Airwallex becomes an Official Partner for the McLaren Formula 1 team

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, has announced a multiyear partnership with the McLaren Formula 1 team. As an Official Partner, Airwallex will support McLaren’s global financial operations through its treasury management and cross-border payouts and settlement product suite. 

Source: Airwallex. A McLaren Formula 1 racing car.
Source: Airwallex. A McLaren Formula 1 racing car.

Specifically, McLaren will use Airwallex to optimise its supply chain payments for all Grands Prix. McLaren’s existing payments infrastructure limits payment to suppliers, such as hotel and event space providers, to a singular currency account based in the UK, resulting in high foreign exchange (FX) charges, slow transfer time and additional SWIFT fees.

Airwallex’s financial technology will unlock multicurrency payment options for McLaren, providing the company the ability to hold core currencies and exchange them with speed and ease at any point while reducing the amount of SWIFT fees that may be payable by leveraging Airwallex's global proprietary payment rail network.

As part of this partnership, Airwallex will also provide technology to support the launch and ongoing operation of McLaren’s digital partner merchandise platform. This further enhances their multicurrency collection capabilities and allows them to offer a broad range of global and local payment options.

Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, said: “In the competitive world of Formula 1, efficiency and performance are crucial both on and off the track. We are delighted to have Airwallex on board and use their innovative and trusted payment solutions to support our team’s financial operations.”

Jack Zhang, CEO and Co-Founder of Airwallex, said “There are very few brands that match McLaren’s heritage and global appeal. Like McLaren, Airwallex is constantly innovating to move faster and with greater precision – with a product that unites people around the world. Our partnership will play a key role in supporting our global expansion, and we look forward to working with the McLaren team in 2024 and beyond to support our mutual growth.”

Alongside the product integration, Airwallex will become a partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team, with the Airwallex logo prominently displayed on the halo* of the McLaren MCL38, on driver Lando Norris’ and Oscar Piastri’s overalls including the pit crew, as well as across other McLaren official branded material.

A global sporting event with races held in 24 cities, Formula 1 has a global viewership of 1.5 billion annually. Within the APME region, there are events held in Bahrain, KSA, Australia, Japan, China, Azerbaijan, Singapore, Qatar, and the UAE. 

*The halo is a bar on the car that provides protection for the driver's head.

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