Global payment network UATP and buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna have partnered to allow airlines to offer Klarna’s flexible payment options. With this collaboration, airline customers can select Klarna’s immediate payments; short-term, interest-free BNPL; or longer-term financing for travel products and services, the...
Vueling, an airline part of International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), is collaborating with cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay to enable crypto payments for airline tickets. The service will use technology from the Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP), the global payment network for the airline industry,...
Global payment network UATP is working with payment processing company BitPay to allow for more payments using cryptocurrency, a press release stated on Wednesday (Sept. 8). The partnership will allow for payments in bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin and six other popular cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has recently...
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) will expand its partnership with PayPal to include “Pay in 4,” a program that lets consumers pay for their airfare in four interest-free payments, the global payment network said in an announcement on Wednesday (April 14). Under the program, tickets...
October 25, 2019
India-based hotel and booking startup OYO has been on a tear lately, landing $1.5 billion in new funding, expanding to new markets and getting into new areas — most recently, coworking spaces. Now, the fast-growing operation is tapping into one of the growing trends in payments and commerce by offering online financing for its many partners. […]
May 03, 2019
The world of traditional car rentals, generally speaking, doesn’t present a consumer with the world’s greatest experience. One can pick the general category of their rental car, but the specific...
May 03, 2019
Payments don’t always have to be just about the cards. That’s the big message being sent throughout the payments world as PSD2 and other FinTech efforts spark innovation and give...
March 06, 2019
The family vacation to Disney World. The trip to a best friend’s destination wedding. The retired couple’s once-in-a-lifetime bucket list getaway. There are all kinds of reasons that consumers want...
May 01, 2025
Pay later platform Affirm has launched a partnership with airline-owned network UATP. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 1), allows merchants on the UATP network — which include airlines, rail carriers and travel agencies — to offer customers Affirm’s pay-over-time plans. “Travel is 10% of all global spend — and it can be expensive and stressful. […]
September 10, 2024
Global payment network UATP and buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Klarna have partnered to allow airlines to offer Klarna’s flexible payment options. With this collaboration, airline customers can select...
June 16, 2022
Vueling, an airline part of International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), is collaborating with cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay to enable crypto payments for airline tickets. The service will use technology...
September 08, 2021
Global payment network UATP is working with payment processing company BitPay to allow for more payments using cryptocurrency, a press release stated on Wednesday (Sept. 8). The partnership will allow...