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IATA COVID-19 Special Edition – UATP: Optimizing Payments
The abrupt cessation of air travel due to the global pandemic, has resulted in airlines looking for ways to address the vast number of unused tickets; particularly for corporate travelers. Airlines are turning to UATP for solutions to use once travel restrictions are...
Citcon Extends Its Reach for China-Based Wallets Via Tulip, a Tech Provider for Luxury Brands
Citcon USA LLC said Tulip Retail Inc., a provider of mobile apps used by store clerks at major retail chains, will deploy Citcon’s mobile-payments technology to enable acceptance of Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay QR. A 5-year-old startup company, Citcon specializes...
Corporate Payments Come Alive
Innovations in financial tech are opening up new ways to pay for business travel There's a lot happening in corporate travel payment. New technologies like virtual and mobile payments, blockchain and other FinTech innovation are changing expectations among corporate...
Vanguard Featured Story: Dave Goldwin – UATP
Imagine you are a Bulgarian citizen looking to book a flight to Texas. Going online to get your ticket electronically, you hope the airline website will allow you to pay in your native Bulgarian levs. And … it does. For that, you can thank UATP and its Chief Legal...
UATP partners CITCON to give member airlines access to Chinese payment brands
UATP, a global payment network owned by airline companies, has joined forces with CITCON to give network airlines access to major Chinese payment brands. The partnership will allow UATP member air carriers to accept payments made through Chinese mobile payment...
UATP partners CITCON to offer preferred mobile payment options for Chinese consumers
UATP has partnered the payment technology company CITCON to offer Alipay, WeChat Pay and China UnionPay, the preferred mobile payment options for Chinese consumers. CITCON is a total omnichannel commerce payment and marketing solutions provider with tech integration...
UATP, CITCON partner to increase mobile payment acceptance
UATP has announced a partnership with CITCON, a payment technology company, to expand mobile payment capabilities by offering Alipay, WeChat Pay and China UnionPay, the preferred mobile payment options for over one billion Chinese consumers, the company said. CITCON...
UATP, Citcon to Enable Airline Payments via Chinese Mobile Giants
UATP member airlines soon will be able to accept payments made via ubiquitous Chinese mobile payment services Alipay, WeChat Pay and China UnionPay over UATP's own payment rails. The airline payment network has signed Citcon as a partner in its alternate form of...
Airlines Urged To Have Payments Options Ready Once Pandemic Restrictions Ease
Nearly empty commercial airline flights mean a lot less tickets being purchased. This result of efforts to tamp down the Covid-19 infection packs a wallop for the travel industry. But, the time can be put to use taking care of formerly delayed payment projects and...
Delta, American, United Allow Free Name Changes on Corporate Tickets
Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines each have introduced free name change policies for corporate customers. Delta, along with partners Virgin Atlantic and Air France-KLM, has created a corporate waiver for travel managers and travel agents, with...
