diff --git a/crates/common_enums/src/connector_enums.rs b/crates/common_enums/src/connector_enums.rs
index 518d89b5e5..9490221d90 100644
--- a/crates/common_enums/src/connector_enums.rs
+++ b/crates/common_enums/src/connector_enums.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,10 @@ impl Connector {
         )
     }
     pub fn requires_order_creation_before_payment(self, payment_method: PaymentMethod) -> bool {
-        matches!((self, payment_method), (Self::Razorpay, PaymentMethod::Upi))
+        matches!(
+            (self, payment_method),
+            (Self::Razorpay, PaymentMethod::Upi) | (Self::Airwallex, PaymentMethod::Card)
+        )
     }
     pub fn supports_file_storage_module(self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Stripe | Self::Checkout | Self::Worldpayvantiv)
@@ -575,10 +578,6 @@ impl Connector {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_pre_processing_required_before_authorize(self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, Self::Airwallex)
-    }
-
     pub fn get_payment_methods_supporting_extended_authorization(self) -> HashSet<PaymentMethod> {
         HashSet::from([PaymentMethod::Card])
     }
diff --git a/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex.rs b/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex.rs
index 750ebdf84a..7b1e14b035 100644
--- a/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex.rs
@@ -19,23 +19,26 @@ use hyperswitch_domain_models::{
     router_data::{AccessToken, ErrorResponse, RouterData},
     router_flow_types::{
         access_token_auth::AccessTokenAuth,
-        payments::{Authorize, Capture, PSync, PaymentMethodToken, Session, SetupMandate, Void},
+        payments::{
+            Authorize, Capture, CreateOrder, PSync, PaymentMethodToken, Session, SetupMandate, Void,
+        },
         refunds::{Execute, RSync},
-        CompleteAuthorize, PreProcessing,
+        CompleteAuthorize,
     },
     router_request_types::{
-        AccessTokenRequestData, CompleteAuthorizeData, PaymentMethodTokenizationData,
-        PaymentsAuthorizeData, PaymentsCancelData, PaymentsCaptureData, PaymentsPreProcessingData,
-        PaymentsSessionData, PaymentsSyncData, RefundsData, SetupMandateRequestData,
+        AccessTokenRequestData, CompleteAuthorizeData, CreateOrderRequestData,
+        PaymentMethodTokenizationData, PaymentsAuthorizeData, PaymentsCancelData,
+        PaymentsCaptureData, PaymentsSessionData, PaymentsSyncData, RefundsData,
+        SetupMandateRequestData,
     },
     router_response_types::{
         ConnectorInfo, PaymentMethodDetails, PaymentsResponseData, RefundsResponseData,
         SupportedPaymentMethods, SupportedPaymentMethodsExt,
     },
     types::{
-        PaymentsAuthorizeRouterData, PaymentsCancelRouterData, PaymentsCaptureRouterData,
-        PaymentsCompleteAuthorizeRouterData, PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData,
-        PaymentsSyncRouterData, RefundSyncRouterData, RefundsRouterData, SetupMandateRouterData,
+        CreateOrderRouterData, PaymentsAuthorizeRouterData, PaymentsCancelRouterData,
+        PaymentsCaptureRouterData, PaymentsCompleteAuthorizeRouterData, PaymentsSyncRouterData,
+        RefundSyncRouterData, RefundsRouterData, SetupMandateRouterData,
     },
 };
 use hyperswitch_interfaces::{
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ use hyperswitch_interfaces::{
     disputes::DisputePayload,
     errors,
     events::connector_api_logs::ConnectorEvent,
-    types::{self, Response},
+    types::{self, CreateOrderType, Response},
     webhooks::{IncomingWebhook, IncomingWebhookRequestDetails},
 };
 use masking::{Mask, PeekInterface};
@@ -58,7 +61,10 @@ use crate::{
     connectors::airwallex::transformers::AirwallexAuthorizeResponse,
     constants::headers,
     types::{RefreshTokenRouterData, ResponseRouterData},
-    utils::{convert_amount, AccessTokenRequestInfo, ForeignTryFrom, RefundsRequestData},
+    utils::{
+        convert_amount, AccessTokenRequestInfo, ForeignTryFrom, PaymentsAuthorizeRequestData,
+        RefundsRequestData,
+    },
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -154,8 +160,8 @@ impl ConnectorCommon for Airwallex {
 impl ConnectorValidation for Airwallex {}
 
 impl api::Payment for Airwallex {}
-impl api::PaymentsPreProcessing for Airwallex {}
 impl api::PaymentsCompleteAuthorize for Airwallex {}
+impl api::PaymentsCreateOrder for Airwallex {}
 impl api::MandateSetup for Airwallex {}
 impl ConnectorIntegration<SetupMandate, SetupMandateRequestData, PaymentsResponseData>
     for Airwallex
@@ -262,12 +268,10 @@ impl ConnectorIntegration<AccessTokenAuth, AccessTokenRequestData, AccessToken>
     }
 }
 
