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Customers can complete the Airwallex account opening process online without physically leaving Hong Kong or filling out a large number of documents. Compared to traditional banks, opening local currency accounts in Europe, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and other places in Airwallex is much easier, which saves you much time in opening local and foreign currency accounts making it so much more efficient.
Airwallex uses a high-speed global payment network to exchange foreign currency in real-time at interbank exchange rates, which is unaffected by weekends and public holidays. This allows merchants to enjoy attractive exchange rates with no sign up nor monthly fees. The service supports more than 26 foreign currencies, including US dollars, Euros, Australian dollars, and Pounds. Clients can transfer funds to more than 130 countries and regions, and can conduct 100 foreign exchange transactions in one go.
Airwallex automatically synchronizes your multi-currency transactions to Xero, ensuring real-time updates of your company's accounts. In addition, Airwallex links your payment accounts to Amazon, eBay, Shopify, and PayPal, making management easier.
Airwallex allows merchants to instantly issue Airwallex Visa cards for employees online, making it easy for employees to use Apple Pay to pay for the company's expenses. Merchants can also set restrictions on currency, spending limits, and accounts that can be used for payments. Through Airwallex's multi-currency Visa card, merchants can directly pay for expenses such as paying advertising costs in USD and SaaS online subscription service. In this way, merchants can save up to 90% fees on foreign exchange and overseas transactions.