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As a business owner, choosing the right financial services partner is crucial. This article compares two popular choices: Airwallex and Starling Bank's business accounts. Read on to discover the key differences, and decide which option best suits your business financial needs.

31 January 2024•5 minutes

What are sort codes and bank account numbers? Learn how they work, where to find them, and how they are used for UK bank transfers and payments.

David Beach

31 January 2024•5 minutes

Digital native software businesses who operate across global markets are increasingly battling against slow systems, fractured setups and unnecessarily expensive fees. Learn how you can consolidate, streamline and optimise your financial operations.

Chris Wheeker

18 January 2024•5 minutes

In this guide, we'll help you understand exactly who does what when it comes to helping your business overcome the four challenges of cross-border payments; high costs, slow speeds of settlement, limited access and a lack of transparency.

David Beach

17 January 2024•5 minutes

The finance team is the beating heart of any business. Money flows through them, money flows from them. It’s essential that the finance team stays as effective as possible and constantly pushes to optimise and improve.

David Beach

16 January 2024•5 minutes

Discover the latest product releases from Airwallex. Gain better visibility and control over your fraud strategy with the new Risk Dashboard, enjoy faster reconciliation by integrating Airwallex Expenses and Bill Pay with NetSuite, and more.

Tilly Michell

15 January 2024•3 minutes

This article explores the infrastructures, risks and regulations steering cross-border payment systems to uncover the ideal mix of speed, savings and transparency that are essential for businesses to grow.

David Beach

10 January 2024•5 minutes

In this guide, we've pulled together a handy checklist to help you make the decision that's right for you.

David Beach

10 January 2024•5 minutes

Learn how to switch your business bank account from the comfort of your home. Including how to apply for a new account, move funds across and close your old account.

Tilly Michell

7 January 2024•5 minutes

Airwallex’s new Batch Transfers feature allows businesses to significantly simplify the process of making a large number of payments to recipients in different countries and in different currencies.

4 January 2024•5 minutes

2025 promises further innovation from the fintech industry. Attending conferences is the best way to stay up-to-date on trends and technologies. Here are 10.

David Beach

1 January 2024•3 minutes

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

1 January 2024•6 minutes

Virtual payment cards are gaining more traction these days. And there's no end to how your business can use them to enable instant, secure payment access.

David Beach

1 January 2024•5 minutes

Choosing a new business bank account is a key decision for any startup. The provider you pick will determine the financial infrastructure of your business for years to come. So here's a guide to help you find the best option for you.

Tilly Michell

1 January 2024•6 minutes

This month's releases are designed to help you convert more customers at your checkout and automate your dispute management process as you scale.

Tilly Michell

14 December 2023•3 minutes

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 to understand.

Rebecca Mulcahy

6 December 2023•9 minutes

Find the best fintech networking opportunities in this list of 2024’s local and international fintech summits and conferences in London and the rest of the UK.

David Beach

6 December 2023•5 minutes

Learn how to calculate gross and net burn rates to forecast your cash runway better. Understand what makes a good burn rate and how to improve it.

David Beach

5 December 2023•10 minutes

Comprehensive list of the biggest fintech conferences in Europe, including top fintech events like Money20/20 in Amsterdam and Finovate Europe in London.

David Beach

1 December 2023•6 minutes

Learn what a virtual debit card is, how it works, and how it can help you streamline your business' finances.

Tilly Michell

1 December 2023•3 minutes

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

23 November 2023•6 minutes

Software platforms have a significant opportunity to outcompete banks in serving the financial needs of small and medium-sized businesses, suggests new Airwallex research

David Beach

22 November 2023•3 minutes

In this article, we'll cover how telegraphic transfers work, and what the alternatives are for those who want cheaper and faster payments.

David Beach

18 November 2023•3 minutes

Choosing the right payments provider is no small feat. If you’re preparing a request for proposal (RFP), these questions are likely already top of mind. But there’s a lot more to think about—including the following, all of which are worth asking your potential provider.

14 November 2023•5 minutes