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Fintech firm Airwallex boasts 1,213% y-o-y revenue growth for Singapore in 1H2023, names city as global headquarters

Nicole Lim
Nicole Lim • 2 min read
Fintech firm Airwallex boasts 1,213% y-o-y revenue growth for Singapore in 1H2023, names city as global headquarters
The Australian-born fintech says Singapore is its fastest growing market to date, and a gateway to the region which it has plans to expand into. Photo: Airwallex
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Global fintech payments firm Airwallex has announced a 1,213% y-o-y revenue growth for the 1H2023 and a 1,015% - or 11x - growth in total transaction volume for its Singapore business. 

The fintech firm, which was founded in Australia in 2015, has also named Singapore as its new global headquarters on Nov 9. Kai Wu, Airwallex’s chief revenue officer and APAC executive general manager cites the city-state as a gateway to the Asia Pacific region amidst its plans to expand to other Southeast Asian countries in the future. 

Airwallex’s major investors include the likes of Tencent Holdings, Lone Pine Capital, and Sequoia China, now known as Peak XV. 

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