Payment links and invoices overview
Airwallex helps you collect payments when your customer is not checking out on your website or app. You can send a secure payment link, issue an invoice, or connect Airwallex to your accounting software to add online payment collection to your existing invoicing workflow.
Create shareable links and QR codes shoppers can pay without writing a single line of code.
Issue formal invoices with line items, pricing, and payment instructions—and collect via digital invoice link, auto-charge, or out-of-band.
Connect Airwallex payment collection to accounting platforms such as Xero and NetSuite.
When to use payment links and invoices
Use these solutions when you send payment requests after an order is placed, rather than collecting payment in a built-in checkout. Common channels include email, text message, social media chat, PDFs, and offline documents.
Typical use cases include wholesalers, social sellers, professional service providers, and businesses that need to send custom order links or invoices to customers.
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| Payment Links | Airwallex Invoicing | Invoice integrations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best suited for | Fast, no-code payment requests | Formal invoices and billing workflows | Teams already using accounting software |
| Where you create it | Airwallex web app or API | Airwallex Billing web app or API | Third-party platforms (for example Xero, NetSuite) |
| How your customer pays | Opens a secure payment link or scans a QR code | Digital invoice link, auto-charge on a saved payment method, or out-of-band | Clicks Pay now on the invoice and completes payment on Airwallex-hosted checkout |
| Payment experience | Airwallex-hosted checkout with cards and local payment methods; responsive checkout, QR codes, fraud protection, and 3DS authentication | Same underlying payment collection when Airwallex Payments is enabled on the account | Same hosted checkout when Airwallex Payments is enabled on the account |
| Typical use | One-time or reusable payment links with minimal setup; share via email, chat, social media, or your website | One-time or recurring invoices (subscriptions); manage invoice lifecycle (draft, finalized, paid, voided, deleted) | Issue invoices in your accounting system; optional bank feed, expenses, and payments feed for reconciliation |