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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
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
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
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
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 1.5% cashback, interbank FX rates, and native multi-currency wallets.
The Airwallex Editorial Team
•12 mins
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
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
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
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
Business credit cards
What is this charge on my credit card? Decoding unrecognized transactions
Identify unknown credit card charges. Learn the difference between fraud and pending holds, decode descriptors, and follow the 5-step dispute guide.
Nicolas Straut
•11 mins
Transfers
How to avoid foreign transaction fees in 2026
Learn how to avoid foreign transaction fees and international surcharges. Compare top no-fee cards and business accounts to save 3% on every global purchase.
Erin Lansdown
•5 minutes
Online payments
Understanding agentic commerce protocols: What merchants should know right now
The protocol layer will shape the next decade of eCommerce more than the AI demo will. Here's what merchants need to understand about ACP, UCP, and the standards competing to define how agents buy.
Ethan Ning
•7 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
Business banking
PayPal business account review: Is it right for your business?
Learn if a PayPal business account is right for you based on business checking features, lending options, hidden fees, and account stability risks.
Nicolas Straut
•9 mins
Business banking
Novo business banking review: Is this digital-first checking account worth it?
Read our Novo business banking review to learn about their zero-fee checking, invoicing tools, and how it compares to traditional banks and Airwallex.
Nicolas Straut
•9 mins