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Airwallex is a payments firm that raised new funding at around a $12 billion valuation in May 2026 led by Lee Fixel's Addition. The company has hit the $1.5 billion ARR mark as of May 2026, versus $1 billion last Octo...

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Airwallex is a rapidly scaling fintech building borderless global financial infrastructure with exceptional growth velocity and...

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Industry B2B Payments
4 named competitors
4 recent developments
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Airwallex Overview

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Airwallex is a payments firm that raised new funding at around a $12 billion valuation in May 2026 led by Lee Fixel's Addition. The company has hit the $1.5 billion ARR mark as of May 2026, versus $1 billion last October. Airwallex competes with financial firms from Stripe to Citi and is seeking to become a business superapp, having begun with cross-border transactions but since adding spend management, billing, and business accounting.

Strategic Profile

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Founded in Australia in 2015, Airwallex currently has a global workforce of over 2,000 people and plans to expand its team by more than 50% by the end of 2026. The company has established a second global headquarters in San Francisco and will deploy more than $1 billion from 2026-2029 to scale its U.S. operations. Its U.S. unit processes around $100 billion for over 40,000 businesses.

Competitive Landscape

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Airwallex competes with financial firms from Stripe to Citi. Additional competitors include TransferGo, Flywire, Kantox, 2Checkout, and Payoneer. The company differentiates through comprehensive global financial infrastructure spanning 80+ licenses, proprietary AI agents for workflow automation, and integrated spend management capabilities.

Industry Context

Airwallex operates in B2B Payments.

Key facts

Founded: 2015 · Headquarters: Singapore, SG (with dual HQ in San Francisco, US) · Employees: 2,517 · Revenue: $1.5B ARR (May 2026)

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StripeGlobal payment processing and financial infrastructure→RevolutDigital banking and payments platform→WiseCross-border payment and money transfer→RapydGlobal fintech-as-a-service platform→

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What does Airwallex do?+
Airwallex is a payments firm that raised new funding at around a $12 billion valuation in May 2026 led by Lee Fixel's Addition. The company has hit the $1.5 billion ARR mark as of May 2026, versus $1 billion last Octo...
What is Airwallex's Cyborg Score?+
Airwallex has a Cyborg Score of 9/10 (Exceptional). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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Named competitors include Stripe, Revolut, Wise, Rapyd. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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