New at Airwallex: August Edition

This month is all about automation doing the heavy lifting. From real-time fraud detection to expense approvals that route themselves, more of the manual work is disappearing into the background so your team can focus on what actually needs their attention.

We’ve shipped meaningful updates across payments, billing, and spend including new ways to reach shoppers at checkout, more flexibility in how you bill customers, and updates that make day-to-day finance operations run more smoothly.

Here's what’s new:

Payments

Set dynamic surcharge rates with regional compliance guardrails

Set variable surcharge or discount rates by payment method, card brand, card type, and domestic versus international transactions. Airwallex automatically adds guardrails on key known regional surcharge restrictions to help you stay compliant. You can also set a negative rate to apply a discount, steering shoppers towards cost-efficient payment methods. Now available across Hosted Payment Page, Drop-in, and Payment Links. Learn more here.

Stop fraud with AI-powered Fraud Attack Prevention Agent

Card testing is a growing fraud risk in online payments. Our Fraud Attack Prevention Agent detects attacks in real time, blocks suspicious transactions automatically, and shows you what’s happening and why. When an attack is detected, it analyses patterns, applies temporary safeguards with estimated impact, and alerts you by email and in the WebApp. A live dashboard shows risk decisions in real time, while a post-attack summary outlines what was detected and prevented. The Fraud Attack Prevention Agent helps protect your business while minimising friction for legitimate payments. Learn more here.

Reach 55 million European shoppers with Wero

Wero is a pan-European account-to-account payment method that reaches over 55 million shoppers. Shoppers link Wero straight to their bank accounts and move funds instantly. Accept payments via Wero for extended reach in Europe, lower processing costs, and faster settlement compared to traditional card payments. No European entity is required. Add Wero to your checkout via our Shopify Plugin, Hosted Payment Page, Drop-in Element, and Native API. Get best-in-class Wero experience and performance thanks to Airwallex’s direct integration and membership. Learn more here.

Billing

Sync invoices from Airwallex Billing to QuickBooks Online

Airwallex Billing now integrates with QuickBooks Online, making it easier to keep billing and accounting records in sync. Import existing data from QuickBooks Online, then keep billing records in sync automatically as you create and update them in Airwallex, meaning less manual admin for finance teams and a faster, more accurate month-end close.

Keep invoices and checkout on-brand with reusable themes

Create reusable branding themes to keep your checkout and invoice experiences consistent. Apply your logo, colours, and support details once, then use them across customer-facing surfaces with flexibility to tailor branding for different accounts, stores, or use cases. Learn more here.

Additional releases:

• Take control of your checkout with Embedded Checkout Elements: Your customers can now complete billing-specific workflows, like paying recurring invoices or setting up a subscription, directly on your website, without being redirected to a Airwallex-hosted checkout page. You get more control over the look and feel, while Airwallex continues to handle the complexity behind the scenes. Learn more here.

Spend

Automate expense approvals with your Expense policy agent

Route low-risk approvals to your expense policy agent and free your team from manual reviews. Your expense policy agent acts as an approver in your Spend approval workflows, similar to adding a team member to an approval chain. Once enabled, the agent evaluates each submitted expense and either verifies and approves it directly, or flags and escalates it to a human. Learn more here.

Additional releases:

• Accounting APIs for Spend: You can now manage accounting data (including GL accounts, tax rates, and custom fields) entirely via API. This allows you to create, list, retrieve, and update reference data to keep your ERP continuously in sync with Airwallex, eliminating the need for manual Excel uploads. Learn more here.

Platform APIs and Embedded Finance

Transfer funds directly to cards from Netherlands-based entities

Platform customers with Netherlands entities can now transfer funds directly to eligible debit and credit cards supported by Visa or Mastercard. By embedding the Airwallex beneficiary component, platforms can let users securely enter their card details, verify card ownership, and link their card for future payouts, creating a faster, more accessible way to receive funds in markets where bank accounts are less common. Learn more here.

If you’re interested in learning more about our early access features, please reach out to Airwallex Support or your account representative.

Interested in helping us build the future of finance? Join our Product team here.