69 – Meet Airwallex – Australia’s Fastest Growing Fintech Unicorn
April 20, 2022
Is your business losing profits to expensive and unnecessary FX conversions? These costs are often ‘hidden’ but can go up to 5% each time you bring money back, or pay global expenses.
In this episode we talk to Henry Broad from Airwallex who have developed a solution to this problem. Essentially, Airwallex provide a cheaper and easier way to manage money globally.
We discuss how Airwallex solutions have made it possible for businesses to save 3 – 5% on their international imports, shipping and staff expenses by using Airwallex – money they have been able to reinvest back into their business.
- Pay your global supplier and staff faster, in-full, with 10x better rates than major banks
- Save on global SaaS subscriptions like Shopify, AWS or Slack with 0% international transaction fee virtual cards
- Automate your recurring payroll or supplier payments with batch payments
Find out how to get started with Airwallex
Henry Broad is a Partnerships Manager, responsible for growing Airwallex to Accountants and Bookkeepers across Australia. He is passionate about equipping the next generation of accounting and finance leaders to seize the emerging opportunities created by FinTech. Prior to Airwallex, Henry was part of the Growth team at LinkedIn and a Finance Broker at Corporate Financial Services. He holds a Bachelor of Business – Majoring in Finance, from the University of Technology Sydney. When he’s not at work, you can frequently find him down at the beach or watching Australia roll over England in the Ashes.
Airwallex Established in Melbourne in 2015, Airwallex is a global payments fintech that enables businesses to operate anywhere, anytime. In today’s fast-changing digital era, Airwallex’ s purpose is to empower businesses of all sizes to grow without borders, and by doing so, contribute to the global economy. With technology at its core, Airwallex built a proprietary global financial infrastructure platform to help businesses transact, collect and pay in any foreign currency across 130+ countries and 50+ currencies, without the constraints of the traditional global financial system.
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