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Stripe quietly tests Airwallex rival with startups ahead of full Australian launch
Stripe is quietly trialling its Treasury business banking product with Australian startup executives ahead of a full launch later in 2026, positioning it as a direct competitor to Airwallex and Wise. Treasury allows businesses to hold, send and receive multiple currencies and stablecoins on a single platform with instant settlement and free transfers between Stripe-connected businesses.
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The Wire takeaway
If you're using Airwallex or Wise for cross-border operations, Stripe just became your platform's competitor and is signing up your peers this month. You'll need to evaluate whether you stay loyal to a specialist or consolidate onto a generalist that owns your payment rails.
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Topics: Fintech · stripe-treasury · cross-border-payments · business-banking · airwallex-competition · multi-currency