According to God of Prompt on Twitter, Airwallex has raised $330 million at an $8 billion valuation and opened a second headquarters in San Francisco to directly compete with Stripe. The company, which rejected a $1.2 billion acquisition offer from Stripe in 2018 while generating just $2 million in revenue, has leveraged advanced artificial intelligence and automation to scale its global payments infrastructure. Airwallex’s rapid expansion underscores the growing demand for AI-powered cross-border payment solutions, presenting significant business opportunities for AI developers and fintech firms looking to enter or disrupt the digital payments market (source: @godofprompt, Dec 9, 2025).