{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"144251","rtpr_id":"nGNXc2fJS6-20260915","ticker":"WSE","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["WSE","WISEA"],"title":"Portnoy Law Firm Announces Class Action on Behalf of Wise Group plc Investors","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-15T14:41:29.093Z","article_body":"LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zdwGyFWfOw8pIrBFxNUH8d7_jcwuKU1nDLfJu-eIgs7fFgMIr_ETivTGz5laplYkRBWapy2euvKvJl6MWUKaCc5zjsYnH6tjHkxodCyJXFvcRl6wuVNtQhXDbrRJaGj1)\nadvises Wise Group plc, (“Wise” or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ: WSE) investors\nof a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities between May\n11, 2026 and July 23, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Wise investors\nhave until September 29, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.\n\nInvestors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Qj8MkIa138oBR2fLKrrrZKus42guqjxRlK-_xp4zd48r1qeHZ5D3D9_jx-627sTK0azr3lXIrHxfwr9TkcICK2CCIoTy3rn_v_K8yri4qLRZeuieDszKuExe2I3TTw3p), by\nphone 310-692-8883 or email\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=bw03C1GqWdSV944KAQ2SGf29T4hNmMQn-zA0l-mkbomUW1LXW1Mcp3d53z0XVr21FeJWpWDXlu8A7qGZjhX5yBRg2NXwaXR8e3mu4RpO1p8=):\nlesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via\nhttps://portnoylaw.com/wise-group-plc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a\ncomplimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing\nclaims to recover their losses.\n\nWise Group provides cross-border and domestic financial services.\n\nThe Wise Group class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the\nClass Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose\nthat: (i) in order to have a successful debut on the NASDAQ, the defendants\nmaterially understated Wise Group’s regulatory risks as a result of its\nmaterially deficient anti-money laundering efforts, as well as insufficient\nefforts to prevent the financing of terrorism; and (ii) as a result, the\ndefendants’ statements about Wise Group’s business, operations, and\nprospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable\nbasis at all relevant times.\n\nOn June 1, 2026, before the market opened, Reuters published an article\nentitled “Fintech Wise’s shares fall on Belgian money-laundering\ninvestigation.”  The Reuters article reported that “London-listed\nshares fell by more than 10% on Monday on news that the Brussels Public\nProsecutor’s Office is investigating its European entity in cases the\nprosecutor said reportedly involve more than half a billion euros ($582.5\nmillion) in suspicious transactions.”  The article added that “[t]he\nprosecutor’s office said the investigation, which began last year and is\nnearing completion, concerns potential money laundering offences, with alleged\nlinks to fraud, corruption and drug trafficking” and that “[p]rosecutors\nare investigating whether Wise Europe’s services were used by international\ncriminal organisations, and are ⁠currently finalising a direct summons\nbefore the criminal court.”  That same day, Wise Group allegedly filed a\nForm 6-K with the SEC, disclosing in part that “[w]e are currently working\nwith the Brussels prosecutor to respond to queries about our business, as we\nroutinely do with regulators and law-enforcement authorities.”  On this\nnews, the price of Wise Group’s U.S. listed shares fell more than 5% on June\n1, 2026, nearly 5% further on June 2, 2026, and more than 7% further on June\n3, 2026, according to the complaint.\n\nThen, on July 24, 2026, The Wall Street Journal published an article\nentitled “Wise Group Shares Drop After U.S. Regulator Denies License on\nShortcomings.”  The article allegedly reported, among other things, that\n“London-listed shares in fintech company Wise Group fell after U.S.\nregulators denied its application for a national trust bank license, citing\ndeficiencies in its program to combat money laundering and terrorism\nfinancing” and that “[t]he Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said\nin its rejection letter that Wise’s application presented significant\nsupervisory and compliance concerns.  It cited long-standing deficiencies in\nanti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism at Wise\nU.S.”  On this news, the price of Wise Group’s U.S. listed shares fell\nmore than 6%, according to the complaint.\n\nThe Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims caused by\ncorporate wrongdoing. The Firm’s founding partner has recovered over $5.5\nbillion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not\nguarantee similar outcomes.\n\nLesley F. Portnoy, Esq.\nAdmitted CA, NY and TX Bar\nlesley@portnoylaw.com\n310-692-8883\nwww.portnoylaw.com\n\nAttorney Advertising\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea0dd9c0-6e41-4d5a-ad27-b277677af6df)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXc2fJS6-20260915","title":"Portnoy Law Firm Announces Class Action on Behalf of Wise Group plc Investors","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"WSE","created":"2026-09-15T14:41:29.093Z","tickers":["WSE","WISEA"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zdwGyFWfOw8pIrBFxNUH8d7_jcwuKU1nDLfJu-eIgs7fFgMIr_ETivTGz5laplYkRBWapy2euvKvJl6MWUKaCc5zjsYnH6tjHkxodCyJXFvcRl6wuVNtQhXDbrRJaGj1)\nadvises Wise Group plc, (“Wise” or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ: WSE) investors\nof a class action on behalf of investors that bought securities between May\n11, 2026 and July 23, 2026, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Wise investors\nhave until September 29, 2026 to file a lead plaintiff motion.\n\nInvestors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Qj8MkIa138oBR2fLKrrrZKus42guqjxRlK-_xp4zd48r1qeHZ5D3D9_jx-627sTK0azr3lXIrHxfwr9TkcICK2CCIoTy3rn_v_K8yri4qLRZeuieDszKuExe2I3TTw3p), by\nphone 310-692-8883 or email\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=bw03C1GqWdSV944KAQ2SGf29T4hNmMQn-zA0l-mkbomUW1LXW1Mcp3d53z0XVr21FeJWpWDXlu8A7qGZjhX5yBRg2NXwaXR8e3mu4RpO1p8=):\nlesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via\nhttps://portnoylaw.com/wise-group-plc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a\ncomplimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing\nclaims to recover their losses.