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Wise shares plummet amid money laundering investigation

Published: June 3, 2026 at 8:12 am

Wise is being investigated in Brussels over concerns that the platform has been used for money laundering.

Shares in the London FinTech dropped massively on Monday after the public prosecutor’s office in Belgium said it had been investigating the firm since last year.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which first reported the story, said the alleged transactions amounted to €500 million and were linked to fraud, corruption and drug trafficking.

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