# Andrew Grech

> Andrew Grech is the Sydney-based co-founder and CEO of Wayex, formerly CryptoSpend. He founded the business with Richard Voice in 2018 while at the University of Technology Sydney, developing crypto payments through an Australian Visa card before expanding into a global stablecoin-based account.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Wayex
- **Organizations:** Wayex (formerly CryptoSpend)
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** University of Technology Sydney
- **Known for:** Co-founded a university-born payments business that launched an Australian Visa-backed crypto card in 2021., Led Wayex through its 2024 rebrand and expansion into global stablecoin payments.

## Career timeline

- **2018** — Co-founded CryptoSpend with Richard Voice, supported by UTS Startups.
- **2020** — Payments entrepreneur Andrew Porter took a minority stake and joined the advisory board.
- **2021** — CryptoSpend launched its Australian Visa-backed crypto payments card.
- **2023** — CryptoSpend announced a A$5 million Series A capital raise; this was an announced raise, not confirmation that the full amount had closed.
- **2024** — CryptoSpend announced its rebrand to Wayex on 17 April.
- **2026** — A February company update described Wayex Global payment access in 160+ countries and card issuance in 18 countries.
- **2026** — Wayex announced that it obtained its own Australian Financial Services Licence on 27 August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded a university-born payments business that launched an Australian Visa-backed crypto card in 2021.
- Led Wayex through its 2024 rebrand and expansion into global stablecoin payments.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Wayex described its global USD account, Bridge partnership, payment reach across 160+ countries, and Visa card issuance in 18 countries at the time of the update.
- **2026-08** — Wayex announced its own AFSL, effective 27 August 2026; its site lists AFSL 568528.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wayex.com/
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%87%A6%F0%9F%87%BA-andrew-grech-150382117

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Last updated: 2026-10-11