London / Berlin, October 14th, 2026 – As demand for cross-border payments surges among its European small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), Vivid has selected Wise Platform, Wise’s global payments infrastructure for banks and enterprises, to launch fast, transparent and seamless international payments for its business customers.
The partnership comes as Vivid sees rapidly growing demand for international payments among its business customers. Over the ten months to May 2026, the number of Vivid Business customers making an international payment in a given month grew more than fivefold1.
Growth has been particularly strong in major trading hubs outside Europe, including China, the UAE and Singapore. Comparing the latest six months with the six months prior, payments by Vivid Business customers to China more than quadrupled, while payments to the UAE increased approximately 250% and payments to Singapore rose by approximately 40%2.
Through its partnership with Wise Platform, Vivid Business customers will be able to make fast, transparent international payments into more than 40 currencies. CNY payouts are already available across 27 European countries and the next currencies are to be rolled out soon.
Alexander Emeshev, Co-Founder at Vivid, said: "The modern entrepreneur is cosmopolitan, so their business banking should be. Cross-border payments are therefore essential for today's business banking. The growth we've seen over the past six months in customers sending money to markets like China, the UAE, and Singapore is proof of that demand. Together with Wise, we're now meeting that demand: offering the same speed and transparency when moving money to Shenzhen as when moving it to Stockholm."
Manuel Sandhofer, General Manager for EMEA at Wise Platform, said: “As European SMEs do more business around the world, their payments need to keep pace with their ambitions and work just as well across borders as they do at home. That means the same speed, transparency and reliability wherever they’re moving money. We’re excited to work with Vivid to bring the infrastructure Wise has built to make that possible for more businesses across Europe.”
Wise Platform is powered by Wise’s global payments network, more than 80 licenses and direct access to domestic payment systems in nine markets worldwide, enabling 77% of its payments to arrive instantly, in under 20 seconds. Vivid joins a growing number of leading institutions including Monzo, UniCredit, Raiffeisen Bank International and N26 using Wise Platform to deliver a seamless and reliable experience that meets the evolving expectations of their customers.
Vivid payment services are provided by Vivid Money S.A., an Electronic Money Institution licensed by the CSSF in Luxembourg.
About the data
1 Vivid internal transaction data, monthly unique business customers making an international payment, July 2025 to May 2026.
2 Vivid internal transaction data, share of outbound payment volume by settlement currency across Vivid's largest Asian payment corridors, twelve months to July 2026.
About Wise Platform
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