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Airwallex’s CEO isn't worried about AI

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Albergotti, R. (2026, November 11). Airwallex’s CEO isn't worried about AI. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/11/11/2026/airwallexs-ceo-isnt-worried-about-ai

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Semafor · collected 2026-11-11 · by Reed Albergotti

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Jack Zhang, CEO of Airwallex, discusses his company’s approach to integrating AI in financial services while emphasizing concerns over cybersecurity. Airwallex uses AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to assist companies with financial management but plans to develop its own proprietary models using open-source solutions. Despite the advancements in AI technology, Zhang believes human oversight will remain essential for tasks such as auditor sign-off. His primary concern lies in protecting against cyber threats, which he addresses through behavioral monitoring and hiring cybersecurity experts from government agencies like the Australian Department of Defence.
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Airwallex’s CEO, Jack Zhang, isn’t concerned about AI replacing humans in finance but is highly worried about cybersecurity threats. Founded in Australia, Airwallex enables businesses to make cross-border payments and manage finances across dozens of countries. At a recent event called Future Proof, Zhang discussed how his company uses AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to assist with financial management. Despite the advancements in AI, Zhang believes human oversight will remain necessary due to legal requirements for auditor sign-offs. To address cybersecurity concerns, Airwallex is implementing behavioral monitoring systems and hiring experts from organizations such as the Australian Department of Defence and Palantir.

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With news about cyber breaches emerging almost daily, the company is tackling the issue by using behavioral monitoring and hiring experts from the Australian Department of Defence and Palantir, among other strategies.
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Zhang doesn’t think AI will get so good that it can entirely replace humans, at least not in his field.
2026-11-11 · Semafor
Airwallex’s CEO isn't worried about AI · assertive framing

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Jack Zhang isn’t worried about AI taking over global finance, but he is concerned about cybersecurity. asserted
he → take → cybersecurity
Zhang co-founded Australian fintech unicorn Airwallex, which allows businesses to make cross-border payments and manage finances in dozens of countries, and is now morphing into an agentic finance company. asserted
businesses → co → company
Zhang joined Future Proof to discuss how his company is using AI to build systems to help companies handle their finances — essentially building an AI-managed CFO office. asserted
companies → join → office
The company currently relies mainly on ChatGPT and Claude, but Zhang also said it’s looking at developing proprietary models using open-weight solutions. asserted
it → rely → solutions
Zhang doesn’t think AI will get so good that it can entirely replace humans, at least not in his field. asserted
it → think → field
“The laws still require you to have somebody sign off as auditor, and how the auditor does that sign-off can be assisted by agents,” he said. asserted
he → require → agents
“I don’t think we can completely get rid of the human in the loop.” asserted
we → think → loop
With news about cyber breaches emerging almost daily, the company is tackling the issue by using behavioral monitoring and hiring experts from the Australian Department of Defence and Palantir, among other strategies. asserted
company → emerge → strategies
“We’re moving hundreds of billions of dollars today ... asserted
We → move → dollars
We’re constantly paranoid about how good our defense [is] against this type of threat,” he said. asserted
he → ’re → threat
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