December FinAi funding: Airwallex raises $330M in series G

Global payments company Airwallex raised $330 million in a series G funding round backed by investors including T. Rowe Price Associates , Activant , Lingotto and Robinhood Ventures , according to a recent company’s release. After the funding, Airwallex is valued at $8 billion. The proceeds will primarily fuel the company’s U.S. expansion and accelerate its AI roadmap, Philipp Reichardt , VP for enterprise in the Americas at Airwallex, told FinAi News. Singapore-based Airwallex plans to add a second global headquarters in San Francisco. [caption id="attachment_220152" align="alignright" width="300"] (Courtesy/CanStock)[/caption] “We’re investing over $1 billion from 2026 through 2029 to scale our operations, grow our team and expand our physical and brand presence in the U.S.,” Reichardt said. “A significant portion is dedicated to building specialized AI agents that automate complex financial workflows, enabling faster, more intelligent services for customers globally.” A new generation of “born-global” businesses is accelerating economic interconnection, Reichardt said. High-growth companies in AI and SaaS are launching into multiple markets from Day One, selling, hiring and transacting globally by design. “Airwallex is uniquely positioned to power that shift and scale their banking infrastructure as fast as the rest of their business,” he said. “We’re giving entrepreneurs and business builders the global banking platform they need to grow, compete and succeed at a global scale — at a moment of increasing complexity, volatility and opportunity.” Informed.IQ raises $63M Informed.IQ , an AI-powered loan verification and fraud prevention provider, announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Invictus Growth Partners on Dec. 16, according to a company release. The funding will expand the company's investment in auto finance, where its tech is used by seven of the top 10 U.S. auto lenders, and support entry into new markets including mortgage, consumer lending, tenant screening and government benefit administration, the release stated. The investment follows a $20 million series A round in 2021 co-led by Nyca Partners and U.S. Venture Partners , according to Crunchbase . Informed.IQ's platform uses agentic AI to automate verification of income, assets, residence, insurance and other data points, enabling real-time credit decisions and reducing loan closing times from days to minutes. SelectFI raises seed funding SelectFI , an automotive AI company that provides predictive lending insights for dealerships, announced a funding round on Dec. 2, led by StartFast Ventures . The company did not disclose the amount raised or respond to FinAi News’ request for comments. As part of the financing, SelectFI appointed autotech veteran Andrew Sweet as chief executive. Sweet, who previously led SaaS solutions at ACV Auctions , brings experience in scaling dealer technology platforms, according to the release. SelectFI’s platform uses AI to help finance and insurance managers and sales teams generate accurate quotes for consumers while minimizing dealership costs, the release stated. The company has raised more than $2 million in seed funding since its inception in 2024, according to Crunchbase. 7AI lands $130M in series A 7AI , an agentic AI cybersecurity company, announced a $130 million series A funding round on Dec. 4, according to the company’s release. The investment was led by Index Ventures , with participation from new investor Blackstone Innovations Investments and existing seed backers including Greylock , CRV and Spark , the release stated. The round, described by the company as the largest Series A in cybersecurity history, brings 7AI's total funding to $166 million just 10 months after emerging from stealth in February 2025. The funding will support expansion of 7AI's AI security engineering and go-to-market teams as enterprises increasingly adopt agentic AI for scalable operations, the release stated. Register here for early-bird pricing for the inaugural FinAi Banking Summit, taking place March 2-3 in Denver. View the full event agenda here .

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