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January 17, 2025 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex announced several milestones in its global expansion strategy: securing a payment institution license from the Banco Central do Brasil, and finalizing the acquisition of MexPago, a Mexico-based payment service provider and an Institution of Electronic Payment Funds (IFPE) license-holder. With these two licenses secured,… Read More

January 12, 2025 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a payments and financial platform for global businesses, has recntly announced its partnership with Carwow, the online car-changing marketplace. Following the integration of Airwallex’s Scale Native API, Carwow can now process “payments for those enterprise dealer groups who purchase cars from thousands of private… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex reported strong YoY growth across the APAC region as the global payments and financial operating platform for businesses. In Q3, Airwallex delivered an 83 percent revenue increase YoY and grew transaction volume by “49 percent YoY across the APAC region, as well as significant… Read More

December 3, 2024 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Only a month out from the December holiday seasons, eCommerce retailers are witnessing signals of renewed consumer confidence as international sales drive considerable spending growth, according to the Digital Economy Index by Airwallex, an Australian-founded leading global financial platform. After a “rocky” start to 2024,… Read More

November 12, 2024 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex joins the Pledge 1% movement to commit company equity and more toward corporate philanthropy through a sustained ongoing model. “Airwallex Impact” will include expansion of company volunteerism, Airwallex for Startups programs and “discounted” product for select nonprofit organizations. Furthering its commitment to innovation, Airwallex… Read More

October 25, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, released a report exploring the opportunities and challenges tied to embedded finance – the practice of platforms, marketplaces, and software companies integrating user-friendly financial services within their existing offerings. Airwallex’s survey of 200 enterprise decision-makers… Read More

October 11, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex announced that Airwallex Capital is now licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) in order to offer asset management services, paving the way for the upcoming launch of its Airwallex Yield in Hong Kong early next year. As explained in a… Read More

September 28, 2024 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, announced its partnership expansion with Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses. Since the two joined forces in 2017, Airwallex has integrated Trulioo Identity Document Verification, Business Verification and… Read More

September 24, 2024 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today revealed how its global financial technology has improved McLaren Racing’s financial operations throughout the 2024 Formula 1 season. Prior to this partnership, McLaren’s international payments run “consisted of 30 payments made one at a… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:29 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global payments and financial platform Airwallex announced that it has surpassed $100 billion in annual processing volume, marking a 73% increase year-on-year. This growth is accompanied by an annual run rate revenue nearing $500 million and the achievement of cash flow positivity at the end… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced a partnership with Float, one of Canada’s B2B fintechs, to enable fast and cost-effective bill payments for both domestic and overseas transactions. Float’s Bill Pay product, powered by Airwallex, introduces payouts – “including bank… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, the Australia-founded financial platform for modern businesses, has reportedly become the first major payments company to be granted an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) to offer businesses access to retail investment products. This is an additional… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research has revealed 66 percent of travel companies are seeing their profit margins impacted by outdated or complicated payment systems, with nine in 10 expected to prioritize modernising their financial operations this year. In a report released by global payments and financial platform, Airwallex, and… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, Airwallex, has continued on its growth trajectory, delivering a 93 percent increase in year-on-year (YoY) revenue across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Airwallex also reports that it recorded strong global revenue growth, “up 84 percent YoY, while… Read More

June 23, 2024 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amid increasing positive sentiment about the business climate1, Airwallex has launched its ‘Airwallex for Startups’ program in Singapore to further empower the city-state’s community of over 55,000 startups. The program aims to empower startups “to grow and scale their businesses, offering them tips and tools… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, saw robust customer growth in Hong Kong, with its transacting customer base increasing by 79% YoY in the first quarter of 2024. Reflecting the strong customer growth, Airwallex Hong Kong also “recorded a 108% YoY… Read More

May 11, 2024 @ 5:27 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global Fintech platform Airwallex is in discussions with several Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds as it seeks to raise capital for regional expansion, according to CEO Jack Zhang. The Melbourne-based startup has engaged with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Mubadala Investment Co, and Saudi Arabia’s Public… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, the Australia-founded leading financial platform for modern businesses,  announced the launch of Airwallex for Startups, Australia’s comprehensive program for local startups seeking to accelerate their growth. The initiative – which includes practical resources, networking and content opportunities, exclusive product offers “from Airwallex and others… Read More

April 25, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced the U.S. launch of its payment acceptance solution. U.S.-based merchants can use the service “to accept payments from domestic and international customers.” Additionally, foreign merchants with U.S. entities can “provide a localized payment… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced its partnership with Bird (formerly MessageBird), a global communication platform, to power Bird’s international payments operations. Powering Bird’s global payments infrastructure Bird’s platform, applications and APIs help 29,000+ businesses “to streamline conversations and… Read More