Panel: Strengthening airline payment resilience – scaling operations, optimising approvals, and reducing risk
Thursday, October 9, 2025 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM · 45 min. (Europe/Lisbon)
Payments / Track 6 / Pavilion 1
Panel Discussion
Payments
Information
- How are airlines and travel companies evolving B2B and B2C payment strategies to meet growing global demand?
- Reducing friction in complex payment flows: how can airlines, OTAs, and partners streamline transactions settlements?
- What’s working to increase authorization rates and reduce payment failures?
- How are data insights and AI helping improve payment optimization and fraud detection?
- What are the new approaches to collaboration with banks, acquirers, and PSPs to drive better results across markets?
- Managing regional complexities in payments: balancing local methods, regulation and risk
Speakers
Peny Rizou
Chief Fintech OfficerPRECISION by Etraveli Group
João Frias
Head of Payment Strategy & Global FraudTAP Air Portugal
Javier Gutierrez
Head of Payments and Fraud PreventionAvianca
Esperanza Fernandez
Director, Airline AcceptanceMastercard
Laurie Gablehouse
Head of Travel Payment SolutionsWorldline
Christelle Brenin
Payment Fraud and Chargeback Senior ManagerSwiss International Airlines / Lufthansa Group
Paul van Alfen
Travel Payments StrategistUp in the Air - Travel Payment Consultancy
