Airwallex buys into Latin America with Mexican payments company
The purchase of MexPago is critical to the fintech’s ambitions in the region, it says.
Melbourne fintech start-up Airwallex has expanded its North American presence with the purchase of Mexican payments company MexPago.
Airwallex said the acquisition would extend its financial infrastructure into Latin America and was an important part of its broader growth strategy in the region, where revenue had grown more than fivefold year on year.
Airwallex Americas executive general manager Ravi Adusumilli (pictured) said the purchase was key to the company’s ambitions.
MexPago was an integrated payment platform that worked with major credit cards, banks and physical or online stores. CEO Luis Castillejos Ordaz said the two companies were a good fit.
“Airwallex’s ability to connect companies across borders is unparalleled,” he said.
“The combination of MexPago’s payments capabilities in Mexico and Airwallex’s global financial infrastructure will unlock exciting opportunities for companies in Mexico to operate globally, and for companies around the world to operate in Mexico.”
“I look forward to working closely with Airwallex to obtain the necessary approvals and to ensure a smooth transition of ownership.”
The transaction was subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Airwallex said its San Francisco office would continue as the strategic hub for the region and made a raft of fresh appointments including a director of revenue strategy for the Americas and a director of global product marketing.
Founded in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex is headquartered in Singapore and has 20 offices worldwide with 1,400 employees, including 80 in North America. It planned to recruit more than 500 new staff over the next year.
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