What is WorldFirst & WorldFirst Review

About WorldFirst

Since its establishment in London, UK in 2004, WorldFirst has been committed to providing better payment services to SMEs around the world. So far, it has processed more than 85 billion pounds of fund transactions for 650,000 customers worldwide (data as of March 31, 2021). In 2019, it joined Ant Group as one of its important components. WorldFirst will continue to work with domestic licensed institutions to provide faster, more convenient, safer and more affordable cross-border payment services to cross-border e-commerce sellers and SMEs .

Supported platforms

Supports 40+ popular e-commerce platforms and 30+ payment gateways including Amazon, eBay, Lazada, Wayfair, AliExpress, Mercado Libre, Americanas, Cdiscount, Shopify, Catch, etc.

Rates

• The ultra-low fee rate of 0.3% is much lower than the industry average fee rate of 1%. You can save about 5,000 yuan for every 100,000 US dollars you withdraw!

• There are exclusive discounts for big customers, the lowest price can be as low as 0.

• Benchmarking the market exchange rate, truly achieving 0 exchange loss. Open the Alipay applet on your mobile phone to check the real-time exchange rate and the amount that can be withdrawn at any time.

Cooperative Bank

WorldFirst’s five major partner banks are Citibank in the United States, Canada, and Australia, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Barclays Bank, and Mizuho Bank in Europe.

Development History

-2004.03, officially founded in London, UK.

-2005.06, within one year of its establishment, the transaction volume exceeded 100 million pounds.

-2008.03, entered Australia and established Sydney office.

-In March 2013, we stood out from the competition with internationally renowned banks such as HSBC, Barclays Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland, won the UK Customer Experience Award and established an office in Singapore.

-In March 2014, we established our Asia Pacific office in Hong Kong and became one of the earliest payment service providers serving Chinese cross-border e-commerce merchants.

-2017.03, established offices in Shenzhen and Shanghai.

-2018.03, exited the new World Account account and activated the Chinese brand name "万里汇 WorldFirst".

-In March 2019, it joined Ant Group and became a wholly-owned subsidiary.

FAQ

Q: How to register as a WorldFirst user?

A: Click the official website to register immediately

Tips: Please make sure to fill in all the required information and click "Submit". If you exit the page midway, we will not receive any information and you will need to re-register (re-registering requires a new username)

Q: Do I need to provide any documents for registration?

A: After completing the web registration, we may contact you by phone or email to confirm the account information, and you may be required to provide relevant review documents at that time.

Q: How long does it take to register?

A: Depending on the type of registration application, it will take about 1-3 working days for the official activation.

Q: How to set up user name, password, security questions and answers?

A: ① Each user must set a user name, password, security questions and answers. Please keep them safe for future login to the WFO online platform. ② Once the user name is set, it cannot be changed. ③ Please update your password regularly to ensure the security of your account.

For more frequently asked questions, please visit WorldFirst’s official website.