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Optimism continues to dwindle for the globe’s corporate travel sector, with industry heavyweights expecting business trips to remain on pause for at least the rest of the year — and some anticipating permanent changes to businesses’ travel and entertainment (T&E)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5VP7sQ290A The confidence of both travellers and their employers to return to travel depends on proactively managing the degree of acceptable risk and demonstrably reassuring individuals that it is safe to travel. A reliable contingency service agreed between TMCs and

CIBT announced an integration with global fintech Conferma Pay designed to streamline visa payments. The global agreement sees the leading provider of business visas embrace virtual cards to deliver enhanced value to its corporate customers. As the pandemic ebbs and

The announcement reflects the increasing popularity of virtual card for businesses to pay for goods and services, with cashless, plastic-free payment solutions offering clear benefits for both travellers and their organisations. SilverDoor’s clients can now charge all their accommodation bookings

Jumping straight from cash to mobile There has been a great deal of speculation around the end of cash that has often dominated conversations around the future of payments. The unprecedented Coronavirus health crisis has only accelerated the demise of

Our industry has suffered from inertia, and we’re often guilty of failing to challenge established processes. We have carried on doing things the way they’ve always been done because, with consistent growth, there just hasn’t been an impetus for change.

Skift took a closer look at what hotels, airports, airlines, and corporate travel managers may adopt in contactless tech. The travel industry is eager to reassure wary travelers as it prepares for business recovery. Still, companies seem to be taking

B2B payments may finally see widescale innovation according to some market participants, with both Visa and Mastercard bolstering their business payments services this month. “We’ve seen a huge amount of interest in innovation in general at this stage,” says Paul

Taxi network and marketplace, iGo, has partnered with global payment technology company, Conferma Pay, to provide business travellers with a seamless payment solution for booking, paying and reconciling taxis.Companies managing ground transport will no longer require business travellers to pay

Fintech leader Conferma Pay has teamed up with Visa to integrate Visa virtual cards in the Conferma Pay mobile app. This solution is now globally available to Visa’s commercial bank clients, allowing them to bring the Conferma Pay app to

Our overarching objective is to look after the health and wellbeing of our people whilst ensuring the business remains strong and resilient. We will be reviewing our position on a regular basis and making decisions according to Government advice and

According to the agreement, CSI will have access to pay for travelling using its virtual payment offering through Conferma Pay’s network of 700 TMCs, Online Booking Tools and its major Global Distribution Systems. The partnership is part of the increasing

“The idea that I have one credit card or corporate card and pay a lot of travel things with it, well, that system has had its day,” said Simon Barker, CEO of payments technology vendor Conferma Pay. “The travel industry

How has the nature of money changed amid advances in technology and changes in consumer attitudes? Consumers, particularly newer generations of corporate travellers, want ease of use, a seamless experience and control of their spending. Cash doesn’t give you this

While we’ve seen a steady compounding of growth in hospitality, it’s been a long and slow road for air purchases. Head in to 2020, however, and several trends are converging that will usher in the tipping point, as barriers fall

Expected to be the first cashless society in the world by 2023, Sweden is on a mission to ditch cash as they believe it is more hassle than it is worth. But how did Aurelie’s digital wallet score Stockholm as

Although known as the financial hub of Europe, Germany is known for its cash love attitude. Aurelie is here to meet with a work colleague, and to test Germany’s love of cash. How well did Aurelie’s devices score Frankfurt as

Share on twitter Share on linkedin Aurelie is in the grey capital for a client meeting. London gives us a glimpse of a typical business trip, attending a client meeting, riding the tube and catching a classic black cab. Check

Imagine a place where you did not have to do any admin… your payments are seamlessly approved and happen automatically. Any coffee is a device tap away. No receipts, no plastic or cash to hold or worry about, no expense

When it comes to frictionless payment, the perception is that places in the US have been lagging behind many other top business destinations around the world. Aurelie hits the Windy City for the largest annual gathering of business travel professionals in the

Amsterdam offers an incredible mobile payment experience. It works wherever you can pay contactless, which is almost anywhere. Any business travel relying on virtuals can make successful admin free mobile payments on to go.  The high level of acceptance has