# Circles and Airwallex announce a strategic global partnership.

*fintech · news · 2026-03-17 · The Manila Times*

## Key points

- Circles and Airwallex have partnered to embed global digibanking services in the CirclesX platform.
- FinX, CirclesX’s new embedded finance stack, enables telcos to offer financial services without regulatory hurdles.
- Airwallex’s infrastructure lets telcos on CirclesX provide global payouts, travel cards, and expense management.
- Circles.Life’s FinX-powered wallet has driven 40% incremental subscriber growth via wallet top-ups and transfers.
- The FinX platform rollout to CirclesX customers and other operators is scheduled in the coming weeks.

**Companies:** AT&T, Airwallex, KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), Telkomsel, Circles
**Countries:** Singapore, Australia, United States, Indonesia, Japan, United Arab Emirates

[Read the full story on The Manila Times](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/17/tmt-newswire/plentisoft/circles-saas-platform-integrates-airwallexs-embedded-finance-to-help-telcos-launch-digibanking-services-across-70-countries/2301328)

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