Australia’s Airwallex expands to Israel

Or Liban has been appointed as the company’s head of Israel and the Middle East.

Payments and financial platform Airwallex have launched operations in Israel as part of its plan to expand in the region.

The Melbourne-based firm also appointed Or Liban as the company’s Head of Israel and the Middle East.

Presently, Airwallex’s footprint has settled in APAC, Europe, and North America.

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“Israeli technology businesses are ‘default global’ and we have already seen the impact that our payments and financial infrastructure can have for them as they grow across borders.” said Pranav Sood, GM, EMEA at Airwallex.

Its first office in Israel is located in Tel Aviv because of its heavy customer base and advanced technology environment.

Airwallex caters to Israeli technology businesses such as Papaya Global and OurCrowd.