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Articles tagged “digital payments”

Online Travel

Skift Tech Forum Preview: Affirm’s CEO on Travel Industry’s Oncoming Payments Revolution

High upfront costs remain a barrier to many travelers who can't make a large purchase all at once. Affirm is trying to remove that obstacle and other travel brands are warming up to the monthly payments model in the process.

Skift Tech Forum Preview: Affirm’s CEO on Travel Industry’s Oncoming Payments Revolution

Airlines

Airlines to Test Consumer Payments That Bypass Credit Cards for Direct Sales

Care to buy a plane ticket without needing a credit card? Soon a few airlines will test enabling air travelers to pay for their tickets by taking payments directly from consumer accounts. Three cheers for testing innovations.

Airlines to Test Consumer Payments That Bypass Credit Cards for Direct Sales

Ground Transport

Transport for London’s Adoption of Contactless Payments Really Worked

Identifying payment trends among consumers not only improves the customer experience but also allows businesses to create new operating models built around the improved speed and ease of transacting.

Transport for London’s Adoption of Contactless Payments Really Worked

Online Travel

New Skift Research Report: The State of Consumer Payments in Travel 2017

Consumer adoption of new payment methods and devices for settling purchases is the main driver of adoption by companies. Yet travel companies can gain a valuable competitive advantage by predicting trends in payments and making payments as easy as possible for everyone.

New Skift Research Report: The State of Consumer Payments in Travel 2017
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Online Travel

Skift Video: How The On-Demand Economy Is Reshaping Traveler Expectations

The rise of the On-Demand Economy, where goods and services are only a click away, has fundamentally changed the expectations of the modern consumer: we're now used to getting whatever we want whenever we want it and without friction.

Skift Video: How The On-Demand Economy Is Reshaping Traveler Expectations