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Independent referral guides

Independent Referral Bonus Guides for Founders

BonusBench summarizes referral offers for the tools founders actually sign up for, with the eligibility rules spelled out, a date on every claim, and a link to the source. We only write down what the provider documents.

Featured guide

Current Mercury Referral Offer

Get $250 after depositing $10,000 within 90 days when you open an eligible Mercury business account through the referral link.

Last verified September 13, 2026

Mercury Referral Code and $250 Bonus

GPU cloud

Current RunPod Referral Offer

A one-time $5–$500 credit, decided at random by RunPod, released after your first $10 load. You must sign up with Google SSO or it does not count.

Last verified August 28, 2026

RunPod Referral Code and $5–$500 Credit

Business accounts

Airwallex Business Account Review

Business-only multi-currency accounts. Covers what Airwallex asks a US LLC with non-US founders to provide, and why a Mercury statement does not count as proof of US ties.

Last verified September 14, 2026

Airwallex Review: Fees and Eligibility

Provider research

Reviews of providers BonusBench has no referral offer for — fees, eligibility, and the restrictions that decide whether you can open an account at all. No referral codes, no affiliate links.

  • Research · no offer

    Wise: fees, eligibility, and restrictions

    Mid-market rate plus a visible fee — and the residency rules that gate which currencies you can use.
  • Research · no offer

    Wise vs Airwallex

    Decided by eligibility more often than by price. No winner declared.
  • Research · no offer

    Mercury vs Airwallex

    US business banking or multi-currency accounts — and what each asks a non-US founder for.