As of September 26, 2026, Airwallex is a private company with no S-1, F-1, or equivalent registration statement on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, which covers only US filings, and no filing has been identified with any other exchange or regulator. Airwallex president Lucy Liu told Fortune's Term Sheet, in reporting published August 31, 2026, that the company still plans to be "IPO-ready" by the end of 2026, though the plan has gotten less certain, and that now is "just not the best time, given how complicated things are." Liu's remarks followed two recent rounds: $330 million raised in December 2025 and another $320 million in June 2026, described as a "Series H" round. Liu said the goal of that capital was to "have enough capital to fast-charge" Airwallex's plans rather than rush to a public listing. No specific IPO date, exchange, or filing timeline has been disclosed. Segmara is a research resource only: it does not sell, broker, or arrange purchases of Airwallex shares, and offers no investment advice or predictions about listing timing.
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Airwallex president Lucy Liu told Fortune's Term Sheet, in reporting published August 31, 2026, that the company still plans to be "IPO-ready" by the end of 2026. She added that the plan has gotten less certain, and that now is "just not the best time, given how complicated things are."
That is a statement about readiness, not a confirmed listing date, exchange, or regulator. No S-1, F-1, or equivalent registration statement for Airwallex has been identified on SEC EDGAR, which covers only US filings, or elsewhere.
Two rounds instead of a rush to list
Rather than moving toward a listing on the original timeline, Airwallex raised $330 million in December 2025 and a further $320 million in a round described as "Series H" in June 2026, according to the same Fortune reporting.
Liu said the purpose of that capital was to "have enough capital to fast-charge" the company's plans, rather than to rush into going public. Fortune's report does not attach a valuation, lead investor, or use-of-proceeds breakdown to either round beyond that description.
What would actually confirm a listing
None of the reported statements amount to an IPO filing. A registration statement filed with a specific exchange or regulator, such as the SEC via EDGAR for US listings, would be the first verifiable step, together with a specific date from Airwallex itself.
As of September 26, 2026, no such filing has been identified. Segmara's role here is research only: it does not sell or broker Airwallex shares, does not offer investment advice, and does not predict whether or when a listing will happen.
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Airwallex has not filed an S-1, F-1, or other registration statement with the SEC; EDGAR covers only US filings, and no filing with any other exchange or regulator has been identified. President Lucy Liu told Fortune's Term Sheet on August 31, 2026 that an "IPO-ready" target for the end of 2026 still stands, though it has gotten less certain.
Liu said now is "just not the best time, given how complicated things are," without naming a new target date, exchange, or filing type, according to the same August 31, 2026 Fortune report.
Airwallex raised $330 million in December 2025 and a further $320 million in a "Series H" round in June 2026; Liu said the goal was to "have enough capital to fast-charge" Airwallex's plans rather than rush to a listing, per Fortune.
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Has Airwallex confirmed an IPO date?
No. President Lucy Liu told Fortune's Term Sheet, in reporting published August 31, 2026, that Airwallex still aims to be "IPO-ready" by the end of 2026, though the plan has gotten less certain, and that now is "just not the best time, given how complicated things are." No S-1, F-1, or other filing has been identified, and no specific date, exchange, or regulator has been named.
What has Airwallex raised recently?
Airwallex raised $330 million in December 2025 and another $320 million in a round described as "Series H" in June 2026, according to Fortune's Term Sheet. Liu said the goal was to have enough capital to "fast-charge" the company's plans rather than rush to a public listing.
Which exchange or regulator would an Airwallex IPO involve?
That has not been disclosed. No filing has been identified with the U.S. SEC's EDGAR system, which covers only US listings, or with any other exchange or regulator, based on the facts verified for this page.
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