-impl ConnectorIntegration<PreProcessing, PaymentsPreProcessingData, PaymentsResponseData>
-    for Airwallex
-{
+impl ConnectorIntegration<CreateOrder, CreateOrderRequestData, PaymentsResponseData> for Airwallex {
     fn get_headers(
         &self,
-        req: &PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData,
+        req: &CreateOrderRouterData,
         connectors: &Connectors,
     ) -> CustomResult<Vec<(String, masking::Maskable<String>)>, errors::ConnectorError> {
         self.build_headers(req, connectors)
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ impl ConnectorIntegration<PreProcessing, PaymentsPreProcessingData, PaymentsResp
 
     fn get_url(
         &self,
-        _req: &PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData,
+        _req: &CreateOrderRouterData,
         connectors: &Connectors,
     ) -> CustomResult<String, errors::ConnectorError> {
         Ok(format!(
@@ -291,22 +295,13 @@ impl ConnectorIntegration<PreProcessing, PaymentsPreProcessingData, PaymentsResp
 
     fn get_request_body(
         &self,
-        req: &PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData,
+        req: &CreateOrderRouterData,
         _connectors: &Connectors,
     ) -> CustomResult<RequestContent, errors::ConnectorError> {
-        let amount_in_minor_unit = MinorUnit::new(req.request.amount.ok_or(
-            errors::ConnectorError::MissingRequiredField {
-                field_name: "amount",
-            },
-        )?);
         let amount = convert_amount(
             self.amount_converter,
-            amount_in_minor_unit,
-            req.request
-                .currency
-                .ok_or(errors::ConnectorError::MissingRequiredField {
-                    field_name: "currency",
-                })?,
+            req.request.minor_amount,
+            req.request.currency,
         )?;
         let connector_router_data = airwallex::AirwallexRouterData::try_from((amount, req))?;
         let connector_req = airwallex::AirwallexIntentRequest::try_from(&connector_router_data)?;
@@ -315,35 +310,29 @@ impl ConnectorIntegration<PreProcessing, PaymentsPreProcessingData, PaymentsResp
 
     fn build_request(
         &self,
-        req: &PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData,
+        req: &CreateOrderRouterData,
         connectors: &Connectors,
     ) -> CustomResult<Option<Request>, errors::ConnectorError> {
         Ok(Some(
             RequestBuilder::new()
                 .method(Method::Post)
-                .url(&types::PaymentsPreProcessingType::get_url(
-                    self, req, connectors,
-                )?)
+                .url(&CreateOrderType::get_url(self, req, connectors)?)
                 .attach_default_headers()
-                .headers(types::PaymentsPreProcessingType::get_headers(
-                    self, req, connectors,
-                )?)
-                .set_body(types::PaymentsPreProcessingType::get_request_body(
-                    self, req, connectors,
-                )?)
+                .headers(CreateOrderType::get_headers(self, req, connectors)?)
+                .set_body(CreateOrderType::get_request_body(self, req, connectors)?)
                 .build(),
         ))
     }
 
     fn handle_response(
         &self,
-        data: &PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData,
+        data: &CreateOrderRouterData,
         event_builder: Option<&mut ConnectorEvent>,
         res: Response,
-    ) -> CustomResult<PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData, errors::ConnectorError> {
-        let response: airwallex::AirwallexPaymentsResponse = res
+    ) -> CustomResult<CreateOrderRouterData, errors::ConnectorError> {
+        let response: airwallex::AirwallexOrderResponse = res
             .response
-            .parse_struct("airwallex AirwallexPaymentsResponse")
+            .parse_struct("airwallex AirwallexOrderResponse")
             .change_context(errors::ConnectorError::ResponseDeserializationFailed)?;
 
         event_builder.map(|i| i.set_response_body(&response));
@@ -391,9 +380,7 @@ impl ConnectorIntegration<Authorize, PaymentsAuthorizeData, PaymentsResponseData
             "{}{}{}{}",
             self.base_url(connectors),
             "api/v1/pa/payment_intents/",
-            req.reference_id
-                .clone()
-                .ok_or(errors::ConnectorError::MissingConnectorTransactionID)?,
+            req.request.get_order_id()?,
             "/confirm"
         ))
     }
diff --git a/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex/transformers.rs b/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex/transformers.rs
index f8161c2763..01060aac8a 100644
--- a/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex/transformers.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/connectors/airwallex/transformers.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use url::Url;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::{
-    types::{RefundsResponseRouterData, ResponseRouterData},
+    types::{CreateOrderResponseRouterData, RefundsResponseRouterData, ResponseRouterData},
     utils::{
         self, BrowserInformationData, CardData as _, ForeignTryFrom, PaymentsAuthorizeRequestData,
         PhoneDetailsData, RouterData as _,
@@ -74,23 +74,17 @@ pub struct AirwallexIntentRequest {
     order: Option<AirwallexOrderData>,
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<&AirwallexRouterData<&types::PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData>>
-    for AirwallexIntentRequest
-{
+impl TryFrom<&AirwallexRouterData<&types::CreateOrderRouterData>> for AirwallexIntentRequest {
     type Error = error_stack::Report<errors::ConnectorError>;
     fn try_from(
-        item: &AirwallexRouterData<&types::PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData>,
+        item: &AirwallexRouterData<&types::CreateOrderRouterData>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let referrer_data = ReferrerData {
             r_type: "hyperswitch".to_string(),
             version: "1.0.0".to_string(),
         };
         let amount = item.amount.clone();
-        let currency = item.router_data.request.currency.ok_or(
-            errors::ConnectorError::MissingRequiredField {
-                field_name: "currency",
-            },
-        )?;
+        let currency = item.router_data.request.currency;
 
