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Wise Account Not FDIC Insured by Default

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Key Facts

Is money held with Wise automatically insured by any deposit protection scheme?
Money held with Wise in any currency is not automatically insured by any deposit protection scheme, including the FDIC.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The absence of automatic deposit insurance means customers' funds held with Wise do not carry the same default protections as funds held in a traditional insured bank account.

Interpretive note: The word 'automatically' leaves open whether non-automatic or partial coverage exists; this qualifier is preserved in all fields as required.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jul 28, 2026

The updated terms extend the deadline for reporting transaction errors from 60 days to 120 days for all transactions except Send Money transfers. The 120-day period begins either from the first day you could see the error in your online account history or the day Wise sent the first written statement showing the error, whichever comes first. This change gives account holders twice as long to identify and report discrepancies before losing the right to dispute them.

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4260 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers' funds held with Wise are not automatically insured by the FDIC or any other deposit protection scheme, regardless of currency.

How other platforms handle this

Netflix Medium

Netflix is not obligated to credit or discount a subscription for holds placed on the account by either a representative of Netflix or by the automated processes of Netflix.

Tinder Medium

TINDER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONTENT THAT YOU OR ANOTHER USER OR THIRD PARTY POSTS, SENDS, RECEIVES, AND/OR ACTS ON THROUGH OUR SERVICES, NOR DOES TINDER ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE IDENTITY, INTENTIONS...

Perplexity AI Medium

we do not warrant that Offering descriptions are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Money you hold with Wise, in any currency, is not automatically insured by any deposit protection scheme, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Excerpt from Wise's Terms of Use (Superseded URL)

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Wise Terms of Use (Superseded URL)
Entity
Wise
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-036138
Document ID
CA-D-00265
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
561266d11f984a2eb3eab7608e74f5c481a231a012a4ed1cb0115da73c83c5e7
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 00:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Wise
Document: Wise Terms of Use (Superseded URL)
Record ID: CA-P-036138
Captured: 2026-05-21 00:40:14 UTC
SHA-256: 561266d11f984a2e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/wise/wise-terms-of-use-superseded-url/provision/CA-P-036138/wise-account-not-fdic-insured-by-default/
Accessed: Aug. 26, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Wise's Wise Account Not FDIC Insured by Default clause do?

The absence of automatic deposit insurance means customers' funds held with Wise do not carry the same default protections as funds held in a traditional insured bank account.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers' funds held with Wise are not automatically insured by the FDIC or any other deposit protection scheme, regardless of currency.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 287 platforms. See the full comparison.

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