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Hotel OTA/TMC – B2B Payments

Hotel OTA/TMC – B2B Payments

After creating multiple infographics about B2B payments for Airlines, this is my first attempt to introduce the main other (and even more complicated) B2B use case in Travel: Hospitality. How are reservations made and what are the links in the chain to move money...

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Demystifying Foreign Exchange

Demystifying Foreign Exchange

Airline Payments - Demystifying Foreign Exchange, a new Up in the Air - Travel Payment Consultancy infographic, in collaboration with Maarten Rooijers’. Is FX the last remaining ‘black box’ in payments? In a global, cross border market like Travel, FX plays an...

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Crypto for regular booking flow

Crypto for regular booking flow

One of the main airline and travel payments related trends that I had not covered yet in an infographic is… ‘Crypto’, so here is my first attempt to ‘demystify’ this complex topic.   Over the last 10 years, Crypto as form of payment for bookings, has been a (hot)...

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Open Banking (A2A)

Open Banking (A2A)

To wrap up my review of the main Airline and Travel payments related trends in 2022, next up is Open Banking Payments.‘Open Banking’ addresses a wide range of factors that play a role in Airline payments, to mention a few:☑️ Channel shift, it allows...

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Airline Payments – BNPL

Airline Payments – BNPL

With the year coming to a close, I'll be looking back at the main airline and travel payments related trends in 2022. After kicking it off with orchestration, next up is Buy Now Pay Later or #bnpl.BNPL addresses a wide range of factors that play a role in airline...

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Airline Payments Solar System

Airline Payments Solar System

What started in the 2000’s with selling insurance as part of the online booking flow and a redirect referring customers to a hotel booking website, has turned into full retailing and in some cases even into a super app (think AirAsia) where selling seats is just one...

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