Making it easy to do business anywhere

We’ve transferred over $200B for more than 1,000,000 customers and send over one million payments a year.

Our story

WorldFirst was born out of the desire to create financial inclusivity.

In 2004 Jonathan Quin and Nick Robinson left their corporate roles in global banking organisations to set up WorldFirst and bring their dream into reality.

Since then, WorldFirst has grown exponentially and now has seven offices around the world.

2004

Jonathan Quin and Nick Robinson started WorldFirst, aiming to make foreign exchange easier for all.

2005-2006

We clocked up £100+ million in transactions and launched our corporate and ecommerce business divisions.

2007-2008

We launched the WorldFirst online platform.

2009-2010

We opened our first international office, in Sydney, Australia, and won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

2013-2014

We opened offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.

2015-2016

We opened in the Netherlands, Japan and Korea.

2017-2018

We launched the World Account

2019-Present

WorldFirst becomes a brand of Ant International, a one-stop digital payment and financial services platform for global businesses, especially SMEs in international trade.

Today, WorldFirst provides a range of tools and services that go far beyond global money transfer, with hedging through forward contracts; local overseas currency accounts; easy integration with Xero and online marketplaces.