Wex
WEX is a global payments and financial-technology platform serving commercial fleet operators, employers, and corporate B2B customers with fleet fuel/EV cards, consumer-directed benefits administration, and virtual-card-based corporate payments across more than 30 countries.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1983
- HeadquartersPortland, United States
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Wex does
WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX), founded in 1983 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, is a publicly traded global commerce platform that operates three reportable segments — Mobility, Benefits, and Corporate Payments — serving commercial fleet operators, employers/benefit brokers, and corporate B2B customers across more than 30 countries. The company issues fleet fuel cards (WEX Fleet Card, WEX FlexCard, WEX Cross Roads Card, WEX Large Fleet Card, and a 2026-launched unified gas-and-EV fleet card), administers consumer-directed benefits (HSA, FSA, HRA, COBRA, and a specialized GLP-1 HRA), and provides virtual-card-based corporate payments processing $90B+ in annual travel virtual card volume.
The underlying platform is the WEX Encompass payments stack, extended via a public developer portal and APIs (developer.wexinc.com) into partner workflows such as SAP Concur Invoice (via Extend), Nuvei, Engine, Dida Holdings, Electric Era, and Smart AutoCare. WEX AI Accelerators is an internal AI/ML program applied across fraud detection (sub-500 millisecond behavioral-biometrics decisioning), accounts-payable automation, claims processing, and software development (40% of coding AI-powered), with 98% reduction in claims reimbursement times and 50% increase in product innovation velocity disclosed. WEX ClearView provides consolidated spend analytics across the portfolio, and WEX Telematics integrates GPS data with card controls.
WEX earns revenue primarily through transaction-based payment-processing fees on $58.1B of processed volume, per-gallon fuel rebates of 3¢–15¢, recurring SaaS-style subscription fees from benefits administration (~30% of revenue), interest income on customer float, and professional/managed services. Distribution combines enterprise field sales, inside sales for SMB/owner-operators (including the WEX FlexCard), channel partners such as Merchants Fleet and TFS Financial, and an API-first embedded commerce motion. Notable scale metrics include 20M business vehicles served, acceptance at ~95% of U.S. fueling stations and 45,000 service locations, 175,000+ public EV charging ports in North America and 720,000+ in Europe, and a $4.9B debt load. In 2025 WEX generated record revenue of $2.66B with net income of $304.1M; FY2026 guidance is $2.82–2.88B, with governance changes in May 2026 (new $1B repurchase, separation of Chair/CEO, addition of three independent directors) following an activist campaign by Impactive Capital.
Wex firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Wex
- Legal name
- WEX Inc.
- Website
- https://wexinc.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1983
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- WEX is a global payments and financial-technology platform serving commercial fleet operators, employers, and corporate B2B customers with fleet fuel/EV cards, consumer-directed benefits administration, and virtual-card-based corporate payments across more than 30 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Wex industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Fleet & Corporate Payment Solutions
- NAICS
- Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Computer Terminals (3575)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Payment Reconciliation, ERP/AP Integration & Data Enrichment (Level 2/3, eReceipts) (THACAJAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Virtual Card Issuance & Tokenized Corporate Cards (THACAJAA), Card Issuing & Virtual Cards (lodge cards, single-use, tokenization) (THALAHAB)
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Where Wex is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Portland
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Wex business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Payment Processing Transaction Fees: Revenue earned on transaction fees from processing payments across fleet, travel, and corporate payment products — including interchange and processing fees on $58.1B total volume processed.
- Fuel Rebates / Interchange: Per-gallon rebates (3¢ to 15¢) and interchange share earned on fuel purchases made with WEX fleet cards.
- Benefits Administration Subscription: Recurring SaaS-style subscription fees from employers and benefit partners for HSAs, FSAs, COBRA, and consumer-directed benefits administration — approximately 30% of total revenue.
- Interest Income on Float: Interest income earned on customer balances and delayed payment terms extended to corporate and fleet customers.
- Professional & Managed Services: Professional services and managed services around implementation, integration, and ongoing account management for enterprise fleet and benefits customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Per-gallon fuel rebates on WEX fleet cards |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | WEX FlexCard promotional rebate |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Quote-based enterprise fleet, benefits, and corporate payments pricing |
Go-to-market motion6 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Wex product offering
Product offeringCore offering
WEX is a global commerce platform that delivers payment solutions across three integrated business lines: fleet and mobility (fuel cards, EV charging payments, telematics, factoring for commercial fleet operators and trucking companies), corporate payments (virtual commercial cards, accounts payable automation, supplier enablement, and embedded Payments APIs for B2B workflows), and employee benefits administration (HSA, FSA, HRA, COBRA, benefits cards, and white-label platforms for employers, brokers, and health plans). Underlying these offerings is the proprietary Encompass payments platform with virtual card infrastructure processing $90B+ annual travel virtual card volume and RFID-enabled fleet cards accepted at 95% of U.S. fueling stations.
