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Travel brands looking to rebuild their payments ecosystem in the wake of Covid-19 need to embrace change, partner for success, and ring-fence their finance, marketing, and customer experience teams.
Over the past few years, with travelers becoming more diverse and smartphone usage upending the way people pay for goods and services, the need for seamless and secure payments has increased. Now, with the travel industry slowly getting back on its feet amidst a global pandemic, where do we go from here?
In order to shore up their payments ecosystem, travel brands need to break down silos, maintain agility, and develop global capabilities through partnerships. SkiftX spoke with Laurie Gablehouse, global head of travel solutions at Ingenico, about the importance of transparency and centralization in rebuilding trust, and how travel companies can adapt and thrive in a world with constantly shifting protocols and restrictions. Ingenico was recently acquired by Worldline, becoming the largest European player in payment services and the fourth largest player worldwide.
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