WASHINGTON, May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Paybefore has
selected the airberlin Flight Voucher program, a partnership
between UATP, airberlin, and Wirecard, as a winner in the Best
Travel Companion category at this year's Paybefore Awards Europe.
The program was selected by a panel of five industry experts who
served as judges for this year's competition.
Paybefore Awards Europe was created in 2012 to honor the
successful prepaid, mobile and emerging payments programs in the
U.K. and Europe. The awards are
presented by Paybefore, whose publications are the leading source
of industry information for the global prepaid and emerging
payments community.
"We are incredibly honored to have our joint product selected as
a Best Travel Companion winner," said Ralph
Kaiser, CEO and president, UATP. "The Paybefore Awards is a
highly distinguished event that is well-known by industry leaders
around the world. We are grateful for the recognition and will
continue to create innovative payment strategies for the
industry."
The airberlin Flight Voucher program is now in the running to
win best-in-category, which will be announced at the awards show on
20 May at the Don Carlos Resort and Spa in Marbella, Spain.
"Paybefore Awards Europe shines a spotlight on the innovators
using payments to solve complex problems for a variety of
constituents," said Loraine DeBonis,
Paybefore editor-in-chief and chair of the judging panel. "Products
such as the airberlin Flight Voucher are pushing the boundaries of
what is possible in payments," she continued. "We are proud to
recognize its contributions, advancing the prepaid and emerging
payments industry."
"It's an exciting time in payments everywhere in the world, but
this year's Paybefore Awards Europe winners demonstrate how quickly
prepaid and mobile solutions are replacing legacy paper-based
systems," added Marilyn Bochicchio,
Paybefore's CEO. "Paybefore Awards is proud to recognize the
organizations that are taking on paper in its many forms—not just
cash—to improve business, government and consumers'
lives."
The airberlin Flight Voucher program is a creative three-way
partnership between UATP, Wirecard International, and airberlin. It
is an airberlin prepaid/stored value product offering, administered
by Wirecard International and routed through airberlin's UATP
Network connections, creating a more efficient merchant acceptance
process. Flight vouchers are available for purchase online in set
increments of 10, 20, 30, 50 and 100
Euro, but multiple vouchers can be purchased and redeemed at
once. The voucher program provides a secure alternative payment
method for airberlin travelers, while creating an additional
revenue stream for UATP and Wirecard.
About UATP
UATP is a global payment solution owned and operated by the world's
airlines and accepted by thousands of merchants for air, rail,
hotel and travel agency payments. UATP offers easy-to-use data
tools, DataStreamSM and DataMineSM, which
provide comprehensive account details to Issuers and Corporate
Subscribers 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 New Zealand (ANZFF.PK); American
Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL); Austrian Airlines; China Eastern Airlines
(NYSE: CEA); Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL); EL AL Israel Airlines;
Etihad Airways; GOL Linhas aereas inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and
Bovespa: GOLL4); Hahn Air; Japan Airlines (9201:JP); Luhfthansa
German Airlines; Malaysia Airlines; Qantas Airways (QUBSF.PK);
Shandong Airlines; United Airlines (NYSE: UAL); and US Airways.
About Paybefore
Paybefore is the leading information provider to prepaid and
emerging payments industry professionals, offering the latest news,
commentary and analysis. Paybefore's family of industry
publications includes: Paybefore.com; Pay News™; Pay
Op-Ed™; Pay Week™; Pay Gov™ and Pay Magazine™, a biannual print
publication featuring in-depth articles on the opportunities,
challenges and trends in the global prepaid and emerging payment
industry; and the only industry directory, Pay Connect™, available
online and in print. Visit us at www.paybefore.com.
Contact:
UATP Corporate Communications
Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com
+1 202 626 4077
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