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Wise adds a new interest feature to its accounts – what’s in it for US customers?

  • Wise has added a new interest feature to the Wise Account, earning US-based businesses and individual customers on their USD balances.
  • Tearsheet spoke with Ankita D’Mello, senior product manager at Wise, about how the feature was built and if it aims to rival banks’ interest-bearing accounts.
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