Airwallex for Startups: open for application
Accelerate your global expansion through Airwallex. Unlock boundless opportunities with instant access to new markets. Save more while giving back to product development and business operations with free tools and benefits.
Exclusive offer for AppWorks portfolio companies: That's $0 fees and 0% margin on your first $100,000 HKD in FX conversions (or equivalent)*.
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Available to the portfolio startups of AppWorks who are new customers of Airwallex (Hong Kong) Limited only. See here for eligibility criteria and terms. The FX fee and margin waiver will expire on the earlier of 1 month from the approval of your Airwallex account or $100,000 HKD equivalent of FX currency conversions is reached. Note, payments made via the SWIFT network will incur a payment fee from $15 USD. See promotional terms here
Available to the portfolio startups of AppWorks who are new customers of Airwallex (Hong Kong) Limited only. See here for eligibility criteria and terms. The FX fee and margin waiver will expire on the earlier of 1 month from the approval of your Airwallex account or $100,000 HKD equivalent of FX currency conversions is reached. Note, payments made via the SWIFT network will incur a payment fee from $15 USD. See promotional terms here
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Airwallex offers
For AppWorks portfolio startups
*Only applicable for AppWorks portfolio startups with Hong Kong business entity.
HK$100,000 Free FX
$0 fees and 0% margin on your first $100,000 HKD in FX conversions (or equivalent)
*Create Borderless Cards for free
Create free corporate cards with 1% cash rebate on local and international spending.
*Enjoy Expense Management for free
Enjoy first 6 months of Expense Management at $0 for up to 20 cardholders.
*Online Payment Gateway offer
Waived payment gateway fees on a total of HK$300,000 transaction (or equivalent) for the first 6 months.
*Business travel offers
Exclusive Airport Express discounts, hotel and airport transfer offers, co-working space day passes, free business travel insurance and more.
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"We issue Airwallex's virtual, multi-currency visa cards online for our employees to empower purchase decisions and streamline operations, saving everyone's time on when really matters. Through Airwallex's FinTech platform and market-beating FX rates, we are able to save 3-5% on all foreign currency payments. I would recommend any startups in the region to start using Airwallex."
Gabriel Kung
Chief Commercial Officer, Bowtie
"Airwallex is compatible with our accounting system Xero, so we can streamline our entire claims and payment process and minimise the chances of making mistakes."
Henson Tsai
Founder and CEO, SleekFlow
"Each transaction takes only minutes to half an hour to be settled. I will definitely recommend Airwallex, especially with the efficiency and ease of use. Basically, you can complete your application within just a few clicks."
Moon Yiu
Founder & CEO, DigitSense
"As the business scaled, we needed a global payment solution that could maximise our productivity and streamline our operational cost. Airwallex Borderless Cards can be used both virtually and physically, and they function as multi-currency corporate cards that enable businesses to easily make card payments anywhere that Visa is accepted."
Gavin Black
Interim CEO and Chief Financial Officer, PURE Group
"When we internally discussed overseas expansion, we also considered the challenge of international payments which indeed impose a lot of constraints. Airwallex’s multi-currency Global Account, in a way, can help us expand our business to foreign markets. In the future, we look for increasing the number of channels for our customers to make purchase. We also hope to expand overseas in order to increase the sources of customers of Travel Expert."
Gordon Lam
Senior Marketing and Product Manager, Travel Expert
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I enjoy Airwallex for Startups offers?
New customers will need to sign up for an Airwallex account by 31 Dec 2025 on this page. You will receive an enrolment form by email after account activation. Simply follow the instructions to enrol and redeem our exclusive partner offers. T&Cs apply.
How does the Borderless Card cash rebate work?
Spend with your Airwallex Borderless Cards and earn 1% cash rebate on overseas and local spend for 90 days after account is activated. You will receive both rebates by the end of next calendar month. You will receive two enrolment links by email after account activation. Simply follow the instructions to enrol. T&Cs apply.
How does the Expense Management offer work?
To enjoy the Expense Management discount, you would have to first create at least one Employee card and activate Airwallex Expenses on the Webapp.
If you sign up for Airwallex Expenses in a certain month, you will be eligible for a fee rebate for the rest of that month plus the next five full months. The fee rebate will be credited to your account in USD in the next calendar month six times.
How does the Payment Acceptance offer work?
To enjoy the Payment Acceptance discount, you would have to activate Payment Acceptance and enrol into the offer through an enrolment link sent to you by email after account activation. The payment gateway fees from the first HK$50,000 transaction (or equivalent) will be waived each month, for the first 6 months.
I have submitted the required documents, how long will it take for me to obtain the verification results?
It will usually take 1-3 working days. Be sure to keep an eye on your email, as our onboarding team may reach out to you for more supporting documents.
I am an existing user of Airwallex, am I eligible for the Airwallex for Startups offers?
The Airwallex for Startups programme is only applicable to new users. However, existing users can always enjoy other rewards! Simply go on to the Airwallex Webapp > Rewards > Partner perks to browse the latest rewards.
