WU
Western Union
Company · mentioned 11 times
American multinational money transfer and payments services company providing cross-border remittances and payments.
Company · mentioned 11 times
American multinational money transfer and payments services company providing cross-border remittances and payments.
The Airwallex Podcast· 16 Apr
Traditional banks and Western Union charged the coffee business 3% to 4% on foreign exchange when paying vendors globally.HD in HD· 8 Dec 2025
Banks charged the coffee business 4.5% and more than $500 on a $15,000 transaction sent by correspondent banking.Cambrian Fintech with Rex Salisbury· 21 Aug 2025
Airwallex's predecessor coffee import business used banks and Western Union for international payments, which Jack Zhang found extremely expensive and slow.Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS· 26 Apr 2023
Airwallex's cofounders found Western Union and banks painful to use for moving money internationally, which led them to found Airwallex.