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Wise Employment questionnaire also asks jobseekers about employment barriers, potentially including being overweight or lazy

The London fintech had shifted operations to Asia at the instruction of Jack Ma-owned parent company Ant Group

Exclusive: A taxpayer-funded online employability course that included videos on body language contained ‘not curriculum-endorsed materials’

London fintech Wise could soon be without both its long-serving bosses, after the CFO today said he plans to leave the firm just days after the CEO revealed he would be taking a multiple-month leave of absence.

City Voices: The more senior male leaders take their family into account when making career decisions, the better

The billionaire boss of payments firm Wise is to take a three-month sabbatical to spend more time with his family, he announced today.

Taavet Hinrikus was the first employee hired by Skype. But in that role, he quickly encountered a problem that inadvertently led to the formation of one of London’s top fintechs, Wise.

As a consultant living in London in 2019, Kristo Käärmann made what he called an “incredibly stupid” decision; he tried to send his Christmas bonus back home to Estonia.

Work isn’t just about getting paid. Employment can provide a number of benefits for people in terms of health, wellbeing, social, economic and financial inclusion. It can also reduce reliance on government income supports. Arguably, work is even more important for people with disability, who are more likely to be…