Unconventional Business

How Airwallex Grew to Start-Up Unicorn Status with Luke Latham


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In season three of HubSpot's Unconventional Business we delve into the journey of Australia's third technology unicorn, Airwallex, and learn how the scaling company is disrupting the banking and financial services sector.

We're joined by Luke Latham, Managing Director and GM of Airwallex ANZ, and explore Luke's diverse career background (from AWS to MILKRUN) and the importance of a builder's mindset in challenging and disruptive industries.

On the show, Luke takes us on the journey of how Airwallex became a global disruptor in such a short space of time, where the company's growth (they now have over 100,000 customers worldwide) stems from, and insight into how the founders and leadership team think, build and go to market.

You'll leave the episode with valuable lessons for businesses aiming to disrupt traditional sectors and prioritise customer-centric practices, and insight into the significance of trust-building, and broader trends in the fintech industry.


Key Episode Moments:

  • Luke Latham's diverse career background spanning Microsoft, Milkrun, Groupon, Amazon, and now Airwallex, with a focus on disruptive industries.
  • Discussion on the importance of a builder's mindset for thriving in challenger brands and disruptive industries.
  • Overview of Airwallex as a global disruptor in banking and financial services, offering infrastructure for payments and money movement.
  • Explanation of how Airwallex addresses the costly and timely nature of cross-border transactions and the unique market timing for its establishment in 2015.
  • Building trust with consumers through reliability, credibility, service level monitoring, and personalised customer support within the financial technology sector.

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    Unconventional Business was written and produced by HubSpot ANZ, Catherine Sumner and Amiria MacKinnon, and VidPod.

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