Wex

Wex is a term that can refer to multiple entities in business, geography, and onomastics. The most widely recognized contemporary use is WEX Inc., an American financial technology company that provides payment processing and information management services for businesses. Based in South Portland, Maine, it operates international networks for corporate payments and offers fleet, travel, and card programs, data analytics, and platform services. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WEX.

Geographically, Wex appears as a place-name element in various localities and as part of longer toponyms in different languages. Such uses are diverse and typically do not denote a single, well-known town.

As a personal name, Wex occurs only rarely and mostly as a surname in small populations; when present, it may derive from Germanic or other European linguistic roots. In some cases, it can be encountered as a given name or nickname, but it remains uncommon.

In other contexts, Wex may appear as an acronym or branding element in products, services, or fictional works, distinct from the corporate WEX Inc. and unrelated to other uses. Overall, Wex functions primarily as a name applied across several domains rather than a single, cohesive concept.