Planes, Trains and Bitcoin: UATP Partnership Means Amtrak and 260 Airlines Can Now Accept Bitcoin
Through a critical partnership between UATP and Bitnet, 260 airlines along with Amtrak railways can incorporate bitcoin payments on their platforms. In a press release, UATP president and CEO Ralph Kaiser expressed excitement for the ground-breaking travel partnership, showing immense support for Bitnet. "We are very happy to be partnering with Bitnet to add bitcoin to our payment platform. We are always looking for skilled partners to bring additional forms of payment to the UATP processing platform and Bitnet fits the bill well." UATP, also known as Universal Air Travel Plan, decided....
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Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) is bringing more than 300 airline members and travel merchants cryptocurrency payment options. Airlines in the UATP network include Air Canada, Air China, Delta, Frontier, Japan Airlines, Jetblue, Qantas, Southwest, and United.
UATP Gets Into Crypto
UATP is an airline-owned global payment network accepted by thousands of merchants worldwide for air, rail, hotel, and travel agency payments.
UATP announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Bitpay “to offer its network the ability to accept payments quickly and easily in....
For all you bitcoin lovers who've always wanted to get your hands on frequent flyer mileage, now just might be your chance. Through a special partnership between bitcoin payment processor Bitnet and payment network Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP), over 250 airlines are now allowing customers and flight fanatics alike to pay for the travel tickets in bitcoin. This is probably the biggest thing for "irl" bitcoin users since Expedia began accepting the digital currency. UATP CEO and president Ralph Kaiser was particularly enthusiastic when speaking of the partnership, explaining: "We are....
Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP), a payment network owned by major international airlines such as American Airways, British Airways and Lufthansa, has partnered with bitcoin payment processor Bitnet. The integration allows over 260 of UATP's airlines to accept bitcoin through Bitnet, starting today. Introduced in 1936, UATP is credited with issuing the first-ever charge card. As of 2014, the company processes around $14bn in payments from corporate customers, travel agents and retail consumers. Additional UATP merchants include JetBlue, Qantas, US Airways and United Airlines. Akif Khan,....
Earlier today, United Airlines experienced why it is not the best idea to rely on centralized servers or services. Especially not when the entire process takes an hour and a half to fully resolve itself. The end result was that hundreds of the company’s flights had been grounded, leading to rather lengthy delays across the US. United Airlines Is one of the largest airlines in the continental US, as millions of people use their planes on a monthly basis. It should come as no surprise then to find out that, even though bigger flight companies are slightly more prone to delays, having all of....
LOT Polish Airlines will now be accepting Bitcoin along with normal payment options. The decision comes with a fair bit of enthusiasm toward the digital currency, as expressed in their press release: Payment with Bitcoins is easy in execution, and equally secure as other payment methods. All transactions are handled by PSP - one of the most reputable and popular platforms handling payments with the online currency. Also read: Planes, Trains and Bitcoin. US customers have long had an option for paying for flights with Bitcoin in CheapAir.com, a travel agency that has been booking flights....