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Business banking
How to calculate cost of sales for your business
In this article we’ll talk you through the ins and outs of cost of sales, and why it’s such a vital concept for businesses.
Tilly Michell
•3 minutes
Airwallex news
Airwallex helps FBA acquirer Olsam scale across borders
Sam Horbye, co-founder of the fast growing Amazon FBA aggregator, Olsam, shares how Airwallex has helped his company scale across borders.
Tilly Michell
•3 minutes
What the founder of Celle Skin learned from launching in the US
In this special Airwallex Customer Airtime episode, former Shark Tank ‘Shark’ Naomi Simson, caught up with the founder of Celle Skin to discuss the unexpected obstacles of launching into the US market—and how to overcome them.
Shani Ishigaki
•3 minutes
Finance operations
How we are keeping abreast of changes in the world of economic sanctions
As a global company, Airwallex must comply with different sets of economic sanctions, while also facilitating the global business of our clients. In this article, Amir Fadavi, Sanctions Compliance Specialist explores economic sanctions and why they are important.
Amir Fadavi
•7 minutes
Online payments
How to sell internationally on Amazon from the UK
In this article, we’ll cover how to set up a global Amazon seller account, how to make your product stand out to international customers, and how you can reduce the costs associated with selling products on Amazon across borders.
Tilly Michell
•6 minutes
Transfers
What is a Telegraphic Transfer (TT) and how do they work?
A telegraphic transfer refers to an electronic payment between two accounts and is often used for high-value and international transactions. Our article dives into everything you need to know.
Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Business banking
4 Habits of highly successful eCommerce businesses
Want to learn the secrets of eCommerce success? Start with these four purpose-led, customer-centric and experience-driven growth strategies.
Shani Ishigaki
•7 minutes
Business banking
How ClassBento scaled their business overseas during a global pandemic
Learn how creative marketplace, ClassBento, enabled bespoke workshops to thrive during the pandemic by connecting crafters to online classes around the world.
•4 minutes
Expense management
Reduce Google, Facebook and LinkedIn ad spend with this one hack
Because Google, Facebook and LinkedIn adverts are billed internationally, companies can incur additional charges when paying their bills. Here's how to avoid those fees.
Tilly Michell
•4 mins
IBAN discrimination: what is it and what are my options?
IBAN discrimination is illegal, plain and simple. But if you do find yourself caught between a rock and a hard place, it’s helpful to know your options.
Jullian Duran
•2 minutes
Business banking
Infographic: 77% of UK businesses plan to expand their international presence in 2022, according to poll
An Airwallex poll of UK small and medium-sized businesses has found that more than three quarters plan to expand their international presence in 2022. But international currency exchange fees threaten to hamper growth.
Tilly Michell
•3 minutes
Business banking
How to switch your business bank account in the UK
If you’re tired of clunky, outdated systems, poor customer service and unnecessary charges, it might be time to switch business bank accounts. Check out our guide on how to make the switch.
Tilly Michell
•5 minutes
Airwallex news
Airwallex partners with Brandbassador
Building brand awareness is a key challenge for all businesses, especially smaller ones. With Brandbassador, businesses can reward their customers with perks when they promote their products online.
Tilly Michell
•6 minutes
Corporate cards
How Bowtie uses virtual corporate cards to streamline its operations in Hong Kong
Airwallex offers free virtual company cards that allow users to make online payments in multiple foreign currencies. Learn how Bowtie uses Airwallex to set-up free corporate cards for its employees and track their spending in real-time on Ariwallex’s online portal.
Alice Wong
•3 mins
Business banking
How to open a business bank account in the UK
When opening a business bank account in the UK, the process itself is reasonably straightforward, and there are a number of key documents and pieces of information you need to provide. Follow our guide to getting started.
•5 minutes
Attract, Develop, Retain: Top Talent to Transform Your Business with Naomi Simson
Top talent has the power to transform your business completely. Top talent also contributes diverse thinking and ways of working. Traditional models of recruitment, performance conversations and working styles are long gone, so how can we go about rethinking them?
•11 mins
Online payments
Multi-currency payment gateways: A better way to accept payments globally
Payment gateway technology has been instrumental in enabling eCommerce businesses to grow. We explore how an international payment solution can help your global eCommerce business expand with higher margins.
•6 minutes
Airwallex news
Follow the Money: How to Develop Cashflow Confidence with Naomi Simson
If you think of a business as a living organism, cash is the lifeblood of the business. One of the main reasons businesses fail is not that they don't record a profit; they run out of cash. It's essential to know where your cash is and monitor your business' health and wealth.
•8 mins
Online payments
CHAPS vs. BACS payments: What’s the difference?
When making high-volume or high-value transfers through your bank, there are two main payment networks you’ll be using: CHAPS vs BACS. So let’s look at the difference between BACS and CHAPS, and what this means for your business.
Joe Romeo
•5 minutes
Customer Story: Rotor One is flying high over Melbourne
Some people have used lockdowns to learn how to bake sourdough, propagate plants or dance on TikTok. But for Edward Taylor, founder and Commercial Pilot at Rotor One, he fulfilled his life-long dream of becoming a helicopter pilot. Read Edward's full story, here.
•4 minutes
Gathering and Guiding: Four Steps to Leading Leaders with Naomi Simson
Leadership is a curious thing. It's an intangible quality and notoriously hard to define. We discussed with Naomi Simson what it means to grow as a leader and will further explore four steps to building effective leadership teams.
•11 mins
Accounting
How to calculate opportunity cost
An opportunity cost formula provides you with a way to measure the difference between two decisions, as a way to land on a rough value figure of one option over the other. Learn how to calculate opportunity cost with this simple formula.
Joe Romeo
•6 minutes
Choose Growth with Naomi Simson: Building a Customer-obsessed Culture
In business, we get obsessed with many things: the latest trends, our PR, our competitors, or internal politics. However, there is only one thing that is worth getting obsessed over – your customers.
•8 mins
Accounting
How to Calculate ROI: It’s Not as Hard as You Think
In this article, we’re going to look at what ROI is, how to calculate ROI for your business, your marketing, and provide you with a simple ROI calculator you can use for your business.
Joe Romeo
•7 minutes