CA-C-000493
Wise — Wise Terms of Use
Entity
Date detected
April 16, 2026
Effective date
April 16, 2026
Severity
Low
Changes
6 sentences modified
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What Changed

Wise updated their Terms of Use on April 16, 2026, making several small but meaningful changes. The section on payment disputes was renamed to include 'Unauthorized Transactions and Error Resolution,' the definition of a Wise Account was broadened to include all customers (not just business ones), a typo was corrected ('dispersed' changed to 'disbursed'), and their legal mailing address in New York was updated. These changes are mostly administrative but clarify your rights around disputed transactions and ensure contact information is accurate.

Why It Matters (compliance & risk perspective)

The explicit addition of 'Unauthorized Transactions and Error Resolution' to the dispute section clarifies your rights if a payment is made without your authorization. The corrected legal address ensures any formal notices you send to Wise reach the right location.

Consumer Impact (what this means for users)

Wise expanded its dispute section to explicitly cover unauthorized transactions and error resolution, which may strengthen clarity around how payment disputes are handled. The correction from 'dispersed' to 'disbursed' removes ambiguity about how your funds are handled if you close your account. The legal mailing address for sending notices has changed, so if you need to contact Wise's legal team by post, you should use the new address: 30 W 26th Street, Floor 6, New York, NY 10010.

Institutional Analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

Assessment

Wise updated its consumer Terms of Use on April 16, 2026 (v1.0 → v1.1). Changes include: renaming the chargebacks section to explicitly reference unauthorized transactions and error resolution (touching Regulation E obligations for US electronic fund transfers), broadening the Wise Account definition from 'business' to 'all' customers, correcting 'dispersed' to 'disbursed' in the account closure clause, renumbering a contact section (3.4 → 3.3), and updating the legal mailing address. No significant new obligations are created, but the expanded dispute resolution heading aligns the ToS more clearly with Reg E language. Low urgency — routine update with no material policy shift.

Regulatory Exposure

1. Regulation E (12 CFR Part 1005) — The renaming of the dispute section to include 'Unauthorized Transactions and Error Resolution' more closely mirrors Reg E's error resolution requirements under 12 CFR §1005.11. This is a labeling alignment rather than a substantive change, but it signals Wise's intent to bring consumer-facing language into closer conformity with federal electronic fund transfer rules.

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April 16, 2026 06:05 UTC
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Source Document
https://wise.com/us/legal/terms-of-use
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Wise | Document: Wise Terms of Use | Record: CA-C-000493
Captured: 2026-04-16 06:05:52 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-16-wise-wise-terms-of-use-493/
Accessed: April 19, 2026

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Document Context

Document
Wise Terms of Use
Entity
Wise
Captured
April 16, 2026
Source URL
https://wise.com/us/legal/terms-of-use
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