Product overview
WEX operates a multi-product platform serving fleet, payments, and benefits markets, organized around three core solution areas that share common payments infrastructure and AI capabilities. (1) Fleet & Mobility: WEX Fleet Card, WEX FlexCard, WEX Cross Roads Card, WEX Large Fleet Card, the unified gas-and-EV fleet card, WEX DriverDash and WEX Connect mobile apps, WEX Telematics/GPS tracking, WEX EV Solutions, and WEX EV At-Home charging. (2) Business Payments: WEX Payments Platform, Encompass, Virtual Cards, Commercial Cards, Accounts Payable automation, and the WEX developer/Payments APIs portal. (3) Employee Benefits: HSA, FSA, HRA, COBRA administration, Benefits Platform, Benefits Cards, plus specialized products such as the GLP-1 HRA. Adjacent offerings include WEX ClearView analytics, WEX Factoring (Fleet One EDGE), Fleetdocs, and Carrier TrendSource, all leveraging WEX's underlying payment rails, fraud detection, and AI-driven automation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- WEX Fleet Card: WEX's flagship fleet fuel card accepted at most major U.S. fuel stations and 45,000+ service locations.
- WEX FlexCard
- WEX Large Fleet Card
- WEX Cross Roads Card
- WEX Plus
- WEX Connect
- WEX DriverDash
- WEX ClearView
- WEX SPARK
- WEX Telematics
- WEX Virtual Card
- EFS Fleet Card / EFS Mastercard Fleet Card
Products and services
- WEX Fleet Card
- WEX FlexCard
- WEX Cross Roads Card
- WEX Large Fleet Card
- WEX EV Solutions
- WEX Payments Platform
- WEX Encompass
- WEX Developer Portal / Payments APIs
- WEX Benefits Platform
- WEX COBRA
- WEX Factoring
- WEX Professional Services
- WEX GLP-1 Specialized HRA
Quantifiable outcome
- Processes $58.1B in total payment volume across WEX platforms.
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Wex
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Wex technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
AI capability11 records
Feature7 records
Wex partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- TFS FinancialcoreEquipment financing program partnership announced in June 2026, enabling TFS Financial to provide financing solutions alongside WEX fleet payment products. Extends WEX's value chain into equipment financing for fleet operators.
- Dida Holdingsflagship7-year strategic partnership announced in May 2026 covering fleet payment services across Dida Holdings' mobility platform. A long-tenure commitment representing a flagship fleet mobility alliance.
- Electric EracoreEV charging integration announced in May 2026, enabling WEX card acceptance at Electric Era's retail EV charging locations and supporting the expansion of WEX's EV charging footprint.
- ExtendcoreSAP Concur integration via Extend announced in April 2026, embedding WEX virtual card payments into SAP Concur's expense and travel management workflow.
- EnginecoreTravel booking partnership announced in February 2026 with Engine, integrating WEX virtual card payment capabilities into Engine's travel booking platform.
- NuveicoreVirtual card partnership announced in January 2026 with Nuvei, extending WEX virtual card infrastructure into Nuvei's payment acceptance footprint.
- AfMA (Australasian Fleet Management Association)flagship3-year strategic partnership announced in January 2026 with AfMA covering the Australasian fleet management market — provides WEX access to 1,000,000+ vehicles in the AfMA network and ~95% of Australian fuel sites.
- Smart AutoCarecoreVirtual card and API integration with Smart AutoCare enabling WEX payments to be embedded into automotive services workflows for joint customers.
- MastercardflagshipLong-time strategic partner with Mastercard spanning card network, payments, and co-developed solutions across WEX's fleet, travel, and benefits portfolios.
- VisacoreVisa sponsors WEX's signature SPARK conference, providing GTM and marketing support that extends WEX's reach into Visa's merchant and issuer ecosystem.
- AltimetrikminorSponsorship relationship with Altimetrik supporting WEX event marketing and shared ecosystem visibility.
- Health-E CommerceminorSponsorship relationship with Health-E Commerce extending WEX's marketing reach into consumer-directed healthcare commerce.
- Merchants Fleet PartnerscoreChannel partner relationship distributing WEX fleet payment solutions to Merchants Fleet's shared customer base across fleet management.
