Many Major Airlines Can Now Accept Cryptocurrencies via UATP Global Payment N...
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....
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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....
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,....
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....
Vueling is partnering with cryptocurrency payment provider BitPay and global payment solutions provider UATP to accept Bitcoin payments by early 2023.
LOT Polish Airlines is now accepting bitcoin payments, meaning the digital currency can be used to pay for flights to more than 60 global destinations. Tickets can be purchased on LOT's desktop and mobile websites. LOT does not accept directly, but exchanges the digital currency for fiat using an unnamed payment service provider, the media outlet said. LOT now accepts bitcoin alongside payment methods including American Express, PayPal, MasterCard and Visa. Jiri Marek, executive director of sales and distribution for the company, said the decision demonstrates how LOT is open to "every....