{"id":13313,"date":"2019-07-16T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T07:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=13313"},"modified":"2019-07-16T07:48:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T07:48:28","slug":"amadeus-mastercard-elavon-test-b2b-payments-plan-with-thai-airways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/amadeus-mastercard-elavon-test-b2b-payments-plan-with-thai-airways\/","title":{"rendered":"Amadeus, Mastercard, Elavon test B2B payments plan with Thai Airways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amadeus (a Madrid-based travel reservations provider) is teaming with Mastercard and Elavon (the payments unit of U.S. Bancorp) to launch a B2B payments plan with Thai Airways and Sweden\u2019s Select Travel. The new plan could save as much as 70% off the cost of normal transaction costs through a combination of reduced interchange fees and greater efficiencies in fraud, cash flow and chargeback processes. If successful, Amadeus plans on expanding the use of the B2B payments plan to include other airlines.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-13313 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Top 10 digital transformation trends shaping 2020'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/top-10-digital-transformation-trends-shaping-2020\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top-10-digital-transformation-trends-shaping-2020-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14251\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14251'>\n\t\t\t\tTop 10 digital transformation trends shaping 2020\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (11th \u2014 21st April)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-11th-21st-april\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/c6666b42-ea97-23ac-d863-5741e9cd38c51-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16641\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16641'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (11th \u2014 21st April)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Cash vs card: Kyrgyzstan\u2019s move towards non-cash payments'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/cash-vs-card-kyrgyzstan-s-move-towards-non-cash-payments\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/kg-non-cash-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-10811\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-10811'>\n\t\t\t\tCash vs card: Kyrgyzstan\u2019s move towards non-cash payments\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amadeus (a Madrid-based travel reservations provider) is teaming with Mastercard and Elavon (the payments unit of U.S. Bancorp) to launch a B2B payments plan with Thai Airways and Sweden\u2019s Select Travel. 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