\n\nWise Group provides cross-border and domestic financial services.\n\nThe Wise Group class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the\nClass Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose\nthat: (i) in order to have a successful debut on the NASDAQ, the defendants\nmaterially understated Wise Group’s regulatory risks as a result of its\nmaterially deficient anti-money laundering efforts, as well as insufficient\nefforts to prevent the financing of terrorism; and (ii) as a result, the\ndefendants’ statements about Wise Group’s business, operations, and\nprospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable\nbasis at all relevant times.\n\nOn June 1, 2026, before the market opened, Reuters published an article\nentitled “Fintech Wise’s shares fall on Belgian money-laundering\ninvestigation.”  The Reuters article reported that “London-listed\nshares fell by more than 10% on Monday on news that the Brussels Public\nProsecutor’s Office is investigating its European entity in cases the\nprosecutor said reportedly involve more than half a billion euros ($582.5\nmillion) in suspicious transactions.”  The article added that “[t]he\nprosecutor’s office said the investigation, which began last year and is\nnearing completion, concerns potential money laundering offences, with alleged\nlinks to fraud, corruption and drug trafficking” and that “[p]rosecutors\nare investigating whether Wise Europe’s services were used by international\ncriminal organisations, and are ⁠currently finalising a direct summons\nbefore the criminal court.”  That same day, Wise Group allegedly filed a\nForm 6-K with the SEC, disclosing in part that “[w]e are currently working\nwith the Brussels prosecutor to respond to queries about our business, as we\nroutinely do with regulators and law-enforcement authorities.”  On this\nnews, the price of Wise Group’s U.S. listed shares fell more than 5% on June\n1, 2026, nearly 5% further on June 2, 2026, and more than 7% further on June\n3, 2026, according to the complaint.\n\nThen, on July 24, 2026, The Wall Street Journal published an article\nentitled “Wise Group Shares Drop After U.S. Regulator Denies License on\nShortcomings.”  The article allegedly reported, among other things, that\n“London-listed shares in fintech company Wise Group fell after U.S.\nregulators denied its application for a national trust bank license, citing\ndeficiencies in its program to combat money laundering and terrorism\nfinancing” and that “[t]he Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said\nin its rejection letter that Wise’s application presented significant\nsupervisory and compliance concerns.  It cited long-standing deficiencies in\nanti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism at Wise\nU.S.”  On this news, the price of Wise Group’s U.S. listed shares fell\nmore than 6%, according to the complaint.\n\nThe Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims caused by\ncorporate wrongdoing. The Firm’s founding partner has recovered over $5.5\nbillion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not\nguarantee similar outcomes.\n\nLesley F. Portnoy, Esq.\nAdmitted CA, NY and TX Bar\nlesley@portnoylaw.com\n310-692-8883\nwww.portnoylaw.com\n\nAttorney Advertising\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea0dd9c0-6e41-4d5a-ad27-b277677af6df)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-15T14:41:29.140304162Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789483289140},"received_at":"2026-09-15T14:41:29.194Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"133083","press_release_id":"144251","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Transaction & Payment Processing Services","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["active securities class action filed against Wise Group plc covering the May 11 - July 23, 2026 class period","complaint alleges long-standing AML and counter-terrorism-financing deficiencies at Wise US and Wise Europe","Brussels Public Prosecutor's Office reportedly investigating Wise Europe over ~$582.5 million in suspicious transactions, with potential links to fraud, corruption and drug trafficking","OCC denied Wise's application for a US national trust bank license citing significant supervisory and compliance concerns (per complaint allegations)","shares fell double digits cumulatively after the June 2026 and July 2026 disclosures, per the complaint","release is attorney advertising from a plaintiff firm, not an issuer disclosure"],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"The Portnoy Law Firm announced a securities class action against Wise Group plc (NASDAQ: WSE) on behalf of investors who purchased shares between May 11, 2026 and July 23, 2026, with a September 29, 2026 deadline to move for lead plaintiff.\n\nThe complaint alleges Wise materially understated regulatory risks tied to deficient anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism-financing controls around its NASDAQ debut.\n\nThe release recaps two prior stock-drop events: a June 1, 2026 Reuters report that Brussels prosecutors are investigating Wise Europe over roughly $582.5 million in suspicious transactions, and a July 2026 OCC denial of Wise's US national trust bank license application citing AML and CTF deficiencies.\n\nThis is attorney advertising soliciting plaintiffs rather than an issuer disclosure; treat as low-signal noise beyond confirming active litigation exposure.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Plaintiff-firm class-action solicitation on Wise AML disclosures -- suppress; the underlying OCC license denial and Belgian probe are the real signals and are already known."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"class_period":"May 11, 2026 to July 23, 2026","stock_drop_june_1_2026":"more than 5%","lead_plaintiff_deadline":"September 29, 2026","stock_drop_july_24_2026":"more than 6%","alleged_suspicious_transactions_usd":"$582.5 million","firm_claims_recovered_for_investors":"$5.5 billion"}},"quotedText":"Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. 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