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

(shaun.nz)
325 points jemmyw | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 22:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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monooso ◴[31 Oct 25 00:11 UTC] No.45766958[source]▶
I had a very similar experience with Wise recently. I finally managed to find a document they deemed acceptable (at the fifth attempt) the day before the deadline. At no point did I receive a clear explanation as to why a document was rejected.

After the second rejection I hastily transferred all of my business funds to other accounts, and have no intention of returning.

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hn_acc1 ◴[31 Oct 25 00:23 UTC] No.45767030[source]▶
Any suggestions for alternatives? I set up an account and tested a transfer to an out-of-country account, just in case I need to leave the US.. It worked painlessly. But recently, I think they closed my account pending more documents.

Also, any suggestions on reasonably secure bank accounts one can hold without citizenship / residency? Swiss?

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1. monooso ◴[31 Oct 25 12:35 UTC] No.45771343[source]▶
The main reason I was using Wise is because they made it easy to set up a US bank account. Changing the payment procedure with my current client is untenable, so for now I just ensure that my money is held by Wise for as little time as possible.

For personal foreign currency transactions, usually whilst travelling, I've used Revolut for years without issue.