Company Announcements
10 June 2021
Airwallex and Visa unveil Airwallex Borderless Cards for Businesses in Hong Kong
Airwallex and Visa unveil Airwallex Borderless Cards in Hong Kong allowing customers to instantly generate and issue multi-currency virtual payment cards that can be used to promptly pay third parties.
Read more
20 May 2021
Airwallex rolls out online card payments solution in Hong Kong
Airwallex launches its online card payment acceptance solution in Hong Kong allowing local merchants to accept online card payments from around the world using Visa and Mastercard.
12 May 2021
Airwallex secures EMI licence in the Netherlands
Airwallex secures Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence from the Dutch Central Bank in the Netherlands.
24 March 2021
Airwallex’s latest US$100 million capital raising puts valuation at US$2.6 billion
Airwallex’s latest capital raising of US$100 million lifts its Series D round to US$300 million. The extended Series D round was led by new investor US-based Greenoaks.
18 March 2021
University of Melbourne honours Airwallex co-founder Lucy Liu with revered Rising Star for Young Alumni Award
Lucy Liu recognised for outstanding professional achievement and community involvement with award from the University of Melbourne.
4 March 2021
Airwallex Receives Regulatory Approval and Completes Acquisition of UniCard
Airwallex's acquisition of UniCard boosts ability to offer new and innovative payment methods for Hong Kong businesses.
10 February 2021
Businesses missing the benefits of fintech, say Airwallex and CPA Australia
Airwallex and Australia’s leading professional accounting body CPA Australia, launched the ‘The Role of FinTech in Modernising Businesses’ report which aims to educate businesses on emerging fintech solutions and drive fintech adoption.
13 October 2020
Airwallex hires tech veteran and venture capitalist as new EMEA General Manager, joining global management bench
London-based tech veteran Jed Rose starts a new role as Airwallex’s General Manager for EMEA to lead the company’s UK and Europe team and drive significant growth across these regions.
29 September 2020
Airwallex’s extended Series D fundraising brings total round to US$200M
Airwallex’s extended Series D funding round adds a further US$40M, bringing the total round to US$200M and total equity funding raised to date to over US$400M.
15 September 2020
Airwallex debuts card payment acceptance in the UK and Europe to support surging ecommerce growth
Airwallex’s new card payment acceptance product allows merchants to accept card payments from anywhere in the world whilst avoiding unnecessary foreign exchange fees.
1 September 2020
Airwallex launches major B2B rewards program in Australia
Airwallex Rewards will provide Australian SMBs exclusive access to A$20,000 worth of discounts and offers from world-leading business software platforms.
16 April 2020
Airwallex Closes US$160M in Record Fundraising Round to Date, Announces Worldwide Growth Plans
Airwallex has raised a Series D round of US$160M, its largest to date, with participation from a group of new investors.