Co-founded in 2018 by Earvin Ang, fintech company Aqwire addresses traditional pain points of the international payments system to help brokers and developers in the Philippines reach foreign property investors. The company offers services including property listing, loans, property management and payment processing. It has processed more than $145 million in payments in 2022, and expects to hit gross volume of $1 billion in 2025, with plans to expand across Southeast Asia.