
9,321
5%
17%
-
-
Business (thousand)
363
385
392
395
412
423
435
453
475
5%
15%
-
-
Cross-border volume (£ billion)²
28.2
29.2
30.6
30.6
33.2
35.2
37.8
39.1
41.2
5%
24%
7%
27%
Personal (£ billion)
20.8
21.6
22.3
22.6
24.5
26.1
27.4
28.4
29.7
5%
21%
6%
25%
Business (£ billion)
7.4
7.6
8.3
8.0
8.7
9.1
10.4
10.7
11.5
7%
32%
9%
35%
Customer balances (£ billion)³
11.5
12.3
12.9
13.3
14.1
14.7
16.2
17.1
18.1
6%
29%
-
-
Personal (£ billion)
6.5
7.0
7.5
7.9
8.5
9.0
9.8
10.5
11.3
8%
34%
-
-
Business (£ billion)
5.0
5.3
5.4
5.4
5.6
5.7
6.4
6.6
6.8
4%
20%
-
-
Cross-border revenue (£ million)
187.9
196.5
206.2
204.6
211.2
207.9
212.9
208.4
214.8
3%
2%
4%
5%
Personal (£ million)
149.0
154.7
161.2
161.0
167.1
167.2
169.3
166.0
170.2
3%
2%
4%
5%
Business (£ million)
38.9
41.8
45.0
43.6
44.1
40.7
43.6
42.4
44.6
5%
1%
7%
4%

 

Note: 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 recognised on the balance sheet.

 

 

Appendix - Historical Financials (continued)

 

Quarterly
Q1 FY2024
Q2 FY2024
Q3 FY2024
Q4 FY2024
Q1 FY2025
Q2 FY2025
Q3 FY2025
Q4 FY2025
Q1 FY2026
QoQ
Movement
Q YoY
Movement
QoQ
Movement
Constant
CCY
Q YoY
Movement
Constant
CCY
Card and other revenue (£ million)
51.6
62.2
70.4
72.6
80.0
92.8
97.8
100.9
103.3
2%
29%
3%
32%
Personal (£ million)
37.4
46.1
51.9
54.0
59.6
70.5
74.0
75.6
76.7
2%
29%
2%
31%
Business (£ million)
14.2
16.1
18.5
18.6
20.4
22.3
23.8
25.3
26.6
5%
30%
6%
33%
Underlying interest income (first 1pct yield) (£ million)
27.4
29.7
31.3
32.3
34.2
36.3
38.8
41.1
43.9
7%
28%
8%
31%
Personal (£ million)
15.2
16.9
18.0
19.0
20.4
22.1
23.6
25.1
27.4
9%
34%
10%
37%
Business (£ million)
12.2
12.8
13.3
13.3
13.8
14.2
15.2
16.0
16.5
4%
19%
4%
22%
Underlying income (£ million)¹
266.9
288.4
307.9
309.5
325.4
337.0
349.5
350.4
362.0
3%
11%
4%
14%
Personal (£ million)
201.6
217.7
231.1
234.0
247.1
259.8
266.9
266.7
274.3
3%
11%
4%
14%
Business (£ million)
65.3
70.7
76.8
75.5
78.3
77.2
82.6
83.7
87.7
5%
12%
6%
14%
Interest income (above the first 1pct yield) (£ million)
68.3
85.7
100.9
109.6
114.3
115.9
110.0
103.7
103.2
(0%)
(10%)
1%
(7%)
Personal (£ million)
37.9
48.7
58.0
64.3
68.0
70.4
67.0
63.5
64.4
2%
(5%)
3%
(3%)
Business (£ million)
30.4
37.0
42.9
45.3
46.3
45.5
43.0
40.2
38.8
(4%)
(16%)
(2%)
(14%)
Benefits paid relating to customer balances (£ million)
(24.3)
(29.0)
(33.7)
(37.9)
(41.3)
(43.5)
(38.2)
(38.2)
(36.0)
(6%)
(13%)
(5%)
(11%)
Personal (£ million)
(14.1)
(16.9)
(19.1)
(22.6)
(24.8)
(26.5)
(24.3)
(23.6)
(22.7)
(4%)
(9%)
(3%)
(6%)
Business (£ million)
(10.2)
(12.1)
(14.6)
(15.3)
(16.5)
(17.0)
(13.9)
(14.6)
(13.3)
(9%)
(19%)
(8%)
(17%)
Cross-border take rate (%)
0.67%
0.67%
0.67%
0.67%
0.64%
0.59%
0.56%
0.53%
0.52%
-1 bps
-12 bps
-
-

 

Note: Differences between 'total' rows and the sum of the constituent components of personal and business are due to rounding.

 

¹ Underlying income is an alternative performance measure comprising revenue, first 1% of gross yield of interest income on customer balances, and any interest expense on customer balances. It does not include interest income above the first 1% gross yield or benefits paid on customer balances.

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