Airlines won the distribution war. The settlement infrastructure wasn’t ready for what comes next. The First Battle For the better part of a decade, the airline industry’s defining strategic battle
Outpayce has integrated Riskified’s fraud prevention suite into its travel payments platform. The announcement is straightforward. The commercial model underneath it is not. Airline payments have always been an uncomfortable
When South African Airways announced it would accept Bitcoin for flight bookings in early 2026, the headlines followed a predictable path. First-mover in Africa. Crypto goes mainstream. Digital assets meet
RateGain Travel Technologies has added Razorpay as a Platinum Partner for RG Pay, its unified payments platform for travel and hospitality brands, bringing India’s dominant payment rails directly into its
The Infrastructure Nobody Wanted to Talk About For decades, the payment layer in travel was treated the way airlines treat their aging reservation systems: functional enough to leave alone, too
Travel technology provider RateGain Travel Technologies has announced the launch of RG Pay, a new embedded financial technology platform designed to strengthen payment infrastructure across the global travel and hospitality
From OTA hotel settlements to TMC reconciliation, the infrastructure reshaping how money moves through the travel supply chain is already here. The question is who captures the value and who
In travel, pricing has always been the primary lever for driving demand. Flexible payments are beginning to challenge that assumption. The rapid expansion of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and
Emirates has launched a split-payment capability in Kenya through its strategic partnership with Cellulant, expanding payment flexibility for customers and highlighting the growing importance of localized payment solutions in airline
The travel industry has spent years debating control of content. The strategic conversation has revolved around NDC, direct distribution and retailing, all framed around a single objective: giving airlines greater
