Wave in charts

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63%of what we track is filled in

3.2/5our rating, from facts

Money

What you pay, what you keep and how you get paid

Fee vs similar platforms

At 1%, Wave is cheaper than 79% of the 14 payment receiving platforms that charge a percentage fee (median 1.7%).

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At 1%, Wave is cheaper than 79% of the 14 payment receiving platforms that charge a percentage fee (median 1.7%).

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Of every $100 you earn on Wave, you keep $99, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges.

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Wave pays out 2 ways. Its rarest is bill pay, which no other payment receiving platforms we track offer.

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3 sourced figures for Wave.

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Joining

Who can sign up, and where

Where you can join

Wave accepts people in 12 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo (DRC), Gambia, Guinea and Ivory Coast and 6 more.

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Open in 12 countries and territories, Wave reaches more places than 88% of the 48 payment receiving platforms with known country rules (median 1).

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Quality

Ratings, badges, reviews and how much we know

Rating breakdown

Rated 3.2/5. Ahead of the payment receiving platforms average on access and proof of earnings.

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Wave scores above 80% of payment receiving platforms on proof of earnings, its strongest part.

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Wave has 30 of 100 achievement points from 4 badges; the average for payment receiving platforms is 25.4.

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wave.com ranks #72,753 on the web, more visited than 41% of the 49 payment receiving platforms we have a rank for.

Open full chart Profile completeness vs the type

We have 63% of what we track for Wave, against an average of 59% for payment receiving platforms.

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History

How old it is and what has happened since

Timeline

6 events from 2018 to 2026, across founded, earnings figures, our listing and listing changes.

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Founded in 2018 (about 8 years ago), Wave is older than 10% of the 52 payment receiving platforms with a known founding year.

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