Question 1

What is the difference between Airwallex and MuchBetter?

Accepted Answer

Airwallex covers 67 countries and MuchBetter covers 121; they overlap in 45, with 22 served only by Airwallex and 76 only by MuchBetter. Airwallex supports 41 payment methods and MuchBetter 34, 7 of them in common. Airwallex publishes its pricing, while MuchBetter quotes fees per merchant.

Question 2

Which covers more countries, Airwallex or MuchBetter?

Accepted Answer

MuchBetter has more: Airwallex covers 67 countries and MuchBetter covers 121. Only Airwallex serves British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, French Guiana and 16 more. Only MuchBetter serves Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia and 70 more.

Question 3

Does Airwallex or MuchBetter support more payment methods?

Accepted Answer

Airwallex has more: 41 for Airwallex against 34 for MuchBetter, with 7 in common. Only Airwallex offers 7-Eleven, ACH, Affirm, Afterpay, Alipay, AlipayHK and 28 more. Only MuchBetter offers AstroPay, Banco Nacional, Banco Walmart Acuenta, Boleto Rápido, Bradesco, Cash and 21 more.

Question 4

Is Airwallex cheaper than MuchBetter?

Accepted Answer

Airwallex publishes its pricing (1.3%–4.3% per transaction). MuchBetter quotes fees per merchant. Which is cheaper depends on your payment methods, countries, volumes and risk profile, so compare quotes from both for your own mix.

Question 5

Can you use Airwallex and MuchBetter together?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Many merchants use more than one payment provider — to cover countries or payment methods only one of them offers, or as a backup if one has an outage. A payment orchestration platform can route each payment to whichever provider suits it best.

	Airwallex	MuchBetter
Type	Provider	Provider & method
Headquarters	Singapore
Founded	2015
Part of
Countries covered	67	121
Payment methods	41	34
Currencies	23 — AED, AUD, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK…	17 — AUD, BTC, CAD, CHF, CNY, DKK…
Pricing	1.3%–4.3% per transaction	On request
Settlement	T+N set by payment method and reserve plan; daily batch, intraday option available
Regulators	Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Financial Conduct Authority, De Nederlandsche Bank, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, FINTRAC, Bank of Lithuania, Kanto Local Finance Bureau, Bank Negara Malaysia, Israel Securities Authority, Banco Central do Brasil, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, US state banking regulators
Categories	Bank Transfer, Banking, Card Issuance, Cards, Cross Border, Gateway, IBAN Issuance	Bank Transfer, Card Issuance, Cards, Crypto, Gateway, IBAN Issuance, Mobile / USSD, P2P, Remittance, Wallet
Industries	Fintech, Marketplace, Retail, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce	Charity, Cosmetics, Crypto, Food & Drink, Forex / CFD, Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming

Airwallex vs MuchBetter

Airwallex and MuchBetter at a glance

Countries

Only Airwallex

Only MuchBetter

Payment methods