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Airwallex vs Deel: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

AirwallexFee-free first AUD/NZD 100k of payments and FX + 3 months Grow (seed); GBP 10k fee-free in the UKVerified Nov 3, 2026DeelFree US payroll for founders (first 5 seats, for life) + up to $10,000 partner creditsVerified Nov 3, 2026

At a glance

FactAirwallexDeel
ValueFee-free first AUD/NZD 100k of payments and FX + 3 months Grow (seed); GBP 10k fee-free in the UKFree US payroll for founders (first 5 seats, for life) + up to $10,000 partner credits
TypeCredits + discountCredits + discount
DurationNot statedNot stated
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series APre-seed, Seed, Series A
RegionsAustralia, NZ, GB, Singapore, HKGlobal
Max funding raisedNot statedNot stated
Max company ageNot statedNot stated
Ways to get it
  • Apply directly — AU seed: 3 months Grow free + fee-free first AUD 100k payments and FX
  • Apply directly — NZ seed: 3 months Grow free + fee-free first NZD 100k payments and FX
  • Apply directly — UK: 0% fees on first GBP 10,000 of payments and FX, 2% cashback on first GBP 10,000 card spend
  • Cyberport, HKSTP, AppWorks, SparkLabs (Hong Kong) — HK: waived gateway fees on HK$300,000 over 6 months
  • Apply directly — Free US payroll for founders (first 5 seats)
  • Techstars — Up to $5,000 in Deel credits + free US founder payroll
  • Y Combinator Startup School — Up to $5,000 in Deel credits
  • Inventure VC — Up to $10,000 in Deel credits
  • Startup Mexico — 30% off all Deel products for the first year
Requirements
  • Registered business in a supported market with an active Airwallex account
  • New Airwallex customer
  • Venture-backed, pre-seed to Series A (external funding prioritised)
  • Raised at least $500k, verifiable on Crunchbase (free founder payroll)
  • US entity for the US payroll offer
  • Affiliation with a listed partner for credit packages
Not eligible
  • Existing Airwallex customers
  • Businesses outside the program's launch markets
  • Hong Kong companies not affiliated with a listed ecosystem partner
  • Bootstrapped companies below $500k raised (payroll offer)
  • Existing Deel customers where a partner offer is new-customer only (terms apply)
VerificationPartially verified· Nov 3, 2026Verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

The two programs are not directly comparable on dollar value. Both accept the same range of funding stages. Deel is available worldwide; the other is region-restricted. Note that only Deel is fully verified against its official page; double-check the other before relying on it. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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