Speaker Profile

Dan McCarthy

Regional Head, Wise

Wise

A high-performing and globally-minded professional with a background in financial services, technology and start-ups.

I am Sydney-based and responsible for Wise's Business Development expansion throughout Asia Pacific, where we deliver cross-border payments solutions, and partner with banks and other institutions to make international financial management simpler, faster, cheaper and more transparent. Wise is now a publicly listed company moving over $15 billion dollars of our customers' money internationally every month, with over 11 million customers worldwide.

I am passionate about the Australian and New Zealand small business sectors and have worked closely with SMEs for a number of years in lending, risk, regulation and strategic management.

Prior to my corporate background I was a founding member of a number of start-ups in apps and technology, and was an athlete with the Australian Rowing Team competing at several World Championships.

I currently hold a Bachelor of Science at the University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma of Psychology at Charles Sturt University, I am a practicing Justice of the Peace (Qual.) and am completing my Bachelor of Laws at the Queensland University of Technology.