About this episode

In this episode, Monica Millares interviews Samarth Bansal about the strategic partnership opportunities with Wise for fintechs and banks.

If you can't beat Wise on FX, and reality is most fintechs can't; then the smarter move is to partner with them. Let’s go into the why! In this episode recorded live at Money20/20 Asia, I speak with Samarth Bansal, General Manager at Wise Platform. We go behind the scenes and I ask the questions I’ve always had hypothetical answers to. For years my mandate as a Neobank Product leader was to beat Wise, and I knew unless we were to change our business model to properly compete, the answer is we can’t. But now, FinTechs and banks can partner with Wise through Wise Platform. It’s a fascinating conversation! We cover: [01:00] How Wise approaches cost efficiency: the obsession behind the pricing model [02:30] What actually drives Wise's infrastructure advantage [04:30] Going direct into local payment rails and optimising treasury FX forecasting [08:30] How embedding Wise Platform made life easier for banks and their customers [09:30] Standard Chartered, Bank Mandiri, Morgan Stanley: who's using Wise Platform and why [17:00] How Wise prioritises market expansion, and what drives corridor decisions [19:00] Instant payment rails in APAC: PayNet, PromptPay, and what sits on top [21:00] How…

People in this episode

Host: Monica Millares

Guest: Samarth Bansal

Topics covered

• foreign exchange
• fintech partnerships
• cost efficiency
• payment infrastructure
• market expansion
• cross border payments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wise, Wise Platform, Standard Chartered, Bank Mandiri, Morgan Stanley

Places: APAC

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