The AirPlus Global Blog

It seems that everything is a service these days. Content, infrastructure, mobility – you name it,

Way back in January 2013, the European Central Bank compiled and released a comprehensive set of

It seems that businesses are embracing bleisure travel. And that's great news for business

Payments have been through many changes over the years. From the first coins being minted thousands

How often do you pay for payment? You probably had to read that sentence at least twice, right?

AI is often touted as a gamechanger when it comes to business travel. With the release of ChatGPT,

Relationship is everything for businesses. But the onset of remote working is changing the way we

What’s your favorite streaming service for watching the shows you love? The availability to access

Decision making around Travel & Expense (T&E) payments is becoming more complex. The modern

Mobile devices like smartphones, tablets and smart watches – devices carried by billions of people

Time and again, new examples of digitalization have appeared in the world of corporate payments.

When traveling, we come across various parties on our journey. We don’t mean the festive kind, but

Travel disruptions. In the past months, we’ve all unfortunately experienced them in one way or

Can travel be sustainable? For businesses, travel enables some great opportunities for connection

When traveling through airports, we need to show our passport for inspection before being granted

It seems that real-time payment is all the rage right now. And yet, it wasn’t that long ago that

Plastic cards have been around now for decades. They represented a major shift in the way people

Online booking tools (OBTs) are changing. They need to be ready for the returning demand from us

Let’s say you have a meeting. You’re currently in Zurich, but your meeting is with a potential

We’ve all had that experience before: We finally go on a long-awaited trip with mounted

Want to maximize your travel budget? Loyalty programs may be your best bet. As the name suggests,

As in many other areas of life, the pandemic has accelerated changes in the payment processing

Now that the UK deadline for enforcing Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has passed, since March

Did you hear? We recently partnered with Business Spend Management (BSM) platform Coupa. The

Traveling to foreign countries can be pretty daunting. Not knowing anyone there, having to find

How do you purchase your flights? By going directly to your favorite airline and booking the first

Everyone is talking about ESG. People are now becoming more aware of how businesses are

What are the latest payment industry trends for 2022? Payments nowadays are no longer defined by

With travel still being far from a full rebound, travel businesses aren’t seeing their booking

Cryptocurrencies have long been touted as the next biggest thing in the payment industry. As of now

Surfing the worldwide web for our purchases can be done without going anywhere. Global merchants

Security of payments will always be a priority. However, the shift to digital platforms and online

In a growing digital payment world, it’s all-hands-on-deck for the banks to provide a frictionless

It seems that the travel industry can’t catch a break. After the almost complete standstill of 2020

Once upon a time, you had to spend days on the road with a horse and a carriage, looking for a

It’s no secret that the travel industry has been having a hard time over the last year. While there

The travel industry was hit hard by the pandemic. Lockdowns, border closures and other measures

With a sigh of relief, we’re now finally traveling beyond our front yards as borders open up once

Are invisible payments the ultimate end goal for businesses? Naturally, payment providers are

Times have been tough, but there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. The pandemic has impacted

It should be no surprise to anyone that we are hurtling toward a more digital future. This is

In a time of social distancing and travel restrictions, many long for the days where they can

Right now, the world is abuzz with excitement and interest for blockchain. Sure, many people only

J.P. Morgan recently released its hotly anticipated Payment Trends Report, packed as ever with the

According to the European Central Bank, non-cash payments in the Eurozone are worth €167.3

Data is the oil of the digital age. It holds untold potential and is a valuable resource for all

Written by Marcell Haag

How better buying leads the way through economic and environmental straits Can procurement save the

Recent AirPlus analysis has found that women now make up an even smaller proportion of business

Business travel is a critical component of the wider corporate payment world and an area where our

Written by AirPlus CEO Oliver Wagner

Since the start of the pandemic, digital payment fraud has risen sharply. Equipping ourselves

Has business travel changed forever? With travel no longer taken for granted, justifying the value

Why Scandinavia leads the world in thinking ahead The Nordic region makes up a tiny fraction of the

A recent study shows that the global payments industry is changing faster than ever. We took a look

Irregular travel costs you time and money. With more and more options for employees on the go,

German travel union rallies providers to ensure safe, convenient return to business travel across

Mobile payment isn't playing games. Well, the popular mobile game Clash of Clans raked in an

2020 has made clearer than ever that drastic change is needed to achieve the standards of health,

Business travel is on the comeback but the rules have changed. AirPlus is taking a virtual trip

2020 has made clearer than ever that drastic change is needed to achieve the standards of health,

Jane Austen published her first novel Sense and Sensibility in 1811. The book compares rationality

When business travel is out of this world Though it might look like a vacation from down here on

After months on hiatus, business travel is returning. But what has changed? The AirPlus Global

All across the world, travel has ground to a halt in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

As we all weather the coronavirus crisis, the world has quickly adapted to radically new working

The effects of the Coronavirus crisis have spread to every corner of the world. But some places

As we all weather the coronavirus crisis, the world has quickly adapted to radically new working

As we all weather the coronavirus crisis, the world has quickly adapted to radically new working