Airwallex - Revolutionizing Global Business with Fast, Affordable Cross-border Payments
Airwallex is revolutionizing cross-border transactions by offering a financial operating system for global businesses, enabling seamless multi-currency accounts, FX, and more, without costly fees or delays.
Cross-border money still moves like it is 2005.
Airwallex is building the financial operating system for global businesses. Think multi-currency accounts, FX, payouts, collections, cards, and APIs that let SaaS companies and marketplaces sell internationally without wiring fees and week-long delays.
The wedge is simple. Replace expensive correspondent banking with local rails, then monetize on FX, payment fees, card interchange, and higher-margin software like spend and treasury tools as customers add modules over time.
The traction is no longer subtle. In March 2025, Airwallex reported US$720M annualized revenue and over US$130B in annualized payments volume, serving 150,000 businesses worldwide after 50% customer growth in 2024.
Capital followed the numbers. In May 2025, it raised US$300M at a US$6.2B valuation, taking total funding to over US$1.2B. In December 2025, it raised another US$330M at a US$8B valuation and named San Francisco a dual global headquarters to push harder into the U.S.
The founding story is also classic fintech. Jack Zhang, Lucy Liu, Max Li, Xijing Dai, and Ki-Lok Wong started it in Melbourne after getting burned by cross-border costs in a small business, then scaled it into a global platform from Singapore with a product-first, infra-heavy approach.
This is a FinTech of the Day pick by FinBox Solutions because the timing is brutal and perfect. More internet-native SMBs are selling globally, regulators are tightening on KYC and data, and companies want one provider that can hold, move, and reconcile money across markets without stitching together five vendors.
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If you were building a global SaaS today, would you trust one platform like Airwallex for accounts, FX, and cards, or still go best-of-breed across Stripe, Wise, and a bank?
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