WorldRemit Stock
WorldRemit is a money transfer service that helps migrants send money to their loved ones all over the world
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Funding History
| January 2010 | $546K |
|---|---|
| January 2011 | $2.1M |
| January 2012 | $1.3M |
| January 2013 | $2.1M |
| October 2013 | $1.6M |
| March 2014 | $40.0M |
| February 2015 | $100M |
| February 2016 | $45.0M |
| December 2017 | $40.0M |
Management
Head of Content
Fiona Graham
Head of Product
Alice Newton-Rex
Regional Director for Asia-Pacific
Michael Liu
CFO
Ian Cole
VP Consumer Communications
Jill Lloyd
Group Compliance Director
Brion Nazarro
Country Director Australia
Lee Towle
Founder & CEO
Ismail Ahmed
Chief Technical Officer
Russ Thornton
Chief Marketing Officer
Alex O'Shaughnessy
Press
standard - Oct, 7 2023
London fintech Zepz edges closer to profitability after sales jumpbuff - Jun, 27 2023
Zepz launches neobanking product for US-based migrant communitycoinspeaker - Jun, 20 2023
Fintech Unicorn Zepz Eyes Expansion via Mergers and Acquisitionspymnts - Jun, 19 2023
Report: Zepz Seeks M&A Targets After 26% Layoffscnbc - Jun, 19 2023
$5 billion fintech Zepz looks to take on rivals like PayPal with digital wallet, M&A plansbuff - May, 19 2023
WorldRemit’s parent company Zepz laying off over 25% of its workforcefintechfutures - May, 18 2023
Zepz reportedly axing 420 jobs as firm looks to streamline operationscnbc - May, 16 2023
Western Union rival Zepz lays off 26% of employees as fintech cuts continuefintechfutures - Sep, 29 2022
Zepz appoints Robert Mitchell as new group CFOprnewswire - Sep, 27 2022
Global cross border payment group Zepz appoints new CFO as it reaches profitability in H1 '22fintechfutures - Sep, 2 2022
Zepz appoints former Bill.com exec Mark Lenhard as group CEObuff - Sep, 1 2022
Zepz appoints Mark Lenhard as Group CEObloomberg - Jul, 22 2022
WorldRemit Parent Zepz Names Bill.com Executive Lenhard Next CEOpymnts - Jul, 14 2022
WorldRemit Parent Zepz Reportedly Shelves IPO Plans to Focus on Profitspymnts - Feb, 3 2022
London Tech Startup Zepz Mulls $6B NY Listing, Bypassing UKbloomberg - Feb, 2 2022
Money-Transfer Firm Zepz Said to Seek $6 Billion Value in IPOdlvr - Dec, 26 2021
Taptap Send Jumps Into Cross-Border Money Transfer Space To Compete With Azimo, ZEPZ, CurrencyFair, TransferGo, and MoniSnapfinextra - Aug, 24 2021
WorldRemit raises $292m; rebrands as Zepzbit - Aug, 24 2021
Zepz looks to new geographies following $292m Series Esiliconrepublic - Aug, 23 2021
WorldRemit Group, now called Zepz, valued at $5bn after latest fundingfinance - Aug, 21 2021
WorldRemit Is Raising Funds at $5 Billion Valuationprlog - Aug, 17 2021
Afromaha and WorldRemit Present Afro Fest Omahathepaypers - Aug, 16 2021
WorldRemit launches money transfer services in Malaysiafintechnews - Aug, 13 2021
WorldRemit Arrives on Malaysian Shores To Offer Its Remittance Servicethefintechtimes - Jul, 29 2021
Close Correlation Between International Remittance Services and Education; Finds WorldRemitTechCrunch - Jun, 28 2021
How WesternUnion is fighting back against fintech startupsthefintechtimes - Jun, 26 2021
Tips To Sending Money Abroad Safelyreadthegeneralist - Jun, 21 2021
Tech in Africasifted - Jun, 14 2021
WorldRemit sees executive exodus as growth “at all costs” takes its tollstartuparound - Jun, 14 2021
WorldRemit sees executive exodus as growth plan takes its tollcrowdfundinsider - Apr, 30 2021
London’s WorldRemit, a Cross-Border Payments Firm, has Been Recognized for Facilitating Fast, Cheap Digital Transactionslnkd - Apr, 29 2021
WorldRemit app named best for international money transfersvanguardngr - Feb, 25 2021
WorldRemit backs CBN on new USD bank account opening processtechcabal - Jan, 15 2021
How WorldRemit continues to lead the way in Nigeriavbank - Jan, 9 2021
Germany’s Mambu raises €110m as banking-platform race heats updlvr - Jan, 8 2021
Mambu reveals EUR 110 mln raised in funding roundca - Dec, 18 2020
WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020benzinga - Dec, 15 2020
WorldRemit Delivers USD Bank Transfers to Nigeria in Time for Christmasbit - Dec, 8 2020
WorldRemit Partners With Nest to Empower African Entrepreneursuktech - Dec, 5 2020
WorldRemit Leads the Way Offering a USD Payout Option in Nigeriavanguardngr - Dec, 1 2020
WorldRemit launches new price drop on Transfers to Nigeria this Black Fridaynextbillion - Dec, 1 2020
WorldRemit Lowers Transaction Cost for Remittances to Africaitwire - Nov, 25 2020
WorldRemit, Digicel to offer international money transfers to Pacific Islandsbloomberg - Nov, 24 2020
WorldRemit Adds Spotify CFO Vogel to Board as It Mulls 2021 IPOtechzim - Nov, 21 2020
CABS has partnered with World Remitbiztechafrica - Nov, 15 2020
WorldRemit launches Africa-focused entrepreneurship programme in Zimbabweaithority - Nov, 13 2020
