FinWise Bancorp EVP Juan Carlos Arias Receives 15,033-Share Award

What Happened
Juan Carlos Arias, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer of FinWise Bank (a wholly owned subsidiary of FinWise Bancorp), was granted 15,033 shares on July 28, 2026. The reported acquisition price was $13.96 per share, giving a total value of approximately $209,861. This transaction is coded as an award/grant (A) — a compensation-related issuance, not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-28; filing date: 2026-07-29 (filed the next day).
• Price per share: $13.96; shares granted: 15,033; total reported value: ~$209,861.
• Transaction type/code: A = Award/Grant (compensation).
• Relationship: Arias is EVP, Chief Strategy Officer of FinWise Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of FinWise Bancorp (per filing remarks).
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided summary of the Form 4.
• No 10b5-1, tax-withholding, vesting, or late-filing notes provided in the supplied details.

Context
Grants like this are typically part of executive compensation (salary, retention, or performance awards) and may be subject to vesting or transfer restrictions; they do not necessarily indicate immediate buying or selling intent. For retail investors, purchases on the open market can be a clearer signal of insider sentiment than compensation awards, which are common for executives.