[HN Gopher] How Wise built an $11B company by marketing their mi...
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       How Wise built an $11B company by marketing their mission
        
       Author : akaflashgordon
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2024-01-19 14:24 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (thecaseforbrand.substack.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (thecaseforbrand.substack.com)
        
       | CosmicShadow wrote:
       | I definitely love using Wise for my business. As a Canadian I can
       | collect USD (which my shops charge in) and hold it for free as
       | opposed to the fees my bank would charge and I don't get hit with
       | conversion fees on every deposit. I can convert it at far better
       | rates for way cheaper than my Canadian bank too. I confronted my
       | major bank in person and they won't match their rates or even
       | come close. I can transfer money from WISE to my Canadian bank
       | for $0.66 and it takes like a day or less with 2 clicks. I also
       | get a USD based credit card for free I can use and not get
       | screwed on fees by conversion or my Canadian bank. Big fan here
       | so far!
        
       | doublerabbit wrote:
       | I lost my wallet in Canada, which included all cash and cards.
       | Wise was the only provider to work with my jail broken iPhone and
       | still incorporate with Apple Pay.
       | 
       | Saved my arse 100x over.
        
       | 0x38B wrote:
       | I interviewed with Wise and was definitely inspired after reading
       | about the company and their founders. It helped that Wise had
       | saved me more than once as an American living in Europe. Amazing
       | UI on their site and apps, too.
       | 
       | Interview experience was great too :)
        
       | JustinGoldberg9 wrote:
       | "one account for all the money in the world"
       | 
       | yeah, until you mention that you are using their service for
       | bitcoin.
       | 
       | The inverse HN theorem: If the vc and woke tech bros like it,
       | then it's worthless.
        
         | thatfrenchguy wrote:
         | Yes, that's because indeed, bitcoin is not money
        
       | alberth wrote:
       | TIL - who Wise is.
        
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