Wise outlines areas to improve cross-border payments in G20 Scorecard

# Wise outlines areas to improve cross-border payments in G20 Scorecard

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent industry specialist report
> Source: [FXC Intelligence](https://www.fxcintel.com/research/analysis/wise-g20-scorecard-2026)
> Published: 2026-09-24
> Captured: 2026-09-26T12:39:45.937Z

## Source summary

FXC Intelligence reports on Wise's 2026 G20 Cross-Border Payments Scorecard, a Wise-produced assessment of payment-system access and price transparency covering 29 countries plus the EU. The scorecard says 21 of 29 countries permit non-bank payment providers direct access, but five have no such providers using it; only six of 18 covered G20 member countries provide both direct access and central-bank settlement. FXC says its proprietary remittance data informed market selection. These are scorecard findings and methodology, not a neutral independent ranking.

## Why it matters

Direct access to domestic payment systems may reduce non-bank providers' reliance on intermediary banks and influence cross-border cost and reach. Because Wise produced the scorecard and FXC contributed proprietary data, attribute the findings to that methodology; the article reports no new access rule taking effect.

## Key numbers

- **Markets covered:** 29 countries

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Payment infrastructure
- Entities: Wise
- Payment infrastructure
- Cross-border payments

## Evidence and credibility note

The scorecard is produced by Wise and uses FXC Intelligence proprietary remittance data. Attribute the findings and methodology to the report; do not present them as a neutral independent ranking.

Date evidence: Automatically verified from article:published_time: 2026-09-24T13:43:23+00:00

## First-party corroboration

No directly corresponding A1 company announcement is currently linked.

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original FXC Intelligence report](https://www.fxcintel.com/research/analysis/wise-g20-scorecard-2026)

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