Scale indicators19 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Wex competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- FleetCor Technologies: FleetCor (NYSE: FLT, now rebranded Corpay) is a direct competitor across fleet fuel cards, corporate payments, and B2B virtual cards. Operates the Comdata, Fuelman, and Corpay Card brands with overlapping customer segments in commercial fleets and AP automation.
- Corpay: Corpay is the rebrand of FleetCor Technologies and competes head-to-head with WEX in fleet cards, fuel cards, lodging cards, and B2B AP automation. Most direct peer given product overlap in virtual cards, AP, and fleet.
- Comdata: Comdata (a FleetCor/Corpay subsidiary) is a major fleet card and payments competitor, particularly in trucking and over-the-road segments where WEX also competes via the EFS Mastercard Fleet Card and Cross Roads Card.
- HealthEquity: HealthEquity (NASDAQ: HQY) is a direct peer in HSA, FSA, and consumer-directed benefits administration — overlapping with WEX Benefits, which contributes ~30% of WEX revenue. Both compete for employer benefit plans and HSA cardholders.
- Bill.com: Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) is a direct peer in B2B accounts payable automation, virtual card payments, and supplier enablement — the same workflows WEX's Corporate Payments segment addresses through the Encompass platform and virtual card infrastructure.
Emerging players
- Brex: Brex is a fast-growing corporate card and B2B payments competitor that overlaps with WEX's commercial card and virtual card offerings. Targets SMB and mid-market segments where WEX FlexCard and WEX Commercial Cards also operate.
- Ramp: Ramp is a corporate card and spend management competitor specifically named in a WEX board-level conflict-of-interest disclosure. Competes with WEX Corporate Payments in B2B virtual cards and AP automation, particularly with mid-market customers.
Broad incumbents
- ADP: ADP is a broad incumbent in payroll, HR, and benefits administration — overlapping with WEX Benefits in HSA/FSA/COBRA administration and HR-and-bentech solutions. ADP bundles benefits into its wider HR platform, giving it broader distribution.
- Voyager Fleet Systems (U.S. Bank): Voyager Fleet Systems, part of U.S. Bancorp, is a fleet card and fleet management competitor. As a broad incumbent, Voyager leverages the broader U.S. Bank treasury and commercial banking platform to compete with WEX Fleet.
- Paychex: Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) is a broad incumbent in payroll, HR, and benefits administration serving SMBs and mid-market. Competes with WEX Benefits in retirement, HSA, and benefits administration, leveraging a larger HR platform footprint.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat7 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Wex social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance4 records
Wex financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Wex leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
Wex subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries7 records
Wex funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors1 record
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Wex M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A12 records
Investments1 record
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Frequently asked questions about Wex
What does Wex do?
WEX is a global commerce platform that delivers payment solutions across three integrated business lines: fleet and mobility (fuel cards, EV charging payments, telematics, factoring for commercial fleet operators and trucking companies), corporate payments (virtual commercial cards, accounts payable automation, supplier enablement, and embedded Payments APIs for B2B workflows), and employee benefits administration (HSA, FSA, HRA, COBRA, benefits cards, and white-label platforms for employers, brokers, and health plans). Underlying these offerings is the proprietary Encompass payments platform with virtual card infrastructure processing $90B+ annual travel virtual card volume and RFID-enabled fleet cards accepted at 95% of U.S. fueling stations.
Is Wex a public or private company?
Wex is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Wex founded?
Wex was founded in 1983. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Wex based?
Wex is headquartered in Portland, United States, in the North America region.
How does Wex make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Payment Processing Transaction Fees are the primary driver. The others are fuel Rebates / Interchange, benefits Administration Subscription, interest Income on Float and professional & Managed Services.
Who are Wex's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are FleetCor Technologies, Corpay, Comdata, HealthEquity and Bill.com. Emerging players are Brex and Ramp. Broad incumbents are ADP, Voyager Fleet Systems (U.S. Bank) and Paychex.
Does Wex have an API?
Yes. WEX offers a public developer portal (developer.wexinc.com) with Payments APIs enabling partners and developers to integrate with WEX's payments platform for business payments workflows. Developer documentation is at developer.wexinc.com.
What industry is Wex in?
Wex's product category is Commercial Fleet & Corporate Payment Solutions. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THACAJAE, Payment Reconciliation, ERP/AP Integration & Data Enrichment (Level 2/3, eReceipts), with a secondary code of THACAJAA, Virtual Card Issuance & Tokenized Corporate Cards. Its NAICS code is 52232 and its SIC code is 7370.