Airwallex secures payment service license in Israel, enabling global payment solutions for local businesses

• Payment Service License provides Airwallex with authorization to offer its comprehensive suite of global payment solutions to businesses in Israel 

• Establishes Israel as a strategic hub for Airwallex’s EMEA expansion, enabling deeper regional partnerships and faster product innovation tailored to local market needs

Tel Aviv, Israel – Airwallex, a leading global payments and financial platform for growing businesses, today announced it has secured a Payment Service License in Israel, making it one of the first international companies to receive this approval. This milestone marks a major step in Airwallex’s continued global expansion and underscores the company’s commitment to regulatory excellence and customer trust.

With this license, Airwallex is now fully authorized to offer its full suite of global payment solutions directly to businesses in Israel. This includes multi-currency accounts, fast cross-border payments, card issuing and expense management, and powerful embedded finance capabilities – all built to simplify and accelerate international growth for Israeli companies.

Empowering Israeli Businesses with Seamless Global Commerce

The newly granted license enables Airwallex to provide local and international businesses in Israel with direct, uninterrupted access to its full suite of global payment solutions, including:

• Multi-currency accounts to collect, hold, and pay out in Israeli shekels (ILS) and 30+ global currencies

• Reliable cross-border payments to over 150 countries

• Card Issuing, both virtual and physical, for streamlined global and local spending

• Embedded finance APIs for seamless integration into tech platforms

• Spend Airwallex’s solution to manage and track company spending with the use of AI in a single platform

“Securing this license is a significant achievement for Airwallex and a vote of confidence in our commitment to building a robust and compliant global payments and financial platform,” said Kai Wu, Chief Revenue Officer at Airwallex. “Israel is home to a thriving tech and startup ecosystem, and we’re excited to empower these businesses with the financial tools they need to scale globally.”

Strengthening Airwallex’s EMEA Expansion Strategy

The Israeli license solidifies Airwallex’s strategic presence in the region, establishing the country as a key hub for its EMEA operations. It allows Airwallex to better support Israeli scale-ups, global enterprises with operations in and out of Israel, and new regional partnerships as market opportunities grow.

“This license lays a strong regulatory foundation for our continued expansion across the Middle East and Europe,” said Or Liban, VP, Middle East and EU Enterprise at Airwallex. “Israel’s dynamic and globally connected business environment aligns perfectly with our mission to empower businesses to operate without borders.”

Airwallex was founded in 2015 in Melbourne, Australia, and is one of the fastest-growing companies in the world in the field of payments and financial infrastructure. The company recently completed a $300 million Series F funding round at a valuation of $6.2 billion. The company employs 1,800 people across 25 offices worldwide and plans to continue hiring its team in Israel and across the Middle East in 2025.

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About Airwallex

Airwallex is a leading financial platform building the future of global banking for modern businesses. By combining proprietary infrastructure with software and AI, Airwallex is reimagining how businesses manage accounts, access capital, control spend, and embed financial services.

Designed to replace fragmented, legacy systems, Airwallex offers a unified platform for global financial operations—providing everything from multi-currency business accounts to payments to spend management and embedded financial products.

Founded in Melbourne and trusted by over 150,000 businesses worldwide—including TikTok, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN—Airwallex is powering a new era of global banking without borders.

Learn more at www.airwallex.com