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Choosing your North Star Metric
A North Star metric is a key measurement of your business’s success and ensures everyone on your team is aligned to a singular goal. Learn how to define your North Star metric and push towards sustainable growth.
Kirstie Lau
•5 minutes
How to calculate and improve monthly recurring revenue (MRR)
Learn how to set up and run an subscription model that drives repeat revenue for your business.
Kirstie Lau
•8 min
July release notes: FX Rate Alerts and optimised Payment Links
This month’s updates will help you take control of FX and manage your risk appetite as you continue to drive your business towards global growth.
Kirstie Lau
•5 minutes
The founder’s guide to running a great board meeting
Learn how to prepare for and run a productive board meeting that gets the most out of your directors’ time.
Kirstie Lau
•7 min
June release notes: Faster global transfers, fewer chargebacks
This month’s releases are designed to help your business reduce the cost of global payment acceptance, reach more customers and send money faster.
Kirstie Lau
•5 min
How to find angel investors: Everything entrepreneurs need to know
If your startup is looking for investment capital to support its future, here is everything you need to know.
Kirstie Lau
•5 min
The prioritisation frameworks every startup should use
Prioritisation frameworks support your company’s decision making process, helping you decide which projects to focus on. Here are the prioritisation frameworks every startup should know about.
Kirstie Lau
•5 minutes
From seed to Series E: Understanding funding rounds
Your ultimate guide to funding rounds. Learn how to identify and impress investors and successfully raise funds for your business.
Kirstie Lau
•8 min
Two metrics eCommerce owners might overlook: Authorisation Rate and Merchant Discount Rate
We highly recommend that eCommerces look into these two: authorisation rate and merchant discount rate.
Kirstie Lau
•7 min
Your guide to dropshipping with Alibaba
Learn why Alibaba, one of the world’s leading eCommerce platforms, is a top choice for your dropshipping needs.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
The benefits of using a corporate card for business travel
When you’re away on a company trip, having a corporate card often comes in handy.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
May release notes: Optimise your checkout for global success
This month’s releases remove friction from your checkout by allowing your customers to purchase in a single click via their favourite payment method.
Sophia Cheng
•3 minutes
How to manage team expenses with virtual corporate cards
Tired of clunky, outdated expense management systems? It might be time to switch to virtual corporate cards. Here's how virtual cards can benefit your business.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
Mission Update
Mission update by CEO Jack Zhang.
Jack Zhang
•7 minutes
Gaming company opens Airwallex Global Business account to build Neopets
World of Neopets has partnered with Airwallex to overcome some key challenges in its day-to-day operations.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
April release notes: Middle East payouts, mobile money transfers and a smoother Shopify checkout
We’ve got a bunch of new releases that will make it easier than ever before to collect, transfer and manage your money globally.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
API card issuing: A new era in payment technology
Find out how your business can use Airwallex's embedded finance solutions to issue cards and deliver cutting-edge financial services to your users.
•5 minutes
6 definitions you need to know while applying for an online payment gateway
Know Your Business (aka KYB) is a process to verify that a business is legitimate and safe to do business with.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
SOULMATTE jump-starts global transactions with integrated eCommerce solution
Airwallex helps eCommerce businesses like SOULMATTE expand their business globally and grow their customer base.
Sophia Cheng
•5 minutes
How Airwallex Business Accounts work in Hong Kong, and why your funds are safe
In the wake of the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, we’d like to take a moment to clarify how our customers’ funds are kept safe.
•5 minutes
March release notes: Build a global checkout, gain more customers
Global expansion presents a core growth lever that businesses can use to gain thousands of additional customers. That’s why this month we’re helping you build an even better global checkout.
Sophia Cheng
•3 minutes
February release notes: Online Payments, Direct Debit and IDR Global Accounts
This month's releases are designed to help you scale globally in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible.
Sophia Cheng
•3 minutes
How to build a successful eCommerce subscription business
Grow your profits and expand your customer base with eCommerce subscriptions.
Sophia Cheng
•9 min
LTV to CAC: How to find the perfect ratio for your startup
The Customer lifetime value (LTV) to customer acquisition cost (CAC) ratio is an important metric for your startup. Learn more about your business’s growth, progress and success.
Sophia Cheng
•5 min