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Taking the problem not the other way round, but in reverse: with the unveiling of a payment card, Naboo is tackling one of the biggest headaches for companies and their travel managers, that of MICE expenditure. This is an area where centralisation and consolidation are complicated by the myriad of suppliers potentially involved in a given project.

How has business travel evolved over the last few months, based on the travel expenditure you observe? Arnaud Bernet - According to a number of studies, the business travel market fell sharply in 2020, with sales down by around 9 billion euros, or -70% compared with...

Two months on from September, how do you see the recovery in business travel? Oliver Wagner - The recovery is well under way. October was our best month for some time, with business almost back to 50 % of pre-Covid levels. In other words, results in line with those announced by the...

As a specialist in the payment of business travel, you can observe trends in the volume of business travel. Have you seen any signs of recovery recently? Julie Troussicot - We are indeed seeing a recovery, and this news makes us optimistic. June was a good month, equivalent for AirPlus to 50 % of what was...

Visa and Conferma recently announced the launch of a new range of payment solutions based on a virtual card. Which is the most innovative? Nicole Flory - The originality of Visa Commercial Pay lies in the use of a virtual card, available in three different forms. Among the three pillars of our...

Following on from last year's conference on blockchain, the 2019 edition of Univ'AirPlus will focus on a theme dear to the heart of business travellers: their well-being. Held on 5 September at the Chateauform City George V, this conference aims to decipher the human issues associated with business travel, with a view to putting - truly, says the specialist in payment solutions for business travellers - the...

What are the current and future developments in payment methods? Carlo Bovero - BNP Paribas has been offering a wide range of innovative payment methods for business travellers for many years. We adapt our offer to suit different uses, to make it easier for our customers to use. Because...

AirPlus specialises in dematerialised payment through its A.I.D.A. stored value and virtual cards. Why is it now rolling out a corporate card offer? Patrick Diemer - We're sticking to our strategy of centralising and dematerialising payments. But we are supplementing this approach with a means of payment that is essential for business travellers...

AirPlus is expanding the functionalities of its A.I.D.A. solution with its new virtual payment card issuing platform. Limit per card, validity period, currency, purchase category, number of possible authorisations, expense approval email: the aim of this development is to give companies greater control over payments, for maximum security, but also to make it easier for them to...

The start-up is becoming institutionalised, the alternative is becoming the norm: for a long time classified as a newcomer to the business travel market, MagicStay is gradually changing dimension, thanks to partnerships that are strengthening its position and consolidating its legitimacy. In the space of two days, at the IFTM Top Resa trade fair held in...

The dematerialisation of the means of payment available to companies and their employees is one of the major trends in business travel. On the one hand, because it facilitates the payment of business trips by travel agencies, but also after the fact, by allowing optimised monitoring of expenditure. Visa is part of...

What policy should you adopt in the face of the European Union's decision to lower interchange fees in order to facilitate card payments, even for small amounts? With the entry into force, at the end of 2015, of a new regulation setting at 0.28 % the rate of commissions relating to credit card payments debited on the...

A cashless world! At regular intervals, observers of the monetary world announce the disappearance of banknotes and coins. This time, however, it looks as if this is really on the agenda. Economist Henri Bourguinat recently expressed his views on the subject in an article published in Le Monde...

Despite a fairly competitive market, AirPlus had a good year in 2015. The German payment solutions specialist recorded a growth in transaction volume of 9% both worldwide and in France - AirPlus' second largest market after Germany - , for a turnover of 329 million euros in 2015,...

This new online tool, which is free and accessible 24 hours a day, is offered via the American Express@Work internet services platform. The major advantage of BTAConnect is that it enables employees to manage their account more easily - whether from their computer or smartphone - by consolidating all purchases made from the travel agency of their choice....