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About Matthew Sek

Matthew Sek is Vice President at Airwallex, the global fintech platform that began in a Melbourne coffee shop and now provides foreign exchange, global payouts, corporate cards and spend management tools for businesses worldwide. He leads the company's growth and small-to-medium enterprise focus across Australia and New Zealand. Sek started his career at management consultancy Kearney before spending more than two years on Seek's corporate strategy team, then joined Airwallex, where he built its channel partnerships and product marketing functions before moving into global product and commercial strategy. On Fintechfun with Chris Titley, he traced Airwallex's journey from a Melbourne coffee shop to a global fintech player.

In conversation.

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Key moments from From Coffee Shop to Global Fintech: The Airwallex Journey with Matthew Sek.

  1. 0:13The Origin Story of Airwallex
  2. 1:50Global Expansion and Market Trends
  3. 3:55Airwallex Product Suite and Prioritization
  4. 5:25Challenges and Insights from Small Businesses
  5. 7:14The Importance of Education and Awareness
  6. 15:23Balancing work and downtime
  7. 20:11Conclusion and Final Thoughts

In their own words.

“I like to think about my time at work as running sprints. I just need to make sure I don't end up running this endless marathon.”
Matthew Sek — From Coffee Shop to Global Fintech: The Airwallex Journey with Matthew SekFintechfun with Chris Titley · 12 November 2024

The path so far.

  1. Now

    VP SME & Growth, ANZ · Airwallex

  2. Earlier · Scale-up

    Corporate strategy team · Seek

  3. Earlier

    Management consultant · Kearney

Sources: balancethegrind.co

Airwallex on Day One

Airwallex is a financial technology company that provides businesses with tools for international payments, multi-currency accounts and expense management.

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