         let order = match item.router_data.request.payment_method_data {
             Some(PaymentMethodData::PayLater(_)) => Some(
@@ -137,6 +131,30 @@ impl TryFrom<&AirwallexRouterData<&types::PaymentsPreProcessingRouterData>>
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct AirwallexOrderResponse {
+    pub status: AirwallexPaymentStatus,
+    pub id: String,
+    pub payment_consent_id: Option<Secret<String>>,
+    pub next_action: Option<AirwallexPaymentsNextAction>,
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<CreateOrderResponseRouterData<AirwallexOrderResponse>>
+    for types::CreateOrderRouterData
+{
+    type Error = error_stack::Report<errors::ConnectorError>;
+    fn try_from(
+        item: CreateOrderResponseRouterData<AirwallexOrderResponse>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            response: Ok(PaymentsResponseData::PaymentsCreateOrderResponse {
+                order_id: item.response.id.clone(),
+            }),
+            ..item.data
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
 pub struct AirwallexRouterData<T> {
     pub amount: StringMajorUnit,
diff --git a/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/default_implementations.rs b/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/default_implementations.rs
index 2ea8e3faec..fc6a2ac246 100644
--- a/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/default_implementations.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperswitch_connectors/src/default_implementations.rs
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ default_imp_for_create_order!(
     connectors::Adyen,
     connectors::Adyenplatform,
     connectors::Affirm,
-    connectors::Airwallex,
     connectors::Amazonpay,
     connectors::Archipel,
     connectors::Authipay,
@@ -2359,6 +2358,7 @@ default_imp_for_pre_processing_steps!(
     connectors::Aci,
     connectors::Adyenplatform,
     connectors::Affirm,
+    connectors::Airwallex,
     connectors::Amazonpay,
     connectors::Archipel,
     connectors::Authipay,
diff --git a/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/router_request_types.rs b/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/router_request_types.rs
index 063868b034..9a6271f6f6 100644
--- a/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/router_request_types.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperswitch_domain_models/src/router_request_types.rs
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ impl TryFrom<ExternalVaultProxyPaymentsData> for PaymentMethodTokenizationData {
 pub struct CreateOrderRequestData {
     pub minor_amount: MinorUnit,
     pub currency: storage_enums::Currency,
+    pub payment_method_data: Option<PaymentMethodData>,
+    pub order_details: Option<Vec<OrderDetailsWithAmount>>,
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<PaymentsAuthorizeData> for CreateOrderRequestData {
@@ -526,6 +528,8 @@ impl TryFrom<PaymentsAuthorizeData> for CreateOrderRequestData {
         Ok(Self {
             minor_amount: data.minor_amount,
             currency: data.currency,
+            payment_method_data: Some(data.payment_method_data),
+            order_details: data.order_details,
         })
     }
 }
@@ -537,6 +541,8 @@ impl TryFrom<ExternalVaultProxyPaymentsData> for CreateOrderRequestData {
         Ok(Self {
             minor_amount: data.minor_amount,
             currency: data.currency,
+            payment_method_data: None,
+            order_details: data.order_details,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments.rs
index 2f42eb33ad..4059d315a9 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments.rs
@@ -6655,14 +6655,6 @@ where
     dyn api::Connector:
         services::api::ConnectorIntegration<F, Req, router_types::PaymentsResponseData>,
 {
-    if !is_operation_complete_authorize(&operation)
-        && connector
-            .connector_name
-            .is_pre_processing_required_before_authorize()
-    {
-        router_data = router_data.preprocessing_steps(state, connector).await?;
-        return Ok((router_data, should_continue_payment));
-    }
     //TODO: For ACH transfers, if preprocessing_step is not required for connectors encountered in future, add the check
     let router_data_and_should_continue_payment = match payment_data.get_payment_method_data() {
         Some(domain::PaymentMethodData::BankTransfer(_)) => (router_data, should_continue_payment),
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs
index 4a42366335..6e790c9c57 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/flows/authorize_flow.rs
@@ -711,9 +711,7 @@ pub async fn authorize_preprocessing_steps<F: Clone>(
             router_data.request.to_owned(),
             resp.response.clone(),
         );
-        if connector.connector_name == api_models::enums::Connector::Airwallex {
-            authorize_router_data.reference_id = resp.reference_id;
-        } else if connector.connector_name == api_models::enums::Connector::Nuvei {
+        if connector.connector_name == api_models::enums::Connector::Nuvei {
             let (enrolled_for_3ds, related_transaction_id) = match &authorize_router_data.response {
                 Ok(types::PaymentsResponseData::ThreeDSEnrollmentResponse {
                     enrolled_v2,