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Ecommerce
Marketplace selling guide for Hong Kong businesses: Fees, payouts, and channel trade-offs
Master selling on an online marketplace Hong Kong merchants use to expand globally. Learn platform fees, payout rules, and channel trade-offs to boost profit margins with Airwallex.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Ecommerce
Where to sell online in Hong Kong: Website, marketplace, Instagram, or omnichannel
Deciding where to sell online in Hong Kong? Compare independent websites, marketplaces, and social commerce. Discover key fees, regional trends, and how Airwallex integrates your sales.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•8 minutes
Ecommerce
WooCommerce for Hong Kong merchants: Complete guide to store, checkout, and payment options
Master your WooCommerce Hong Kong setup with this complete 2026 guide: integrate payment gateways, optimise checkouts, accept local wallets, and boost margins.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Ecommerce
Hong Kong business registration: A complete guide for 2026/27
Discover the complete Hong Kong business registration guide. Learn the application steps, 2026 fees, exemption rules, and essential compliance tips.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•10 minutes
Ecommerce
How to start an online store in Hong Kong: Step-by-step guide for new sellers
Want to start an online store in Hong Kong? This comprehensive operational blueprint teaches new sellers how to navigate business registration, evaluate platform costs, choose the best payment gateway, and build a scalable international financial infrastructure.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•10 minutes
Ecommerce
Best eCommerce platforms for Hong Kong businesses: Shopify vs SHOPLINE vs WooCommerce
Compare the best eCommerce platforms for Hong Kong SMEs: Shopify, SHOPLINE, and WooCommerce. Explore setup costs, payment gateways, and how to scale your business with Airwallex.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•7 minutes
Ecommerce
Documents for eCommerce business in Hong Kong: Registration, banking, and tax requirements
Learn documents for eCommerce business in Hong Kong. Guide to Companies Registry filings, business accounts, taxes, and payment gateways with Airwallex.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Ecommerce
eCommerce business models in Hong Kong: Online store, marketplace, or social commerce
Discover the best eCommerce business model in Hong Kong. Compare social selling, marketplaces, and DTC stores, and learn how to optimise your payouts.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Technology
Beyond the limits: ambition, performance, and partnership
Zak Brown took McLaren from ninth to back-to-back F1 titles. He believes championship-winning teams are built on culture first.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•4 minutes
Procurement
The build vs buy dilemma: why most finance teams are hedging their bets on a hybrid model
Airwallex commissioned Forrester to survey 1,279 finance leaders globally. 51% run hybrid AI models, and the split between what they build and buy has nothing to do with capability. Here's what's driving it.
Ross Weldon
•7 minutes
Introducing Airwallex AgentOS: manage your financial operations in your preferred agent environment
Works with any agent. Plugins available today on Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Cursor.
Cindy Zhao
•3 minutes
Online payments
Are AI shoppers coming? Here’s what retailers need to know.
Early infrastructure for agentic commerce is emerging as AI agents are becoming the new buyers. Find out what changes when agents shop alongside humans.
Regina Lim
•6 minutes
Finance operations
The unconventional path to the CFO seat
Pranav Sood shares why his unconventional journey from strategy and general management to CFO has shaped his view of modern finance – and why today's finance leaders must be operators, strategic partners, and drivers of growth.
Pranav Sood
•3 minutes
Shannon Scott
•3 minutes
Business banking
Bank transfer in Hong Kong: Types, fees, and hidden costs explained
Discover the true costs of a bank transfer in Hong Kong. Compare FPS, CHATS, and SWIFT fees, and find out how Airwallex cuts business transfer costs for local SMEs and cross-border traders.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Ecommerce
Electronic payments in Hong Kong: Trends, adoption, and what SMEs should use
Discover top electronic payment trends in Hong Kong for 2026. Learn how to choose the right payment methods, lower processing fees, and boost conversions with Airwallex.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•6 minutes
Finance operations
The finance professional of 2027 doesn't exist yet
53% of finance leaders say skills gaps are stalling AI. The 2027 hybrid hire can't be recruited, so here's why you build one instead.
Ross Weldon
•6 minutes
The AI Era Has No Home Market. Build Accordingly.
Airwallex announces $11B valuation and new AI products: T:0, an autonomous finance platform for founders, and Airi, an agentic consumer wallet — built on a decade of global financial infrastructure spanning 160+ payment networks and 200+ countries.
Jack Zhang
•3 minutes
Finance operations
What is AI finance? A complete guide to use cases, benefits, and governance
A complete guide to AI finance covering its definitions, use cases, benefits, risks, and governance. Learn how finance leaders use artificial intelligence to automate cross-border payments, manage company expenses, and eliminate manual workflows.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•7 minutes
Finance operations
AI agents in finance: From manual tasks to autonomous workflows
Learn how AI agents in finance connect to business accounts, payments, FX, spend, reconciliation, and AI-ready finance operations. Discover how unified financial infrastructure drives autonomous workflows for modern business teams.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•8 minutes
Online payments
AI payments and agentic payments: Checkout, FX, and global payment operations
A readable guide to AI payments covering use cases, benefits, risks, controls, and practical next steps for global finance leaders.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Online payments
SHOPLINE review 2026: Pricing, payment collections, and Airwallex setup for Hong Kong SMEs
Looking for an honest SHOPLINE review? This complete guide for Hong Kong SMEs breaks down SHOPLINE pricing, features, and native payments, helping online merchants protect their store margins by integrating the right financial stack.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Online payments
PCI DSS compliance explained for Hong Kong SMEs: What to know before taking card payments
This guide explains PCI DSS compliance requirements for Hong Kong SMEs, helping business owners secure digital card payments and select the correct validation pathway.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•9 minutes
Say Hi to Kai: your AI Assistant in Airwallex
Airwallex's AI assistant now has a name: Kai. It handles 88% of user conversations without human escalation and supports 100+ tools and workflows, from onboarding to transfers to card management.
Shannon Scott
•2 minutes