2 days Ago By Lauren Hinton
Travel agents that sell travel bookings directly to end consumers have long been challenged by how to best manage payments to suppliers such as airlines, hoteliers and other travel service providers. Worldpay ® is launching an exciting new partnership with Mastercard to improve how these supplier payouts are facilitated and to create differentiated and tailored offerings for travel agents. Through the Mastercard Wholesale Program, Worldpay can provide virtual cards to travel agents helping increase payment efficiency for its clients in the UK and Europe.
In addition, Worldpay will drive innovation, transparency and flexibility in business-to-business (B2B) payments as the first provider to offer Mastercard’s dynamic product code capability, allowing travel agents and travel suppliers to agree mutually beneficial terms. Through this partnership, Worldpay will bring several key benefits to travel agents and suppliers in the travel sector: Commenting on the launch Chiara Quaia, senior vice president, travel industries at Mastercard said , “Businesses need the fast, secure and flexible payment experiences that virtual cards offer. We’re thrilled to accelerate the adoption of this technology with Worldpay who is now empowering its travel agency customers through the Mastercard Wholesale Program by providing them a dynamic B2B payment solution that can be tailored to specific product and market needs.
” As part of the collaboration Worldpay will offer Mastercard’s dynamic product code API capability to its clients, which will provide full flexibility of the program without complex implementation setup. “Worldpay has a long-term strategic commitment to the travel and airlines space, supporting more than 130 airlines and the top three agencies across the globe. We processed more than $100 billion of transactions for travel industry last year which provides us with the expertise to understand the unique payments needs within this space,” said Nabil Manji, Head of FinTech Growth & Financial Partnerships at Worldpay .
“Working with Mastercard to deliver value across the entire travel ecosystem through this virtual card program, we will be able to help travel agents realize new efficiencies in their payments processes while increasing travel supplier virtual card acceptance through more transparent and data-driven practices.”.
