Jul 5, 2026 · 50 min · 12 segments
This week, editor-in-chief James Chessell sits down with Airwallex founder and chief executive Jack Zhang in London. The CEO reflects on the mistakes he made in the early days of his payments company…
Jack ZhangGuest
James ChessellHostLisa MurrayHost
Jack, thanks for being with us today, and thank you for talking to The Australian Financial Review.
Um, the temperature's expected to hit 34 degrees today, so I'm glad the air conditioning is working.
Um, apart from the weather, the other thing people are talking about incessantly here at the moment is the World Cup.
Um, I think, uh, you know, since I moved to London a year and a half ago, uh, just sort of feels there's a lot of energy in, in, in the city and, and football is, is just part of the, the DNA to the city.
And, um, you know, my sales team constantly sort of pushing us to, uh, do something kind of interesting from a brand perspective.
I mean, we, we sponsored McLaren, uh, a couple of years ago, uh, before they won the, the Constructor Championship and, and we did Ar- we, we partnered with Arsenal about, uh, a year ago, um, you know, at the beginning of the season.
I'm, I'm really glad to see they, they, uh, had a, you know, the best sort of teamwork this year and, uh, and able to win the, win the championship as well.
And, uh, I was with the team, um, uh, in, in, in Budapest a couple of weeks ago and, uh, that was a disappointing result.
Um, and I'm, uh, hope that they have the, the opportunity to win the next season.
Jack, thanks for being with us today, and thank you for talking to The Australian Financial Review.
Um, the temperature's expected to hit 34 degrees today, so I'm glad the air conditioning is working.
Um, apart from the weather, the other thing people are talking about incessantly here at the moment is the World Cup.
Um, I think, uh, you know, since I moved to London a year and a half ago, uh, just sort of feels there's a lot of energy in, in, in the city and, and football is, is just part of the, the DNA to the city.
And, um, you know, my sales team constantly sort of pushing us to, uh, do something kind of interesting from a brand perspective.
I mean, we, we sponsored McLaren, uh, a couple of years ago, uh, before they won the, the Constructor Championship and, and we did Ar- we, we partnered with Arsenal about, uh, a year ago, um, you know, at the beginning of the season.
I'm, I'm really glad to see they, they, uh, had a, you know, the best sort of teamwork this year and, uh, and able to win the, win the championship as well.
And, uh, I was with the team, um, uh, in, in, in Budapest a couple of weeks ago and, uh, that was a disappointing result.
Um, and I'm, uh, hope that they have the, the opportunity to win the next season.
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