“Can a single AI-powered compliance platform become the operating system for global workforce mobility — owning immigration, payroll, tax, and HR across 170+ countries?”
Founded in 2019 by two practitioners with deep roots in immigration law and global mobility consulting, Centuro Global set out to replace fragmented, manual global expansion processes with a unified SaaS platform. The company evolved from a professional services firm into an AI-powered compliance operating system, adding global payroll, HR, tax, and business travel compliance to its core immigration offering. The 2023 Mercia seed round funded acceleration of the AI layer (Centuro AI), positioning the platform as a one-stop shop for multinational businesses managing cross-border workforces. Airwallex's publicly listed partnership signals the company is embedding FX/cross-border payment infrastructure to complement its compliance-first product suite.
Centuro Global uses Airwallex for FX and cross-border payouts.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Centuro Global's stack: Unified APIs (Airwallex); FX & payouts (Airwallex).
Centuro Global was founded by Zain Ali and Asma Bashir and is founded in 2019, headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
Centuro Global has raised £3.3M (~$4.11M) in total (latest round: Seed, April 2023).
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