payment solutions

What is the history of ShareGroop's development in France? What role does this market play in the Group's business? Quentin Arnoult - ShareGroop was created in 2015 after our CEO was unable to buy rugby tickets online for himself and friends because he didn't have enough finance to advance the funds. By the time...

A new payment method is being tested on the SNCF Assistant app: the Edenred Ticket Mobilité. From 28 October to 18 December 2021, this solution from the world leader in digital payment solutions for specific uses will be available on the rail company's app. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="119845"]...

The traditional back-to-school event for buyers and travel managers, Univ'AirPlus was held on Thursday 9 September. This was the first time that the event had been organised virtually, due to the uncertainties surrounding the pandemic and the desire of the corporate payments specialist to ensure that it actually took place. The theme of this fifteenth edition was...

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...

The world of corporate payments is on the move. Following the announcement by TotalEnergies of a new corporate card dedicated to mobility, Jenji is now launching a range of cards for business expenses. Since it was set up in 2015, Jenji has made a name for itself with its solution for dematerialising and managing business...

TotalEnergies has just launched its Mobility Corporate card, a payment card designed not just for fuel and cars like the Fleet card, but for all travel expenses. Can you explain the reasons for this development? Philippe Callejon - This launch is a further step that will enable us to...

As part of its digital transformation project launched in 2020, AirPlus recently launched a new portal to simplify virtual card management. The new portal not only offers users a more user-friendly interface, but also personalised services and new functionalities. For business travel, thanks to an interface with...

Collect Flying Blue miles for personal use using your corporate card: Mooncard has become the first French player to enable companies and their employees to collect loyalty points when paying for their day-to-day business expenses. The French fintech company, which specialises in smart corporate cards and paperless expense management,...

Expensya is extending the scope of its solutions by opening up its virtual payment module, which has until now been deployed by selected customers, to all users. "We are accelerating our transformation with the deployment of virtual payment cards to further simplify our customers' processes", said Karim Jouini, Expensya's CEO...

Biometrics, contactless applications, self check-in: the pandemic is accelerating the digitalisation of the passenger journey in planes and airports. Robots and biometrics for the post-covid era Contactless technology, biometrics, robots: spurred on by the pandemic, the digitalisation of the passenger journey is gathering pace (13 October 2020). Digital technology to the rescue of passengers The ACI (Airports...

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...

Already partners on the reservation side, Booking.com and Amadeus are expanding their joint offering with a new partnership extended to include virtual payment solutions specialist Conferma Pay. The aim is to offer business travellers a simplified payment process at check-out, without having to take out their credit card. 80% of the establishments distributed by Booking.com...

Digitalisation, virtual cards, corporate payment via a mobile application: Visa has entered into a strategic partnership with Conferma Pay, a leading payment technology provider, to develop cutting-edge B2B payment solutions. "Businesses (...) need to be supported in dealing with the payment issues that the pandemic has created...

Its deployment in France had been in the air since 2018, when AirPlus International announced the launch of a pan-European corporate card. Overhaul of the IT structure, digital transformation, not to mention the current health crisis: the German supplier was somewhat late in unveiling this new offering, which will enable it to extend its range of solutions...

In recent months, many business travellers have been faced with ticket changes as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. While many carriers are relatively flexible, the procedure can be tedious - particularly when it involves third parties. The result is often conflicting information for...

BNP Paribas and HCorpo have signed a strategic agreement to combine the services of the B2B hotel distribution specialist with the payment solutions of the French bank, one of the leaders in the sector in Europe. Providing access to more than one million hotels worldwide, the reservation centre for key accounts integrates the hotel's...

3 questions to Julie Troussicot, Managing Director France of AirPlus International What are the advantages of your centralised payment card for car rental? Julie Troussicot - First and foremost, there are the intrinsic virtues of any payment by debit card, whatever the sector - airlines, hotels, car hire, etc. Thanks to the...

It's the hidden face of business travel, and probably one of its least glamorous stages: tedious expense claims. Although the business travel landscape has largely entered the digital age, "87% of companies in Europe are not equipped with a business travel booking or expense management solution".

As it does every year at the start of the new academic year, the Univ'AirPlus event brought together the world of business travel. Organised in partnership with BFM Business, the theme of the 2019 event, held at the Châteauform' City George V, was the well-being of the business traveller, a subject that is increasingly in the air these days, providing an opportunity to remind ourselves that the human being is...