StudioHawk kickstarted their UK operations with Airwallex
StudioHawk, an award-winning SEO agency founded in Melbourne, was able to expand internationally with Airwallex. The StudioHawk team use Global Accounts and Virtual Employee Cards to eliminate high FX rates and invest more in growth.
5+ hours saved each week
from managing international finances, team expenses and payroll
80% faster expense approvals
for teams from approval through to completing the payment
$1.7k saved each month
from currency conversion fees on international transfers, payrolls and card expenses.
Airwallex powers high growth agencies
Effortlessly manage agency and client spend
Create a dedicated virtual card for each team or client
Get real-time visibility of expenses by department or client. Virtual cards can be issued in seconds.
Set limits so you don’t run over budget
Set monthly limits on virtual cards to alleviate budget blowouts and manage unexpected purchases.
Save up to 3% on non-AUD expenses
Eliminate international card transaction fees on agency and client spend. Save on international ad spend and popular subscriptions like Slack, Mailchimp and Asana.
Scale your agency without borders
Invoice clients in their preferred currency
Open local business accounts in 11+ currencies including USD, GBP, EUR and AUD to collect funds from customers in their primary currency.
Hold balances in 11+ currencies
Collect and hold currencies with your multi-currency wallet. Avoid double conversions and hedge against currency fluctuations.
Pay suppliers, vendors and employees internationally
Make single and batch payments into 130 countries, in 23 currencies and counting while accessing market-leading FX rates, cheaper than the banks¹.
¹The above estimations are calculated using published rates for the Big Four banks, and using our rates that apply to new customers from 17 October 2022. You can find more information on how we calculated our savings here.
How our fees compare against the Big Four Banks
With Airwallex, get access to our best rates, no matter the transaction amount. But don't take our word for it, check out how our rates stack up, below.
| monthly fee | FX (above interbank¹) | international transaction card fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | FREE | 0.5% or 1.0% | FREE |
 | $10 AUD | 2.7% | 3% |
 | $10 AUD | 4% | 3% |
 | FREE with conditions | 3% | 3% |
 | FREE with conditions | 4% | 3% |
| monthly fee | |
|---|---|
| FREE |
| $10 AUD |
| $10 AUD |
| FREE with conditions |
| FREE with conditions |
| FX (above interbank¹) | |
|---|---|
| 0.5% or 1.0% |
| 2.7% |
| 4% |
| 3% |
| 4% |
| international transaction card fee | |
|---|---|
| FREE |
| 3% |
| 3% |
| 3% |
| 3% |
¹Where possible, we offer live exchange rates. Click here to find out more.
The above estimations are calculated using published rates for the Big Four banks, and using our rates that apply to new customers from 17 October 2022. You can find more information on how we calculated our savings here.
Save time on accounting with an Airwallex account
Quick and easy integration
Link Airwallex to your Xero account with just a few clicks.
Multi-currency transaction syncing
Automatically sync your multi-currency transactions to Xero, spend less time on tedious data entry.
Syncs hourly
Ensure your Xero transaction records are up to date for your accountant or bookkeeper.
Drive operational efficiency across your agency
Empower team members with virtual cards
Instantly create virtual cards for yourself and your team to manage client or agency expenses. Virtual cards are free to create, with no fees on international purchases.
Powerful multi-user access
Invite your accountant, bookkeeper or team leaders to your Airwallex account with the appropriate permission levels so they can perform their roles.
Make batch payments with ease
Make hundreds of domestic or international payments in one go with our batch payment capability.
See how our customers are finding Airwallex
“Airwallex is our one-stop shop for all our banking needs, in one easy-to-use interface. Without Airwallex, we would not have been able to scale our business as fast as what we’ve been able to achieve.”
Andrew Ford and Rosa-Clare Willis
Co-founders, Crockd
“Airwallex has been a game changer for us. I cannot recommend these guys enough. The forex services are super efficient and super competitive. The customer service is not gold-plated, it's solid gold. One of the best eCommerce services for merchants we have come across since Paypal hit the scene 20 years ago."
Murray Kester
CEO, Cosmetics Now
“The new Expense Management system has been a real time saver for us in relation to the administration of our benefits program. Team members can upload receipts as they shop and we are able to clear our reconciliations much faster this way.”
Tanya Karolia
Payroll & Benefits, Linktree
“Airwallex provides us with flexibility and cost savings in dealing internationally. We used Airwallex to receive our recent global fundraising round and pay international suppliers and are saving at least 5% per dollar transferred versus the big banks.”
George van Dyck
Finance Manager, Zoomo
“Having all our global SaaS subscriptions in one place has streamlined our finance processes and enabled better tracking and control of expenses. It’s even better knowing that Airwallex isn’t hitting us with any international transaction fees.”
Warren Durling
Chief Operating Officer, Dovetail
“Airwallex has made it really easy to pay our suppliers in any currency. We have not only saved $10,000 each month, but our suppliers now get their payments faster and in-full. We receive a notification once it’s dispatched, and it eliminates the worry factor of where our money is at. This is important for us to keep building a strong relationship with our suppliers.”
Danielle Goodwin
Director, Hawkeye Vintage
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