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Wise

62call outs
2resolutions reported
0call outs with a company response

Read people’s complaints about Wise account freezes, closures and held funds, with original sources and known outcomes. Records updated 5 November 2026.

Of 62 call outs in this archive, 2 report a resolution, 1 a partial resolution, 9 were unresolved at the last update, and 50 have no established outcome.

What these records establish

22 call outs mention account freezes, 41 account closures and 20 held funds. Issue counts overlap when one incident involves more than one problem.

How we select and count complaints · Monthly archive reports

This archive focuses on account problems. It does not measure overall customer satisfaction or how likely you are to experience a problem. Company identity checks establish affiliation, not the truth of every claim.

68 visible source posts. 3 call outs have a recorded publication checklist.

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Novus@NovuslyX
Wise

Stay away from @Wise. I used it to collect B2B payments from clients. After the second payment, they requested invoices, tax files and financial records from 3rd parties (like Stripe or PayPal which has nothing to do with the payments I received) to verify the transactions. I provided dozens of files between me and my clients. They then demanded sensitive supplier details, including our business agreement and prior transaction records from an external bank account. I never paid my supplier via Wise, so why submit unrelated documents? After seeing ongoing incidents of Wise closing business accounts without concrete evidence here (Like what @sbamz1 and @janskapa had suffered), I withdrew my funds, closed the business account, and switched to a real bank. They then closed my personal account, citing payments for trading crypto, illegal products, or restricted items. I never trade crypto. My business is startup and sells legal products, and the brand is getting famous in our industry this year. “Restricted items like weaponry?” You joking? All the records and information I provided can clearly indicate my business is legit so do those payments. However, Wise still decided to retaliate against me by closing my personal account without having any evidence. If you’re a business person, stay away from it. The trouble it causes has exceeded the convenience it provides. If you are an individual, it’s also unsafe for you to have any money in it because they can simply close your account by using vague, catch-all compliance justifications without providing meaningful explanations. Just stay away from it.

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Amounts reported in the archive

Archive totals, grouped by currency. These are reported amounts, not balances currently frozen.

USD 40000reported held
EUR 7000reported held

Call outs by month of first report

Collection coverage

The new 90-day collection is not complete. Existing call outs are a research snapshot; their volume is not a complaint rate.