The Quarterly Review: How Wise’s Lauren Langbridge aims to accelerate partner growth through infrastructure and talent

Notes from the desk: Welcome to this month’s Quarterly Review, a series where I dive into what executives from some of the best brands in financial services are focusing on in this quarter, as well as how they are planning to achieve their goals. It’s a chance for the industry to learn about what goes on behind an FI’s four walls and how leadership manages their priorities. 

But that’s not all: a review implies no mandates, a check in. So stay tuned next quarter to learn whether the executive achieves his plans and translates theory into reality.

In this edition we focus on Lauren Langbridge, Commercial Director for Wise Platform (Americas)

Payments are the lifeblood of finance, and have a critical role in shaping consumers’ and businesses financial health. One of the biggest players in the space, Wise, has significantly raised the bar when it comes to speed and experience. In today’s story, the spotlight is on Langbridge, who shares how Wise plans on broadening its presence inside the traditional banking ecosystem, allowing them to tap into the speed and ease of use that Wise has made part and parcel of modern transactions.

The focus: Deepening and expanding partnerships

[Lauren]: Wise has spent the last 14 years building a powerful, new global payments infrastructure which offers a scalable alternative to the legacy correspondent banking system. Wise Platform makes this infrastructure available to banks, financial institutions, and major enterprises through simple APIs, allowing them to offer cost-effective international payments directly within their own platforms.

We already partner with some incredible organizations, including Morgan Stanley, Ramp, and Google.

This quarter, our focus is twofold: to bring on new partners and expand our relationships with existing partn