Aspire, the Singapore-based fintech firm, has announced its official launch in the United States on Tuesday.

The move marks a definitive chapter in the company’s international expansion, bringing its global financial operating system that serves more than 50,000 businesses to America’s dynamic ecosystem of founders building and scaling across borders, the firm said in a statement.

The U.S. launch follows Aspire’s recent regulatory milestones, including registration as a Money Services Business (MSB) and as a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

To lead the U.S. expansion, Aspire has appointed David Harris, formerly with Revolut, as U.S. Country Head.

Harris joins a global leadership team that includes veterans from Wise and Revolut, all supporting Aspire’s mission to scale across 30+ markets.

“As the world’s largest startup ecosystem and a hub for venture-backed innovation, the United States has become a launchpad for global innovation and expansion,” said Andrea Baronchelli, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aspire.

“Founders can’t afford to have multiple local banks on one side and their Chief Financial Officer suite on the other. They need a financial platform that understands how they operate and scales with them,

“Our ambition isn’t incremental improvement — we want to define a new $3 trillion category by bringing regulated financial operations together with intelligent software and automation for global startups,“ he added.

Aspire said the firm is bridging this gap with its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven financial command center, bringing together multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, yield, global payroll infrastructure, spend management and real-time financial controls into a single platform.

To support global founders navigating complex financial infrastructure, the firm is entering the U.S. market alongside a network of leading technology and financial infrastructure partners, including Stripe.

To further support the complex needs of global scaling, Aspire has also deepened its integration with Deel, the global leader in HR and payroll infrastructure.

“Aspire has already proven its ability to lead the business to business (B2B) fintech space across multiple countries in Asia and currency corridors by replacing fragmented legacy systems with a single, high-performance cross-border stack,

“As they launch in the United States, they are bringing a level of AI-driven automation and integrated control in business banking that global founders and CFO have been waiting for. We are proud to support this world-class team as they reinvent the rules of corporate banking for a global-first era,” said Anuvrat Jain, Partner, at Lightspeed.

It is noted that Aspire’s financial stack integrates foreign exchange, cards, yield and credit with essential business tools like accounting, payroll and spend management across 16 currencies, supported by more than 10 international licenses across Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Europe, the United States and Canada.

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