Shipay Global Services · About us

The company behind SHI-X

Shipay connects cross-border trade, logistics and business services, and develops SHI-X to support individual business journeys in China.

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Our belief

Borders should connect us.

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Every journey begins with a reason: a new market, a new partner, an opportunity worth crossing a border for. Yet crossing that border is usually fragmented, slow and uncertain.

Shipay was founded on the belief that moving across the world should feel like moving forward. We use intelligent technology to remove friction, connect the services a trade actually depends on, and bring businesses closer to the opportunities beyond their own market.

Vision & mission

What the company is working towards.

Our vision

To become the world's leading intelligent gateway for seamless cross-border business and travel: a connected world where technology removes the complexity of moving across borders.

Our mission

To simplify cross-border business journeys through AI-powered technology, integrated services and trusted global connectivity: travel, mobility, hospitality, logistics and business services in one ecosystem.

Guiding our long-term direction across trade, logistics and business services.

Six core values

The principles behind the work.

  • Connect

    We bring people, businesses and opportunities together.

  • Trust

    We build confidence through reliability and transparency.

  • Integrity

    We turn technology and data into smarter journeys.

  • Agility

    We move quickly, adapt continuously and stay ahead.

  • Simplicity

    We make complex cross-border experiences effortless.

  • Empowerment

    We give people and businesses the ability to go further.

One group. Two brands.

The company and the app have different jobs.

Shipay Global Services

Shipay works with businesses and institutions on sourcing and freight. Engagements begin with a conversation and a brief.

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SHI-X

The Shipay app for traders, SMEs, business travellers and visitors to China, with its own identity and connected service categories.

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Across markets

Guangzhou. Yiwu. Lebanon.

Shipay connects trade and logistics between China and the Middle East.

Office address

Room 2504, Yingkai Plaza, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

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Paul Maroun Mechaalani

Meet the founder
Paul Mechaalani

Paul Maroun Mechaalani began sourcing industrial components in China in 2012 and founded Shipay in Guangzhou in 2025, working with businesses on sourcing and freight alongside the continuing development of the SHI-X app.

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