Airwallex and Xero launch integration
Airwallex today announced an integration with Xero to help Airwallex’s customers to seamlessly reconcile their domestic and international payments.
Airwallex partners i2c to power borderless card for businesses
Australian fintech start-up Airwallex has tapped payment technology firm i2c to support its recently launched Airwallex Borderless Card.
Tech unicorn Airwallex raising more funds
Airwallex was valued at over $US1 billion ($1.5 billion) last year, making it a tech ‘unicorn’, after it raised $US100 million from high-profile investors
Airwallex and Visa debut Airwallex Borderless Cards for business
Global fintech leader Airwallex is launches Airwallex Borderless Cards for businesses, in partnership with the digital payments company Visa.
Airwallex named Australia’s highest-ranked fintech in KPMG 2019 Fintech100 report
Airwallex has been recognised as Australia’s top-ranked fintech in the KPMG 2019 Fintech100, a global list of the world’s best fintech innovators.
Airwallex collaborates with the University of Melbourne, announces scholarship
Australia’s fintech unicorn, Airwallex, has collaborated with the University of Melbourne, inspiring the next generation of tech leaders and entrepreneurs.
Australian fintech Airwallex confirmed as latest fintech unicorn following Series C fundraising
Airwallex confirms unicorn status following a successful Series C fundraising round of $100m USD, valuing the company at over $1bn USD. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, Australian fintech Airwallex has grown from an emerging start-up to a global challenger in the crossborder payment space, supporting a client base of internet titans including JD.com, Tencent and Ctrip, and large financial service companies including MasterCard. Top-tier investor DST Global led the Series C fundraising round, which closed at $100m USD. DST Global has been a primary investor across a number of global technology success stories, including Facebook, Airbnb and Spotify, and other fintech leaders, such as Robinhood. Alongside new investor DST Global, […]
“Play to your strengths”: Why Airwallex’s Lucy Liu rejects labels in startupland
She may be a leading woman in Australian startups, with her business pegged to become another local unicorn, but Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu doesn’t like to think in labels, preferring to focus on her strengths and successes than her gender. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex secured $109 million last June, in one of 2018’s biggest capital raises. Since then, Liu and co-founder Jack Zhang have been focusing on growing the team, and have opened three new offices. The business has been moving quickly, Liu tells StartupSmart. “Startup years are like dog years,” she says. “You have seven years’ worth of stuff in one year.” Last year, Liu took home […]
