Payments Month

News / Technology

PhocusWire's theme months for 2019 - all in one place

By PhocusWire | December 2, 2019

This year we continued our coverage on key trends and added regions into the mix on our theme months. Here are the highlights from those months. Read More

From Our Partners / Technology

Forget tech - Hoteliers are struggling with the law

By Renee Robbie - SiteMinder | July 8, 2019

This September, another European standard known as PSD2 (the second Payment Services Directive) and requiring Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) will come into play, changing online payments as we... Read More

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News / Startups

Travel payment startup ConnexPay raises $7M Series A round

By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019

Travel payment solution provider ConnexPay has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by BIP Capital. Read More

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News / Online

Q&A: Payment complexities in the growing tours and activities sector

By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019

Flywire's Colyn Smyth discusses some of the challenges related to payments in the tours and activities space. Read More

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News / Startups

Grab helps with $8M investment in Splyt to expand partnership globally

By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019

Grab and Splyt say their shared vision is for travelers not to have to download local transportation apps or fall back on hailing taxis. Read More

Interview / Online

Q&A: How an emerging market online travel agency facilitates payments - offline

By Jill Menze | June 26, 2019

One of Flymya's biggest hurdles is payments: Only 2% of the population has a credit or debit card, plus money can’t be transferred electronically between banks - meaning the company must employ a... Read More

News / Technology

Travel payments, part 4: Hopes and hurdles for startups

By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2019

In part four of our payments month them we talk to investors and entrepreneurs about the challenges and opportunities for startups in this space. Read More

Opinion / Online

Industry innovation: Insider perspectives on how to make tourism better

By Voyager HQ | June 20, 2019

The in-destination segment - worth an estimated $150 billion - continues to capture its fair share of attention in the broader travel industry. But it is evolving fast. Read More

News / Technology

Mastercard makes experiences available via voice technology

By Linda Fox | June 18, 2019

Mastercard has released an experiences skill for smart speakers such as Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Read More

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News / Technology

Travel payments, part 3: Virtual payment tech and its impact on business travel

By Mitra Sorrells | June 17, 2019

For part three in our payments month series we take a look at virtual card payments and how they're used in business travel. Read More

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News / Technology

Q&A: Worldpay's Thomas Helldorff on challenges, trends and predictions for travel payments

By Mitra Sorrells | June 13, 2019

Worldpay's vice president of vertical strategy for travel and airlines shares his thoughts on the role of mobile and alternative payments, how payment systems can drive conversions and much... Read More

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News / Online

Bitcoin continues to be on a slow burn as payment option in travel

By Linda Fox | June 12, 2019

Can Bitcoin gain real traction in travel payments as it's explored by new segments? Read More

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News / Technology

Alipay partners with European e-wallets to promote QR-code payments

By Mitra Sorrells | June 11, 2019

Alipay and six European digital wallet companies are partnering to create a QR-code payment option that works across all platforms. Read More

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Opinion / Technology

Aviation innovation: Insider perspectives on where the industry goes next

By Voyager HQ | June 10, 2019

Voyager HQ asked individual table moderators from this year’s summit to share some of the most compelling conversations and useful tidbits from their tables and from the day as a whole. Read More