WASHINGTON, May 6, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- UATP is proud to be partnering with leading payment
technology company CITCON to offer Alipay, WeChat Pay and China
UnionPay, the preferred mobile payment options for over one billion
Chinese consumers.
"This partnership grants UATP's member airlines with additional
mobile payment capabilities which are cost effective and
traveler-centric, allowing over one billion Chinese consumers to
pay for airline purchases in their preferred way; and marketing
capabilities that enable merchants to deliver a higher level of
personalized service to increase sales and passenger loyalty." said
Wei Jiang, President and COO at
CITCON. "Having a compelling vision for payments becomes a key
aspect of an airline's broader digitization strategy, ultimately
transforming the airline from being flight-centric and
transactional in nature, towards becoming a truly traveler-centric
service provider."
CITCON is a leading service provider for Chinese mobile wallets
in North America and Europe. The technology company offers a
variety of Asian wallet brands and is the only fully licensed
U.S.-based acquirer of Alipay, WeChat Pay and China UnionPay.
CITCON is a total omni-channel commerce payment and marketing
solutions provider with strong tech integration and service teams
based in North America,
Europe and China.
"There is strong demand for acceptance of WeChat Pay, Alipay,
CUP and others by the flying public," said Ralph Kaiser, president and CEO, UATP. "In
today's unprecedented industry environment, UATP is pleased to be
able to continue to build partnerships, such as our CITCON
relationship, that will provide airlines with a deepening payment
strategy that will be necessary once more flyers are present. We
are meeting customer demand, both airlines and the flyers, by being
able to offer these forms of payment."
For more information, visit UATP.com.
ABOUT UATP
UATP is a global payment network owned and operated by the
world's airlines and accepted by thousands of merchants for air,
rail and travel agency payments. UATP connects airlines to
Alternative Forms of Payment which can expand reach and generate
incremental sales globally. UATP offers easy-to-use data tools,
DataStream® and
DataMine®, which provide comprehensive
account details to Issuers and corporate travel buyers for accurate
travel management.
Accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel
worldwide by airlines, travel agencies and
Amtrak®; UATP accounts are issued by:
Aeromexico; Air Canada (TSE:AC); Air New Zealand (ANZFF.PK); Air
Niugini; Air Serbia; American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL); APG Airlines;
Austrian Airlines; China Eastern Airlines (NYSE: CEA); Delta Air
Lines (NYSE: DAL); EL AL Israel Airlines; Etihad Airways; Frontier
Airlines; GOL Linhas aereas inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and
Bovespa: GOLL4); Hahn Air; Japan Airlines (9201:JP); JetBlue
Airways; Qantas Airways (QUBSF.PK); Shandong Airlines; Sichuan
Airlines; Southwest Airlines; Sun Country Airlines; TUIfly GmbH;
Turkish Airlines (ISE:THYAO); United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) and
WestJet.
AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for
Lufthansa German Airlines.
About CITCON
CITCON is a cross-border mobile payment and commerce solution
leader, enabling merchants to accept QR-based mobile wallets
in-store and online on a global scale. Among the payment options
supported by CITCON, Alipay, WeChat Pay, and China UnionPay are the
most popular brands, with over one billion active consumers. On top
of payments, CITCON also allows merchants to run marketing and
loyalty campaigns through our partner network. Trusted by thousands
of merchants in North America and
Europe, including Caesars
Entertainment Group, DFS Group, Nordstrom, Kering Group, LVMH Group
among others, CITCON offers solutions for businesses to drive
omnichannel commerce growth in a variety of industries ranging from
Retail, e-Commerce, Hotel, Food & Beverage, Transportation,
Entertainment to Education. CITCON was Founded in 2015 by
Chuck Huang, a serial entrepreneur
and payment veteran with over a decade's experience in both US and
China, and received $15M venture funding from leading VCs in Silicon
Valley and China. For more
information, please visit www.citcon.com
Contact:
UATP Corporate
Communications
Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com
+1 202 774 5017
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