not meet wikipedia s general notability guideline . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources world first news newspapers books scholar jstor free images august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message world first uk limited type private company industry financial services founded 21 january 2004 2004 01 21 headquarters millbank london uk key people jonathan quin co founder nick robinson co founder david clementi chairman products foreign exchange website http www.worldfirst.com world first is a uk based foreign exchange company . it offers currency exchange and international payments to private clients corporate and e commerce clients in the uk and a number of other countries . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 notes 4.1 references 5 external links history edit world first was launched to provide a fast fair and effortless way to help people move money across borders with the goal of offering people a true alternative to big banks . world first s story began in 2004 when two friends jonathan quin and nick robinson set up in a basement flat in stockwell south london armed with the experience of 10 years in corporate banking and what jonathan now calls an entrepreneurial naivety . having gone about employing the right people to deliver an outstanding level of customer service build the fastest most reliable systems for transfers and ensure the highest levels of transparency integrity and security their quiet revolution to offer customers a better alternative to the banks began . in a little over 10 years they ve grown from that south london basement into a global business with offices in london singapore hong kong sydney washington austin tx and the netherlands . they ve expanded the range of currencies they can support and broadened their licensing footprint meaning they ve been able to help tens of thousands of clients around the world . 1 in april 2008 world first through its subsidiary world first markets ltd started to offer option and derivative hedging structures . on 1 november 2009 world first uk ltd was granted authorised payment institution status by the financial services authority . it was amongst the first round of companies to apply for and be granted this status which ensures client funds are protected from creditors . the same year the company was registered as a money service business in the uk with hm revenue & customs in relation to the execution of spot and forward foreign exchange transactions . operations edit it is headquartered at millbank tower london and has offices in the united states australia hong kong singapore and the netherlands . world first has private corporate & ecommerce clients all around the world that use them amongst other things for mortgage payments repatriation of salary international school fees import and export . since 2004 world first has transferred more than 60billion for more than 70 000 individuals businesses and online sellers . it is one the fastest growing fintech companies in europe with an annual growth rate of around 40 % and has offices in the uk asia australia and the us . world first s swift code is wfstgb2l . see also edit list of foreign exchange companies notes edit references edit world first company timeline . worldfirst.com . 2004 . external links edit world first official home page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title world first & oldid 736641988 categories companies based in londonforeign exchange companiesfinancial 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