Airwallex news and trends

Viably and Airwallex Launch Cross-Border Payment Solution for eCommerce Businesses
Partnerships // October 29, 2024

Viably and Airwallex have partnered on a solution that enables eCommerce businesses to simplify cross-border transactions and manage multiple currencies in a single account. The Viably Global Account, powered by Airwallex, allows sellers to pay vendors and suppliers around the world, collect payouts from marketplaces...

Airwallex Payments Processing Volume Jumps 73% to Break $100 Billion
Payment Methods // August 15, 2024

Payments platform Airwallex says its yearly processing volume has exceeded $100 billion. That marks an increase of 73% year over year, the Australian company announced in a Thursday (Aug. 15) press release. The company also noted it has witnessed increasing volumes across all products, such as payments, FX, payouts...

Float and Airwallex Partner on Bill Pay for Canadian Companies
B2B Payments // July 25, 2024

Float, which offers a business finance platform for Canadian companies, has chosen Airwallex to power its new bill pay product. The new product enables fast and cost-efficient bill payments for both domestic and overseas transactions and includes bank transfers, EFT, wire and ACH, the companies...

This Week in B2B: Digital Innovation, Data-Driven Insights, FinTech Partnerships
B2B Payments // June 27, 2024

Interoperability is viewed by many to be the holy grail of business-to-business (B2B) innovation. By enabling systems to work together seamlessly, businesses can reduce costs, improve accuracy, enhance security, and foster better relationships with their partners. Businesses want flexible and customizable workflows, and providers are...

Interviews & Exclusives
Platforms Rally to Push FinTech IPO Index 3% Higher

May 03, 2024
A 3% gain in the FinTech IPO Index this past week was led by the platforms. And in many cases, those firms have yet to report earnings — so, perhaps, let’s call this an anticipatory rally. Katapult, the lease-to-own platform, saw its shares leap 49.7% through the past five sessions. The company filed its 10-K […]

Global Merchants See Sales Boost With Modern Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure

September 29, 2023
The pandemic era ushered in many favorable trends for global eCommerce businesses, but times have changed, says Pranav Sood, EMEA executive GM at payments firm Airwallex, as international merchants grapple...

Innovating Cross Border B2B Payments: It Takes An Ecosystem

March 19, 2020
Getting U.S. companies to switch to electronic B2B payments is tough enough, but adoption problems only grow when you add in cross-border transactions. “It’s an area that’s ripe for disruption....

Quick Reads
Airwallex Reportedly Targets $6 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

October 30, 2024
Payments platform Airwallex is reportedly in discussions to raise $200 million. The Singapore-based company aims to close the funding round at the end of the year, targeting a $6 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Oct. 30), citing unnamed sources. “As a rapidly scaling company, we are always in dialogue with investors about our performance and […]

Viably and Airwallex Launch Cross-Border Payment Solution for eCommerce Businesses

October 29, 2024
Viably and Airwallex have partnered on a solution that enables eCommerce businesses to simplify cross-border transactions and manage multiple currencies in a single account. The Viably Global Account, powered by...

Airwallex Payments Processing Volume Jumps 73% to Break $100 Billion

August 15, 2024
Payments platform Airwallex says its yearly processing volume has exceeded $100 billion. That marks an increase of 73% year over year, the Australian company announced in a Thursday (Aug. 15) press release. The company...

Float and Airwallex Partner on Bill Pay for Canadian Companies

July 25, 2024
Float, which offers a business finance platform for Canadian companies, has chosen Airwallex to power its new bill pay product. The new product enables fast and cost-efficient bill payments for...