WEX to Sponsor and Leaders to Speak at Delivering the Digital Payment Revolution

With an increasing amount of money spent each year to fight fraud and process payments, and an increasing amount of money lost to fraud, airlines and travel companies face a constantly evolving challenge to minimize risk and cost while growing profitability.

To address and overcome these challenges, Airline Information has partnered with UATP to hold its 10^th annual Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS), an event titled ‘Delivering the Digital Payment Revolution’ and focused on helping those in the airline and travel industry to learn more about maximizing profitability through payments innovation.

WEX Travel is pleased to join as a sponsor this event, scheduled for 25-27^th April 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, and will be sending leadership to cover multiple sessions.

Pre-Day: Online Travel Agencies (OTA) Payments MasterClass sponsored by WEX Inc.

The pre-day workshop, sponsored by WEX, will be a learning experience for leadership at online travel agencies looking to gain a competitive edge in the latest payments technologies.

Learn about the latest innovations in OTA Payments, how to protect your OTA in the event of a hotel data breach, chargebacks, and more. This workshop will be closed out by an open forum, allowing attendees to discuss the current concerns that OTAs face, and how to overcome these worries.

Payments MasterClass Agenda

The Payments MasterClass will highlight important topics for OTAs both now and in the future. Topics covered will include:

• Innovations in OTA Payments including Blockchain and Virtual Cards
• How to protect your systems and customers in the event of a hotel data breach
• Chargeback Q&A
• Open Forum Discussion

This event will be followed by an opening ceremony starting at 18:00, where attendees can network and hear more about the events coming in the days ahead.

Day 1

Day one of the AI Airline & Travel Payments Summit (ATPS) will begin promptly with registration, breakfast, and networking; followed by the opening remarks and sessions on digital payments tailored to all attendees.

Panel Discussion: Digitising the OTA Payments Ecosystem: Time for a move beyond BSP?

BSP was designed to simplify the sales, reporting, and remitting procedures, but payments have since evolved to improve on the processes, making international payments easier, while providing better cash flow for OTAs. This panel discussion will take a deeper look into the present and future of payments, and if it is truly time for a move beyond BSP.

Lee Jackson, Head of Sales at WEX will join leaders from LogiTravel Group, International Processing Systems, and ARC in this panel discussion led by Masha Cilliers, Principal Consultant, Payment Options.

Day 2

Day two brings together all three conferences for the closing of the event, highlighting trends that company leaders from hotels, airlines, and OTAs need to know. Topics covered will include wearable and mobile payments, a KLM case study, and a look into upcoming regulations that will affect international travel brands.

This, followed by a presentation by WEX and UATP into how virtual payments are the key behind delivering digital payments for the travel industry.

Virtual Payments: The key element in delivering digital payments for the travel industry

Experts from UATP and WEX will come together to discuss how the travel industry will benefit from virtual payments. Tom Cunningham, VP Business Development, UATP and Jim McGowan, Travel Solutions Manager, WEX will cover how virtual payments will be an enabler in delivering digital payments for the travel industry.

This will be followed by a panel discussion comparing insourcing and outsourcing to prevent payments fraud, and a final networking session on the Terrace at La Losadelas Arena for lunch, drinks and networking.

Learn More: 10^th Airline & Travel Payments & Fraud Conference Worldwide Event

For more information, see the Airline Information 10^th Annual ATPS Worldwide website, the Agenda.