Airwallex - About the company
Airwallex is a series H company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2015 by Jack Zhang, Ki Lok Wong, Jacob Dai, Lucy Yueting Liu and Max Li. It operates as a Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and managing treasury. Airwallex has raised $1.9B in funding from investors like Tencent, Lone Pine Capital and Addition, with a current valuation of $11B. The company has 3918 active competitors, including 359 funded and 284 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Payoneer, Remitly and Flutterwave.
Sectors and market segments that Airwallex operate in
Airwallex serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of Airwallex are:Company Details
Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and managing treasury. This platform enables businesses to accept payments, issue corporate cards, and manage expenses through integrated software. It facilitates currency conversion, international fund transfers, and automated billing processes. The system provides application programming interfaces for embedding financial services into other software products. It supports account management, payout distribution, and reconciliation workflows for commercial operations.
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- www.airwallex.com/us
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- Email ID
- *****@airwallex.com
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series H
Total Funding
$1.9B in 15 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$11B as on Jun 25, 2026
Ranked
4th among 3918 active competitors
Employee Count
2,865 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Airwallex
Airwallex is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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AIRWALLEX US, LLC CIN: 001t000000WoTU7AAN , United States, Active | Nov 07, 2019 | - | - | - |
AIRWALLEX PTY LTD CIN: 609653312 , Australia, Active | Mar 12, 2015 | $50M - $100M (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - | |
AIRWALLEX (UK) LIMITED CIN: 10103420 , United Kingdom, Active | Apr 04, 2016 | - | 31 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
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Airwallex's funding and investors
Airwallex has raised a total funding of $1.9B over 15 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 05, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series H round on Jun 25, 2026 for $320M. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Airwallex has 54 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Airwallex:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 25, 2026 | $320M | Series H | $11B | - | ||
Dec 08, 2025 | $330M | Series G | $8B | - | ||
May 21, 2025 | $150M | Series F | $6.2B | - | - |
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Airwallex's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Airwallex are Jack Zhang, Ki Lok Wong, Jacob Dai, Lucy Yueting Liu and Max Li. Jack Zhang is the CEO of Airwallex.
Here are the details of Airwallex's key team members:
- Jack Zhang: Co-Founder & CEO of Airwallex and founder of 2 other companies, Capital 49 and Airwallex. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 3 email addresses
- Ki Lok Wong: Co-Founder of Airwallex.
- Jacob Dai: Co-Founder & CTO of Airwallex.
- Lucy Yueting Liu: Co-Founder & President of Airwallex.
- Max Li: Co-Founder of Airwallex. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Airwallex's employee count trend
Airwallex has 2,865 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Airwallex's employee count trend over the years:
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Airwallex's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Airwallex include Payoneer, Remitly and Flutterwave. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Airwallex, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Payoneer 2005, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of cross-border payment solutions for freelancers, businesses, and marketplaces | $269M | 84/100 | |
2nd | Remitly 2011, Seattle (United States), Public | Provider of international money transfer services with multiple delivery options | $436M | 84/100 | |
3rd |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 83/100 | |
4th | Airwallex 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series H | Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and managing treasury | $1.9B | 83/100 | |
5th | Wise 2011, Shoreditch (United Kingdom), Public | Provider of international money transfer and multi-currency | $397M | 82/100 | |
6th | Ebury 2009, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of global payment solutions, currency risk management, and business lending | $374M | 79/100 | |
7th | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses | - | 79/100 | |
8th | Venmo 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of a platform for sending and receiving payments between users | $1.3M | 76/100 | |
9th | Provider of a global payment infrastructure platform for businesses and financial institutions to facilitate cross-border transactions | $362M | 73/100 | ||
10th |  Tipalti 2010, Foster City (United States), Series F | Cloud-based procurement and invoice management solutions for businesses | $553M | 73/100 |
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Airwallex's Investments and acquisitions
Airwallex has made 4 investments in companies including Metal and Kintsugi. Airwallex has also acquired 8 companies including Leapfin and Paynuri.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 26, 2026 | Investments | 2026 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Jun 11, 2026 | Acquisition | 2015 | San Mateo (United States) | |
Jan 20, 2026 | Acquisition | 2014 | Seoul (South Korea) |
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Reports related to Airwallex
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News related to Airwallex
Filter this listMedia has covered Airwallex for a total of 102 events in the last 1 year, 49 of them have been about company updates and 13 about partnerships.
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Airwallex in public dispute over China links amid regulatory scrutiny and expansion plansThe Sydney Morning Therald•Sep 23, 2026•Airwallex
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Airwallex Reports $4.6 Billion Economic Boost to Australia and Support for 29,000 JobsAustralian FinTech•Sep 17, 2026•Airwallex
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Airwallex Dominates Australian Fintech Funding in FY26, Securing 56% of InvestmentStartup Daily•Sep 03, 2026•Airwallex
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Airwallex Expands into Autonomous Finance Amidst IPO UncertaintiesChinaPulse.com•Aug 21, 2026•Airwallex
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Airwallex Partners with Affirm to Offer Pay-Over-Time Options to US ShoppersPYMNTS.com•Aug 14, 2026•Affirm, Airwallex
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Airwallex Tops Southeast Asia Payments Startup Rankings with $1.9bn in FundingCrowdfund Insider•Aug 02, 2026•Airwallex
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