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Celebrating 25 years of OFX

25 years ago OFX was born in pursuit of a better and cheaper way to send money globally, whilst uncompromising on great service. 

Since then we’ve grown considerably, and the spirit to always do better for our clients and people continues to guide our decisions today.

The OFX story, so far

OFX has come a long way over the past 25 years – from a humble garage on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Australia to a global company with nine offices, 700+ employees and 1m+ clients.

  • 1998 – Matt Gilmour starts an online FX business from his home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches
  • 2001 – OzForex launches its first online money transfer facility
  • 2003 – Obtains an Australian Financial Services Licence
  • 2004 – Sydney office opens
  • 2005 – London office opens
  • 2007 – Toronto office opens
  • 2010 – Auckland office opens
  • 2010 – OzForex has 50,000 active clients by end of August
  • 2011 – Hong Kong office opens
  • 2012 – San Francisco office opens
  • 2013 – OzForex Group publicly lists on the ASX under the code ‘OFX’
  • 2018 – Singapore office opens
  • 2020 – Dublin office opens
  • 2021 – OFX invests in TreasurUp
  • 2022 – OFX acquires Firma Foreign Exchange Corporation
  • 2023 – OFX acquires Paytron Holdings Pty Ltd

Behind our success is our OFXperts

As we look back on the last 25 years, we know it’s our global team that got us here. From our specialist dealers and customer service, to operations, compliance, and everything in between – our global OFXperts are the backbone of the business and here to help 24/7.  So it seemed only right to shine a light on some of our OFXperts who have been with us since our very early days.

OFX staff member, Sinead, wearing a smart casual outfit, smiling and resting her arm on a 3D orange shield icon.

We’re grateful to our clients all over the world, who trust us to move their money

As OFX turns 25, it seemed fitting to spotlight some of the clients who have been there from the very beginning (or just about), and who continue to use our services for their personal and business global money transfer needs to this day.

OFX, global cross border payments company, celebrates its 25th birthday

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Vani, OFXpert