Tagged: airwallex

October 25, 2023 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced a new global survey that revealed surging demand for cloud-based financial services “with more than 80 per cent of SMBs looking to switch away from traditional banks for their payment needs.” The report, jointly… Read More

October 20, 2023 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MexPago, a Mexico-based payment service provider and an Institution of Electronic Payment Funds (IFPE) license-holder. The transaction is subject “to regulatory approvals and customary closing… Read More

October 15, 2023 @ 6:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced its partnership with Alpaca, a developer-first API brokerage platform, to support Alpaca’s global payments and foreign exchange (FX) needs. The announcement comes on the heels of several recent Airwallex wins “in the wealthtech category,… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A spending downturn in the retail and e-commerce sector drove a $2.9 billion YoY nation-wide drop in online spending, according to the Q3 Digital Economy Index from global financial platform Airwallex. The quarterly Airwallex Digital Economy Index “records year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter snapshots of the digital… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced its partnership with Public, a U.S.-based multi-asset investing platform, to minimise conversion costs for UK investors when purchasing U.S.-based equities on the Public app. The news comes on the heels of Public’s entry… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, has signed up Airwallex to streamline the investing process.  The Airwallex service was actually integrated several months back, with more than a third of OurCrowd’s funding going through Airwallex, typically completed in under 24… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial platform Airwallex has delivered “a 115 percent increase in revenue across Australia and New Zealand YoY.” The progress comes as Airwallex “delivers global revenue growth of 120 percent YoY and global transaction volume growth of 77 percent YoY.” The revenue and transaction volume… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced a partnership with Brex, a U.S.-based financial technology company, to support its global expansion. Airwallex continues to “assemble a rapidly growing ecosystem of customers and partners, validating its position as a catalyzing force… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australians are spending on average nearly $600 less online than they were a year ago, according to the latest Digital Economy Index from global financial platform Airwallex. The Airwallex Quarterly Digital Economy Index “records year-to-date spending per adult, as well as quarter-by-quarter snapshots of the… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australian-born payments company Airwallex has appointed Luke Latham as General Manager for its Australia and New Zealand business. Latham joins Airwallex following senior roles “with Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Groupon and most recently as Chief Operating Officer for MILKRUN.” Airwallex CEO and Co-founder Jack Zhang… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, the global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced its partnership with TrueLayer, the payments network powered by open banking, to deliver innovative payment solutions for businesses. TrueLayer will leverage Airwallex’s global payments and financial infrastructure API “to build new products and… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex announced a partnership with MODIFI, a global commerce platform for business payments, in order “to launch a streamlined, innovative, and secure solution for transferring money across multiple regions.” Leveraging Airwallex’s global payments and financial infrastructure, MODIFI has created Global Account Solutions, “a payment tool… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Against a surge in both business and personal travel, global fintech Airwallex and leading travel technology company Expedia Group announced today a joint promotion to help customers save when booking hotel stays. Jessica Chiu, Head of North American Strategic Partnerships at Airwallex said global business… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced its official launch in Israel to fuel future expansion across the region, including the appointment of Or Liban as Airwallex’s Head of Israel and the Middle East. This expansion comes at “a pivotal moment… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global fintech platform, is pleased to announce the launch of its Go Global campaign in Hong Kong, “unlocking opportunities for SMEs, ecommerce businesses and start-ups to scale and expand internationally.” Airwallex Hong Kong’s continued growth and development in the market “is evidenced by… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex announced the launch of its global payments services in Canada. The launch will empower Canadian businesses “to tap into Airwallex’s global payments and financial platform, offering a faster, more cost-effective and transparent alternative to the traditional banking platform.” Businesses in Canada can now “access… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore businesses have a “cautious” economic outlook, as new data from global fintech Airwallex reveals 7 in 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are “bracing for a potential recession within the next two years.” The independent research “considered the challenges SMEs in Singapore would… Read More

March 8, 2023 @ 10:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments and financial platform Airwallex has secured a payment business license in China, following the successful acquisition of “a 100% stake in Guangzhou Shang Wu Tong Network Technology Co., Ltd., an information and online payment services company. Shang Wu Tong Network Technology has a… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Airwallex has announced senior appointments to its global leadership team “as the global payments and financial platform focuses on its expansion into 2023.” Justin Yek has “commenced in the newly created role of Head of Strategic Finance and Corporate Development following more than 10… Read More

January 26, 2023 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments and infrastructure Fintech Airwallex is expanding into Lithuania, according to a note from the firm. Airwallex currently operates in 19 locations around the world, including a presence in Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK and North America. Airwallex employes approximately 1200 individuals. After its last… Read More