# Paul Meng

> Paul Meng is the Singapore-based co-founder and CEO of SUNRATE, a global business payment and treasury management platform founded in 2016. A University of Waterloo graduate in Computer Science and Information Systems, he previously worked at CIBC, RBS and Citibank, and oversees strategy, risk and compliance, and financial institution partnerships at SUNRATE.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at SUNRATE
- **Organizations:** SUNRATE, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Citibank
- **Education:** Computer Science and Information Systems; degree title not specified in the official biography, University of Waterloo
- **Known for:** Co-founded SUNRATE in 2016 and serves as its CEO., CFA charterholder and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist., Selected as a Payments juror for The Money Awards Class of 2026.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — More than 15 years of risk management and corporate finance experience in North America and Asia, including work at CIBC, RBS and Citibank; individual employment dates are not specified.
- **2005** — CFA credential issued in October, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2016** — Co-founded SUNRATE.
- **2023** — SUNRATE secured Series D-1 funding led by Prosperity7 Ventures and Series D-2 funding led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia, now Peak XV Partners.
- **2023-10** — Appeared at Tech in Asia Conference in Jakarta with Peak XV’s Abheek Anand and moderator Willis Wee.
- **2024-02** — Discussed SUNRATE’s emerging-Asia strategy and a long-term IPO ambition in an FXC Intelligence interview.
- **2025-08** — SUNRATE announced its payment business licence in China following the acquisition of Transfar Pay.
- **2026** — Named to The Money Awards payments jury; SUNRATE expanded Malaysian operations and launched Sunrate.AI.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SUNRATE in 2016 and serves as its CEO.
- CFA charterholder and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.
- Selected as a Payments juror for The Money Awards Class of 2026.
- Led SUNRATE during its Series D fundraising and expansion of its regulated payment network.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — On September 17, SUNRATE announced inclusion in Singapore’s Most Innovative Companies 2026 by Tech in Asia and Statista, with Meng discussing innovation around cross-border business problems.
- **2026-07** — On July 20, SUNRATE and Mastercard announced their joint white paper Beyond Automation: Defining Agentic Global Payments.
- **2026-06** — SUNRATE unveiled Sunrate.AI at SuperAI on June 10 and announced enhanced Sabre collaboration on June 15.
- **2026-04** — SUNRATE announced its OASES agreement in Hong Kong on April 21 and its Bank Negara Malaysia Class B licence in a release dated April 29.
- **2026-03** — SUNRATE opened an expanded Kuala Lumpur office at Menara Binjai on March 31.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sunrate.com/
- LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/paul-meng-15a93310b

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Last updated: 2026-10-14