Our story
Global business is being transformed. At WorldFirst, we're looking for people who want to lead and shape this change.
Our mission is to "make it easy to do business anywhere". That means connecting small businesses around the world with faster and cheaper payments, access to international marketplaces, flexible currency risk management tools, working capital and more.
As part of the Ant Group, we have the best of both worlds – we leverage their superior technology and vast ecosystem and seek to maintain the nimbleness of a fast-moving fintech. That’s the secret to our collaborative and inclusive culture.
2004
Jonathan Quin and Nick Robinson start WorldFirst, aiming to make foreign exchange easier for all.
2005-2006
We clock up £100+ million in transactions and launch our corporate and ecommerce business divisions.
2007-2008
We launch the WorldFirst online platform.
2009-2010
We open our first international office, in Sydney, Australia, and win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
2011-2012
We expand into the US.
2013-2014
We open offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.
2015-2016
We open in the Netherlands, Japan and Korea.
2017-2018
We launch the World Account (now the International Collections Account)
2019-Present
WorldFirst joins Ant Financial (now Ant Group), owner of leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay.
Today, WorldFirst provides a range of tools and services that go far beyond global money transfer, with hedging through forward contracts; local overseas currency accounts; easy integration with Xero and online marketplaces.
We're on a mission to make it easy to do business anywhere.
Our global offices
Businesses trust WorldFirst
Since 2004, more than 240K businesses have utilised WorldFirst to send more than £87bn around the world.
