In the first episode of The Airwallex Podcast, Jack Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Airwallex, sits down with Shannon Scott, Chief Product Officer, to unpack how Airwallex is building the future of global finance. They explore how the company has reimagined financial operations, integrating infrastructure, software, and AI into one unified stack. From managing money across 180+ countries to deploying AI across the entire finance function, the conversation covers consolidation, automation, and what it takes to build financial systems that truly scale with ambition.

Jack Zhang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Airwallex, the global financial platform powering the banking and payment needs of more than 200,000 businesses worldwide. Jack co-founded Airwallex in 2015 after experiencing firsthand the inefficiencies of cross-border payments while running a small Melbourne coffee business. That insight led to building one of the world’s most comprehensive modern financial infrastructures – enabling businesses to move money globally, manage multi-currency finance, and scale without borders.

Shannon Scott is the Chief Product Officer at Airwallex, bringing deep expertise in product strategy and the architectural design of complex financial platforms. With over six years at Airwallex, Shannon has been instrumental in expanding the platform from cross-border money movement into an AI-native finance operating system for global businesses.