Who we are
XE, It is best known for online currency converter application that offers exchange rate information, international money exchange, and other currency-related services via its website, mobile apps, and other online channels. It has been a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide since 2015.
Get to know our story
Before Xe became the money exchange service you know now, we were two friends in search of creating something great.
August 1993
Xenon Laboratories Incorporated was founded by high school friends, Steven Dengler and Beric Farmer, providing computer consulting and internet services to businesses.
September 2000
Xenon Laboratories shifted its focus on currency and foreign exchange tools and services full time.
January 1995
They moved Xenon Laboratories from the basement of a house in the country just outside of Newmarket, Ontario, to the financial district of downtown Toronto.
April 2001
Xenon Laboratories officially changed its name to Xe Inc.
May 1995
The Universal Currency Converter was launched on the site. Within a few years, Xenon Laboratories became the world’s most popular currency site.
October 2002
The "Universal Currency Converter" and "Xe" trademarks were registered in Canada and eventually became registered in the USA, EU, and around the world.
March 2005
Our headquarters moved from downtown Toronto to 1145 Nicholson Road, Newmarket.
May 2009
We launched the Xe Currency App for iPhone and reached 1M downloads in the first year. In a few years, it became the world's favorite currency app, with 100M+ downloads worldwide.
February 2007
We introduced currency charts and graphs are to the site that are currently offered on the homepage.
November 2010
Xe was named a Greater Toronto Top Employer and continues to be repeatedly selected.
September 2007
We introduced a brand-new logo.
August 2012
We enhanced our services with cloud computing, allowing us to continue to provide you with the best experience despite times of high information demand from our servers.
August 2013
We celebrated our 20th birthday as the world's favorite currency site and a top 500 global site.
June 2015
Xe became part of the Euronet family, a global provider of electronic payment and transaction processing solutions for financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individual consumers.
December 2013
In order to provide an improved customer experience across all devices and platforms used by our customers, we launched a fully responsive site.
January 2019
HiFX joined forces with Xe. By combining Xe’s 25 years of authority in currency exchange and HiFX’s comprehensive range of money transfer services, we became an even more powerful Xe for you.
December 2014
Xe Currency Data was launched to meet the ongoing needs of our corporate clients to have accurate and reliable exchange rates for businesses.
August 2022
We launched a complete revamp of our web platform, making easier than ever for customers to exchange money to 170+ countries at anytime.
We're a proud partner of the Euronet family
As part of the Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT) family, we from the world's third largest money exchange business. Our goal is simple: to offer you the easiest, most reliable, and friendliest money exchange service available.
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we live currencies. We provide a comprehensive range of currency services and products, including our Currency Converter, Market Analysis, Currency Data API and quick, easy, secure Money Transfers for individuals and businesses. We leverage technology to deliver these services through our website, mobile apps and over the phone.
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We are proud to be part of Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT), a global leader in processing secure electronic financial transactions. XE is part of the Money Transfer and Money Exchange Division of Euronet and is the unification of HiFX and XE.
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At XE, we share the belief that behind every currency exchange, query or transaction is a person or business trying to accomplish something important, so we work together to develop new and better currency services that put our customers first.
Our Mission
Powering you and your money for 30+ years