Wise Connect San Francisco 2025: Upwork’s journey to international payments success

Many banks and online platforms simply don’t have the global network to deliver fast, transparent global payments. That’s because payments infrastructure is often built to serve domestic use cases. But partnerships are rapidly changing the game.

We saw a perfect example of this when Upwork’s Mohit Kumar took the stage to announce their partnership with Wise Platform. “It’s a combination of global and local reach, network infrastructure and licenses. Easy to use APIs and a positive culture made Wise stand out as a partner to add to our ecosystem,” he said.

The impact has been clear: “Now, 80% of global payments via Wise platform are instant, and 88% are delivered within 24 hours,” Kumar revealed. Stories like Upwork’s demonstrate how the right partnerships can accelerate innovation and turn global payments into a powerful differentiator.