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A change of address led to our Wise accounts being shut down

(shaun.nz)
325 points jemmyw | 3 comments | 30 Oct 25 22:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.613s | source
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quantumwoke ◴[30 Oct 25 23:32 UTC] No.45766679[source]▶
Nowhere in this blog does it mention what the business actually does, which is always a red flag. I've seen plenty of stripe bashing posts on HN that end up with the business being in newsletter scams or adult content.
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martimarkov ◴[30 Oct 25 23:42 UTC] No.45766773[source]▶
Oh no… god forbid - adult content lol. Yes regardless of the content if the business is legal and they only changed an address that’s not a reason to have this level of shit support and no way to escalate and contact a human…
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1. quantumwoke ◴[30 Oct 25 23:48 UTC] No.45766822[source]▶
I don't agree with those policies but it's a possible reason for a financial services business to break a relationship if they discover incidentally that this guys business is breaking the law. Changes the blog post completely and the business info should have been included.

As a heuristic, using TransferWise is traditionally associated with Russian money laundering scams.

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2. hug ◴[31 Oct 25 00:00 UTC] No.45766891[source]▶
I believe the business is an ISP.
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3. EdwardDiego ◴[31 Oct 25 03:38 UTC] No.45768152[source]▶
One of. Also runs card payment systems and business networking consulting. The blogger is focused on his small local market.