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Online payments
What is a payment gateway and how does it work?
Learn what a payment gateway is and how it works for different businesses. Discover how online payment gateways process eCommerce transactions, secure card data, and how to choose a provider.
Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Online payments
Payment processing for small business: How to choose the right solution
Find the best payment processing for small busines by comparing top credit card systems, transaction fees, and choosing the right payment options for your team.
Nicolas Straut
•9 mins
Online payments
Merchant payment processing in the US: The complete 2026 guide
Learn the mechanics of merchant payment processing. Understand key processing services, transaction flows, and how to optimize processing fees.
Nicolas Straut
•9 mins
Technology
From dashboards to decisions: closing the gap between insight and action
Finance teams have the data, but the gap between insight and action is where most lose their edge. Here's what closes it.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•6 minutes
Online payments
What is a payment processor? A guide to business payment processing
Payment processing enables quick, secure payments. Ideal processors support multiple methods, are easy to set up, and offer accounting features. Learn how to set up online payments to grow your business.
Erin Lansdown
•7 mins
Accounts Payable
How to automate accounts payable for small businesses
Discover how to automate the accounts payable process for your small business. Cut manual work, reduce invoice costs by 80%, and optimize your global cash flow.
Airwallex Editorial Team
•10 minutes
Online payments
eCommerce payment processing: The strategic guide to systems and solutions
Learn how ecommerce payment processing works. Compare gateways, processors, and payment systems to lower transaction fees and protect your business margins.
Nicolas Straut
•8 mins
Expense management
Why you need an expense management system to scale efficiently
Discover why you need an expense management system to help automate expense tracking, eliminate lost receipts, and reduce expense fraud across your entire organization.
Fatima Puri
•7
Accounting
10 best payroll software providers for small businesses in 2026
Compare the best payroll software solutions for 2026. Discover why Airwallex, ADP, and Rippling lead for enterprise payments and multi-currency compliance.
Ezra Dreiblatt
•8 min
Expense management
Spend management vs. expense management: Key differences
Learn the critical differences between proactive spend management vs. reactive expense management. Discover how AI-driven spend control improves global visibility and cuts FX costs.
Nicolas Straut
•10 mins
Accounting
11 best ways to automate reconciliation (for high-volume ops)
Discover the best ways to automate reconciliation for high-volume operations. Eliminate manual errors, speed up month-end close, and scale your global finance team.
Fatima Puri
•7 mins
Ecommerce
Parker Card has shut down: What happened and what’s next for eCommerce businesses
Parker shut down May 4, 2026. Discover how Airwallex replaces the lost 60-day float with 2% cashback, interbank FX rates, and native multi-currency wallets.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•12 mins
Finance operations
How to automate month-end close reporting: From manual tasks to continuous intelligence
Learn the 5 steps to automate month-end close reporting to reduce errors by 95% and cut cycle times from 10 days to 3 using AI agents and unified ledgers.
Nicolas Straut
•17 mins
Expense management
How to eliminate manual expense reports: A 2026 guide to automation
Learn how to eliminate manual expense reports, reduce error rates by 19%, and save 13 hours per week for your finance team with automated expense management.
Nicolas Straut
•11 mins
Finance operations
Building the future of global finance in the age of AI
AI is reshaping finance, but the companies pulling ahead are thinking even bigger. Shannon Scott explores what it takes to build for speed, clarity, control, and scale.
Shannon Scott
•5 minutes
Expense management
SaaS spend Management in 2026: A CFO's guide to cost optimization
Master SaaS spend management by learning how to discover shadow IT, rightsize licenses, and save up to 30% on software costs with a unified financial stack.
Nicolas Straut
•12 mins
Business banking
Top Expensify alternatives for US businesses in 2026
Discover the best Expensify alternatives for US businesses in 2025. Compare top providers like Brex, Ramp, Airbase, Tipalti, and Airwallex to find the right fit.
Airwallex Editorial Team
•7 minutes
Start-ups
What makes a business defensible when AI can build anything overnight
When AI can build anything overnight, what actually makes a business defensible? It's not speed. It's the moats that can't be coded.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•5 minutes
Technology
Towards autonomy: The next era of finance
Finance teams have automated workflows but remain trapped in fragmented systems. Explore why the future of finance is autonomous — and why unified infrastructure, software, and AI are the foundation.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•6 minutes
Business banking
What is a business account? Strategic guide to business banking
Learn what is a business account, its key features, types, and benefits. Discover how a dedicated business account helps separate personal and business finances, simplifies tax preparation, and provides access to services for business growth.
Airwallex Editorial Team
•7 minutes
Shannon Scott
•3 minutes
Business banking
6 Best Brex alternatives and competitors
Compare the top Brex alternatives for corporate cards and global banking. Learn why firms are migrating to independent, global-first platforms.
Nicolas Straut
•10 mins
Expense management
How to create invoices: professional step-by-step framework
Learn what an invoice is and how to create one. Get a step-by-step guide, examples, and the best tools to help small businesses get paid faster.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•12 mins
Accounts Payable
What is an invoice: The definitive guide for small businesses in 2026
Learn about invoices, the documents used by businesses to request payment for goods or services. Understand their essential elements and discover the best ways to manage them.
Ross Weldon
•13 minutes