WorldRemit Releases Global TV Commercials to Showcase Clear Pricing and Create Opportunities for Customersindianweb2 - Nov, 11 2020
Win a Tablet with WorldRemit’s Diwali Giveaway!dlvr - Sep, 19 2020
Liberia's Lonestar Cell, WorldRemit Team On Cross-Border Remittancesfinextra - Sep, 16 2020
WorldRemit launches transfer tracker apptechpoint - Sep, 16 2020
OPay and WorldRemit partner to offer international mobile money transfer servicedlvr - Sep, 7 2020
Juba Express and WorldRemit launch international payments to Somaliaunquote - Aug, 28 2020
VC-backed WorldRemit acquires Sendwavefintechdirect - Aug, 28 2020
WorldRemit wants to make waves with $500m Sendwave acquisitionpaymentssource - Aug, 28 2020
WorldRemit buying Sendwave to capture mobile remittance growthbusinesswire - Aug, 26 2020
WorldRemit to Acquire Sendwavebloomberg - Aug, 26 2020
WorldRemit to Acquire Sendwave in $500 Million Payments Dealdlvr - Aug, 14 2020
WorldRemit Announces Partnerships With Mexican Neobanking Groups albo & Klarbusinesswire - Aug, 13 2020
Win a Tablet with WorldRemit’s Back to School Competition!techmoran - Jul, 22 2020
Airtel partners WorldRemit to offer subscribers instant money transferdlvr - Jul, 20 2020
Airtel Africa, WorldRemit partner to grow money transfer businesssplento - Jul, 20 2020
25 top startups doing well during Covid Antifragile businesses riding out the crisis curveballtechzim - Jul, 2 2020
CBZ capitalises on money transfer agent partnerships to open money transfer centrefinance - Jun, 30 2020
WorldRemit Celebrates the Launch of Their Remittance Service in Somaliauktech - Jun, 13 2020
WorldRemit Launches the Inaugural List of Influential Filipinos in the Diasporauktech - Jun, 13 2020
WorldRemit Partners with Vodafone Fiji M-PAISA Mobile Money to Offer Zero Fee Money Transfersitweb - Jun, 9 2020
Mukuru partners WorldRemit to service Zimbabwebiztechafrica - Jun, 8 2020
WorldRemit expands its network of remittances into Zimbabwedlvr - May, 29 2020
WorldRemit Appoints Sophie Krishnan as New Chief Operating Officerfintechfutures - May, 21 2020
WorldRemit chooses Onfido to further automate its account onboardingdlvr - May, 21 2020
WorldRemit, Onfido join forces for a faster verification processhubs - May, 21 2020
Onfido signs identity verification partnership with WorldRemitbit - May, 19 2020
WorldRemit wants radical remittances shift in Africafinextra - Apr, 18 2020
WorldRemit gifts £400,000 to NHS workers in the UKthepaypers - Mar, 31 2020
How coronavirus is speeding up the move to mobile moneythepaypers - Mar, 20 2020
WorldRemit teams up with Paykii to enable international bill paymentsbusiness - Feb, 28 2020
WorldRemit Launches the Inaugural Top Ten List of Most Influential Migrant AfricansForbes - Feb, 24 2020
Fintech — The Personal Stories Of The Money Hackers Who Have Changed Financefintechfutures - Feb, 22 2020
WorldRemit partners with Varo Moneynews - Feb, 10 2020
How The Hardworking Diaspora Are Supporting The Zimbabwean Economybusinesswire - Feb, 5 2020
WorldRemit Announces Global Remittance Partnership With Alipaybusinesswire - Jan, 25 2020
International Day of Education: Over 40% of WorldRemit customers send money abroad for educational purposesbusinesswire - Jan, 25 2020
Forty Three Percent Growth in Remittances to Africa in 2019businesswire - Jan, 24 2020
WorldRemit Announces Global Remittance Partnership With Alipaybusinesswire - Jan, 20 2020
WorldRemit Appoints Scott Eddington as APAC Managing Director, to Lead Development in the Regionlondontechwatch - Jan, 9 2020
These 17 London Startups Raised the Most Venture Funding in 2019cityam - Dec, 21 2019
What does the next decade have in store for UK fintech?londonlovesbusiness - Dec, 18 2019
International Migrants Day: WorldRemit says thank youtechmoran - Dec, 18 2019
Vodacom Tanzania and WorldRemit in mobile money transfers dealfinextra - Dec, 17 2019
WorldRemit hires former Expedia exec as COOthepaypers - Nov, 21 2019
WorldRemit extends with its first office in Canadaprnewswire - Nov, 17 2019
Luis Alejandro Castañeda from Colombia and Chinasa Ukandu from Nigeria win the WorldRemit and Arsenal "Future Stars" coaching programmebbc - Oct, 26 2019
Powerlist 2020: WorldRemit founder Ismail Ahmed tops listtheguardian - Oct, 25 2019
Money transfer boss tops list of influential black people in Britainprnewswire - Aug, 28 2019
Arsenal and WorldRemit launch second edition of Future Starsnextbillion - Aug, 14 2019
National Bank of Pakistan Partners With WorldRemit for Digital Money Transfersnextbillion - Jul, 27 2019
New Mobile-To-Mobile Digital Payment Service Launched in Africageekwire - Jul, 10 2019
Remitly raises $135M and inks $85M credit line to grow remittance service, launch new productsTechCrunch - Jun, 3 2019
WorldRemit raises $175M at $900M+ valuation to help users send money to contacts in emerging marketsthestreet - Mar, 21 2019
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