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Finance operations
AI reduced the work, but human oversight became the bottleneck.
AI is making finance teams faster. But results aren't showing up where it counts – and the reason has nothing to do with the tools.
Regina Lim
•5 minutes
Finance operations
Beyond checkout: The missing financial layer in the agent ecosystem
Agents can reason and recommend, but most break at payment, settlement, and reconciliation. The next frontier is governed financial execution.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•5 minutes
Technology
Expense Policy Agent: Get an AI agent to enforce your policy across every entity
Expense Policy Agent is your always-on AI reviewer, built directly into Airwallex Spend. It reviews every expense in real time, flags policy breaches with cited rules, and helps global teams remain compliant across entities, currencies, and languages.
Thibault Genaitay
•3 minutes
Online payments
Are AI shoppers coming? Here’s what retailers need to know.
Early infrastructure for agentic commerce is emerging as AI agents are becoming the new buyers. Find out what changes when agents shop alongside humans.
Regina Lim
•6 minutes
Online payments
Agentic commerce: A practical guide to prepare your business
Agentic commerce is transforming how products are discovered and purchased as AI agents act for consumers. This guide explains how merchants can adapt their discovery, trust, payments, and post-checkout systems to stay competitive in an AI-driven commerce landscape.
Mohamed Mehanna
•6 minutes
Airwallex news
New at Airwallex: April 2026 Edition
Discover the latest product releases from Airwallex.
Shannon Scott
•3 minutes
Corporate cards
Credit card processing: how it works, what it costs, and how to choose a provider
Learn how credit card processing works, what fees to expect, and how to choose a payment gateway, processor, and PCI DSS-compliant setup for your business.
Emma Beardmore
•11 minutes
Online payments
The trade rewiring: How businesses are using payment data to find new markets
Trade corridors are shifting faster than strategy cycles can follow. Here's how to use payment data to spot new markets, test demand, and protect margins.
Ross Weldon
•6 minutes
Finance operations
How Airwallex speeds up your cash flow
See how Airwallex helps eCommerce businesses speed up cash flow with localised checkout, multi-currency accounts, and real-time spend visibility.
Ross Weldon
•6 minutes
Ecommerce
5 ways eCommerce brands can protect margins from volatility and FX risk
Buffer your eCommerce business against volatility and FX risk with Airwallex. Avoid FX fluctuations, FX fees, plan conversions in advance, and more.
Airwallex Editorial Team
•6 minutes
Finance operations
Currency volatility and the margin problem that hedging can't fix
88% of mid-market corporates now hedge FX exposure, yet 62% still report losses. Here's why the gap exists and what finance teams can do about it.
Ross Weldon
•5 minutes
Finance operations
Finance needs to transform before AI enters the picture. Here’s why.
Most finance teams are waiting for AI to improve before they adopt it. The teams pulling ahead have already started building the foundations that make AI work.
Justin Yek
•5 minutes
Online payments
What high‑performing travel companies get right about payments
Discover how high-performing travel leaders transform payments from a cost centre into a growth lever, protecting razor-thin margins and optimising global performance.
Emma Beardmore
•5 minutes
Airwallex news
New at Airwallex: March 2026 Edition
Discover the latest product releases from Airwallex.
Shannon Scott
•3 minutes
Technology
The travel CFO’s guide to building a scalable, global payment stack
See how a travel CFO can build a scalable, global payment stack to protect razor-thin margins and drive growth. Unlock the power of multi-currency acquiring, integrated spend management, and like-for-like settlement.
Emma Beardmore
•5 minutes
Online payments
Payments before, during and after the trip: Designing a traveller‑first payment experience
Learn how to use smarter payment strategies for maximum travel booking conversion with our simple guide. Unlock massive revenue growth and streamline your checkout process today.
Emma Beardmore
•5 minutes
Technology
The real value of AI in analytics isn’t just answering questions. It’s closing the decision loop.
"Talking to your data" is one part of what AI can do. But the real value of AI in analytics isn’t just answering questions – it’s closing the decision loop.
Timothy Wong
•5 minutes
Expense management
5 ways AI is removing expense admin
Finance teams spend weeks on manual expense admin. Airwallex uses AI-powered OCR, automated categorisation, and real-time policy checks to reclaim time and simplify spend management.
Ross Weldon
•5 minutes
Accounting
Continuous forecasting: How finance keeps up with volatility
Calendar-based forecasts break when volatility hits mid-month. Discover how continuous forecasting gives finance teams the real-time view they need to act fast.
Ross Weldon
•6 minutes
Airwallex news
My 2025 reflections: Ten years to reach the starting line
Airwallex co-founder and CEO, Jack Zhang, shares his reflections, vision to reach US$10B ARR, the company’s product expansion updates, and AI-native strategy.
Jack Zhang
•14 minutes
Finance operations
Davos focused on resilience, but the real challenge in 2026 is operational
Davos focused on macro resilience, but the real 2026 challenge is operational. Finance teams need infrastructure that executes as fast as markets move.
Christos Chamberlain
•4 minutes
Finance operations
The end of month-end: How finance teams move to continuous close
Month-end close is outdated. Discover how finance teams move to continuous close with unified infrastructure that reconciles in real time.
Ross Weldon
•5 minutes
Airwallex news
New at Airwallex: February 2026 Edition
Discover the latest product releases from Airwallex.
Shannon Scott
•3 minutes
Technology
How to implement AI in finance: Where to start and what to avoid
Learn how to implement AI in finance. Find out how to get started, how to measure success, and why unified financial infrastructure matters for real results.
Ross Weldon
•8 minutes