Leading Payments Platform Wirex Launches First £1 Million Crowdfunding

LONDON, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirex, the leading payments platform taking the fintech and cryptocurrency industries by storm, announced their first crowdfunding. Aiming to raise £1 million, the company will give customers and fintech fans the opportunity to invest before they scale-up in the coming months.

From 21st September, individuals can pre-register to invest in the company. It is expected to be one of the largest and most successful campaigns carried out by renowned equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, who have already taken many start-ups to new levels of success.

Since its inception in 2014, Wirex has become the go-to crypto-enabled payments solution for people seeking an alternative to conventional finance. Wirex's vision is for a digital economy accessible to everyone globally - empowering people to benefit from a world where all currencies are equal. The company provides a next-gen payments solution that gives users the ability to buy, exchange, hold and spend multiple traditional and cryptocurrencies using one intuitive, centralised app and the Wirex payment card.

Wirex is at the forefront of a rapidly developing industry. Cryptocurrency adoption rates have sky-rocketed in recent years - it's estimated that over 40 million people globally already use cryptocurrency, with a 240% increase in the number of blockchain wallet users over the past 3 years. This trend has only grown since the onset of COVID-19, demonstrating real-use cases for cryptocurrency in everyday life.

Wirex's unique and flexible business model allowed it to adapt to this demand and flourish, breaking records in a period of considerable uncertainty for many businesses. The business experienced a 100% increase in the volume of cryptocurrency transactions on the platform in March compared to February, as well as the highest volume of transactions in a single day in the APAC region. As the company's outstanding performance continues, they've decided that now is the time to offer investors a chance to be part of a company shaking up an advancing industry.

The company has already proven its incredible achievements with a series of world firsts, with many predicting a rapid sell-out as demand surges for this revolutionary product. In July 2020, Mastercard named Wirex as their first crypto-native principal member. Prior to this, Wirex was the first company to launch a contactless debit card enabling customers to spend cryptocurrency in-store, as well as the first cryptocurrency rewards scheme, Cryptoback. In 2019, Wirex launched their first native token, WXT, as an Initial Exchange Offering, which sold out in a matter of hours.