
Helping your business navigate coronavirus — guidance by country
Enterprises, sole traders and freelancers have all been affected by the economic downturn due to coronavirus. This has left many businesses — small and large — with questions on how to navigate the uncertainty.
And while we expect everything to run as normal at TransferWise, we wanted to help our business users where we can. So we’ve compiled a list of official government resources along with a few unofficial, in-depth guides by regional startup communities.
Jump straight to the relevant country, or read an update from the TransferWise team.
Jump to country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Business support
- Coronavirus business financial support
- Covid-19 support for businesses guidance
- Business interruption loan scheme (CBILS)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information for businesses and employers in Northern Ireland
- Coronavirus advice for businesses in Scotland
- Information for individuals and businesses in Wales
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for UK businesses trading internationally
🇪🇺 European Union
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Germany
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France
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Spain
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Belgium
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Ireland
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Estonia
- Emergency guidance [EE]
- Emergency guidance [EN]
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Hungary
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Portugal
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Sweden
- Crisis package for businesses [press release]
🇺🇸 United States
- US Small Business Administration (SBA) Coronavirus Guidance & Loan Resources
- US Dept of Labor Coronavirus Employment Q&As
- Benefits.gov Coronavirus Resources
- US Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Guide
🇨🇦 Canada
- Covid-19 Resources for Canadian businesses
- Canada’s Covid-19 Economics Response Plan
- Business Development Bank of Canada: Support for Entrepreneurs Impacted by the Coronavirus
🇦🇺 Australia
- Coronavirus information and support for business
- Support for sole traders
- COVID-19 - What sole traders need to know
- Australian Government small business stimulus/relief package
- Economic response to coronavirus
🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Covid-19 information for businesses
- Information for employers
- Information for sole traders
- Wage subsidy scheme
🇸🇬 Singapore
- Ministry of Manpower advisories on Covid-19
- Corporate income tax credit
- 5 ways the Resilience Budget will help Singapore's workers
🇯🇵 Japan
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry support measures
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare guidance
- Q & A on new coronavirus (for companies)
- Coronavirus affect on businesses
Our commitment to your business
We don’t expect disruptions to our service
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Because we’re an online service, you can continue to use TransferWise as normal. Remote working has always been part of our company culture, so we’re set up to keep things up and running from home.
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We’re also working with regional regulators, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to make sure we have the best possible plans in place.
We’re ready should things change
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Our teams are constantly monitoring any potential challenges when it comes to transferring to certain countries or banks.
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You’ll see notifications in the TransferWise app if your transfer is expected to take a bit longer.
Take a look at the full letter from the TransferWise team on how we’re prepared to keep things running smoothly.
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