Airwallex Acquires OpenPay to Take on Stripe Billing, Recurly in Global Subscription Wars

Airwallex isn’t content with just powering cross-border payments. The global fintech player just snapped up OpenPay, a San Francisco billing startup specializing in subscription management, payment orchestration, and revenue analytics. The move is a clear escalation in the battle to control how modern businesses bill, collect, and grow—putting Airwallex head-to-head with Stripe Billing, Recurly, and Chargebee.

Airwallex Acquires OpenPay to Take on Stripe Billing, Recurly in Global Subscription Wars

Ripple to Acquire Rail for $200M, Aims to Dominate Stablecoin-Powered Global Payments

Ripple Bets Big on Stablecoins With $200M Rail Acquisition Ripple is doubling down on stablecoins—and its latest acquisition shows just how serious it is. The enterprise blockchain heavyweight announced it will acquire Rail, a fast-growing platform for stablecoin-powered global payments, in a $200 million deal expected to close by Q4 2025. The move further cements…

Ripple to Acquire Rail for $200M, Aims to Dominate Stablecoin-Powered Global Payments

Airwallex Raises US$300M Series F at US$6.2B Valuation to Accelerate Global Expansion

Melbourne-founded Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, has closed a US$300 million Series F funding round at a US$6.2 billion valuation. The round includes US$150 million in secondary share transactions from early investors, bringing total funding to over US$1 billion. New and existing investors such as Square Peg, DST Global, Lone Pine Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and Visa Ventures participated.

Airwallex Raises US$300M Series F at US$6.2B Valuation to Accelerate Global Expansion