financial services founded newmarket ontario canada 1993 founder steven dengler beric farmer headquarters newmarket ontario canada area served worldwide key people steven dengler ceo beric farmer president products currency converter currency data feed services foreign exchange money transfers number of employees 20 30 parent euronet worldwide website www.xe.com xe.com xe is a canadian based online foreign exchange tools and services company headquartered in newmarket ontario . it is best known for its online currency converter application and offers exchange rate information online money transfers and other currency related services on its web site . 1 as of early 2013 independent ranking site alexa ranks xe in the top 500 of all sites worldwide by traffic and a top 100 traffic site in ireland south africa and the uae . 2 contents 1 history 2 services 3 see also 4 references history edit xe.com was founded in 1993 by steven dengler who currently serves as ceo and beric farmer who currently serves as president . citation needed its name at founding was xenon laboratories incorporated and originally the company provided computer consulting and internet services to businesses . 3 in december 1994 the company registered the domain name xe.com choosing the letters xe from the two letter atomic symbol for xenon . a year later the company launched a currency converter providing live currency information online . in early 2001 as the internet became more prevalent the company formally changed its name to xe.com inc. and focused its efforts on its website and online currency tools . in 2002 xe launched an international money transfer service called xe trade . offered online this service allowed both consumers and businesses to send funds internationally . 4 on july 06 2015 electronic payments provider euronet worldwide inc. acquired xe . 5 services edit xe.com offers various free online currency tools including the xe currency converter which allows visitors to check live exchange rates of any world currency . 6 the website also offers free historical charts and rate tables . 3 the company provides a foreign exchange service xe trade and a commercial currency data feed service xe data feed . other features include customized converters a currency encyclopedia travel expense calculator and forex currency news . 7 in 2010 the company introduced a free mobile app xe currency 8 which is available on ios android blackberry windows phone windows 8 and firefox os devices . in early 2013 a paid version xe currency pro was made available for iphone users . see also edit list of foreign exchange companies references edit in the race to hire the best small firms pick up speed . the globe and mail . toronto . retrieved 2008 09 22 . xe.com traffic details from alexa . retrieved 2009 02 13 . a b currency giant xe.com built on friendship perseverance pdf . retrieved 2013 02 11 . about xe . retrieved 2008 08 22 . http ir.euronetworldwide.com releasedetail.cfm releaseid 920834 10 travel websites that can save you money . the star . toronto . 2010 06 11 . retrieved 2013 02 18 . site converts 1 into any currency pdf . retrieved 2013 02 28 . app of the day xe currency . retrieved 2013 02 28 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title xe.com & oldid 730982152 categories foreign exchange companiescompanies established in 1993companies based in newmarket ontariofinancial services companies of canada1993 establishments in ontariohidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 03 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view