Simon Barker, CEO and Founder of leading virtual card technology provider, Conferma, explores what 2017 has in store for business travel payments
We can be certain that uncertainty is here to stay
2017 will stand out as a year of significant change for corporate travel. The biggest challenges facing business over the next year will spring from dealing with more uncertainty. Over the last 6 months, it has become even more evident that we are not good at predicting the changes that are afoot.
Successful business will become even more agile and fleet of foot. The ability to anticipate and roll with the implications of change has to become part of businesses’ DNA. Uncertainty in political, economic and technological landscapes should all be treated with the same dexterity of thought, after all ambiguity can provide opportunity for those who are quickest to adapt.
Conferma Pay is a global financial technology company. We design and integrate virtual payment systems that provides a more efficient, seamless and secure way to pay for for businesses.
Conferma Pay was born in Manchester in 2005. Since then we have connected over 700 TMCs, and directly integrate with all the major GDSs and OBTs. Our roots lie in corporate travel payment integration.
We enable our payment providers to flow virtual cards into the preferred purchasing process of any business travel buyer. Crucial to this is our network of banking partners, who have issued virtual cards in over 200 countries, in 40 currencies with over 45 commercial banking partners via all major card networks.
Our ecosystem continues to expand to meet the growing requirements of our global customer base.
Conferma Pay and Boost Payment Solutions have committed to developing a “best-in-class” virtual payment solution in an extension of their partnership. The partnership seeks to
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