Wise: refund request
Cancel an unpaid transfer yourself. US remittance transfers can be cancelled within 30 minutes of payment for a full refund.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 33 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- transfer ID
- payment time
- payment method
Steps
If the transfer is not yet processing, open it and select Cancel transfer.
For a remittance transfer, cancel by phone or in writing within 30 minutes of paying.
If the transfer is processing, contact Wise. Cancellation is not guaranteed, and a completed transfer cannot be cancelled.
If the refund is late, send a written complaint, then complain to the CFPB.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Deadline
"You may cancel your Remittance Money Transfer orally or in writing within thirty (30) minutes after making payment", if the recipient has not picked up or received the funds.
Source: wise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
"We will refund your money within three (3) business days of your request to cancel a transfer" (remittance transfers).
Source: wise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
Refund timing by payment method: credit or debit card up to 10 working days; bank transfer 0-3 working days; Wise Account balance instant if the money has not been sent out.
Source: wise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
For US complaints Wise aims to give a final response within 15 calendar days. If it cannot, it extends the deadline to 35 calendar days from the complaint and emails you the reason.
Source: wise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
The US Customer Agreement requires arbitration administered by JAMS and waives class actions. Small claims court cases are excluded.
Source: wise.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Deadline
To reject arbitration, send a signed notice to Wise US Inc., Attn Legal Department, 30 W 26th Street, Floor 6, New York, NY 10010. It must be received within 21 days after the account is opened.
Source: wise.com, verified 2026-10-12
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Written complaint
Wise aims to give a final response within 15 calendar days, extended to 35 calendar days if it tells you why.
Federal regulator
State agency
Your state’s financial regulator. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Wise lists each state regulator on its state licenses page.
Arbitration
JAMS arbitration under section 28 of the US Customer Agreement. You can reject it within 21 days after the account opens.
Watch out
- The Help Center contact options, scam report form, card dispute page and appeals page need sign-in to the Wise account.
- Appeals need a photo ID and a live photo of the account owner holding it. Only the person can supply them.
- Wise does not give the reason for an account closure, and Customer Support cannot see it.
- The phone lines need the account holder.
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