Analysis

May 24, 2019

TransferWise has turned employees into millionaires

Transferwise employees and alumni, so-called "Wisers", are now armed with more than $70m to pour into new ventures as the fintech becomes the highest valued in Europe.


Carly Minsky

3 min read

TransferWise founders Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmann

TransferWise has just minted 33 new millionaires, bringing the total number of employees or investors with six-figure holdings in the payments company to more than 150, according to a Sifted analysis.

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