Rethink, Rebuild and Renew: Travel Fintech Investment
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Discover what’s driving this year’s travel fintech investment boom.
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As travel companies plan a fintech investment boom to capture rebound, we invited experts from Amadeus, Cybersource, Citi and Uplift to discuss Travel Fintech Investment Trends 2022.
On July 13th, this fireside chat was hosted by Amadeus Payments, Global Head of Commercial, Tania Platt, who was joined by a range of expert panelists discussing BNPL, SCA, FX and NDC Payments.
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Moderator
Tania Platt
Global Head of Commercial,
Amadeus Payments
Tania leads all Payments sales & business development efforts and, together with her team, helps accelerate Amadeus’ journey to becoming the leading supplier of frictionless travel payment solutions.
With over 25 years’ experience in the payments, financial services and telecommunications sectors, Tania has led successful businesses in over 35 countries. Before joining Amadeus, Tania worked at American Express, where she was responsible for the revenues from the largest American Express UK merchants and was leading the partnership program targeting new business from SMEs.
Panelists
David Larvin
Head of Airline Payments Strategy,
Amadeus
David has more than two decades of airline industry experience in both expert and leadership roles in engineering, product management and strategy.
For the last five years, David has been the chair of the Amadeus airline governance and strategic investment body, working with approximately 150 Airlines to ensure activities and solutions are correctly positioned for the future with a special focus on the digital retailing transformation, including NDC, Order management, Merchandising and frictionless travel throughout the customer journey.
Mari-Anne Bayliss
Senior Director, Regional Solutions Lead, Europe, Cybersource
Mari-Anne joined Cybersource in June 2017. In her role as European lead – Regional Solutions, she focuses on driving forward solutions which help merchants to provide great customer experiences, while keeping their business secure.
Prior to joining Cybersource, she spent 18 years with a large UK retailer, and for over 10 years was leading the Fraud and Risk functions, responsible for both eCommerce fraud prevention and internal risk management. During this time, she experienced significant changes to the risk and payment landscapes, including the introduction of chip and PIN and the emergence of immediate fulfilment channels. She brings a unique insight into today’s digital payment landscape.
Paul O'Reilly
Director, eFX Corporate Solutions, EMEA,
Citi
Paul has spent over 15 years working in Citi. Within Corporate Sales and Solutions both in London and Dublin, Paul has advised many of the world’s biggest Corporates on their FX Risk Management, trading, and execution.
As our client interactions have become increasingly digital, and as our clients themselves have become digital providers, Paul has been at the forefront of Citi’s eFX efforts globally in partnership with our Treasury and Transaction division. Developing and delivering new product offerings, leveraging new technologies and connectivity to enable our clients to build the treasuries of tomorrow, today.
Tom Botts
Chief Commercial Officer,
Uplift
Tom joined Uplift from KSL Capital portfolio company Miraval Group where he served as SVP and CMO, ultimately successfully selling the brand and resorts to Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.
Prior to Uplift, Tom held executive positions across the airline, hotel, and online intermediary industries including at Denihan Hospitality, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Hotwire.com. Tom was also the co-founder and managing partner of global travel consultancy Hudson Crossing, LLC. Tom sits on the board of directors or advisory boards of several companies, including Adara Media, Duetto Research, Hudson Crossing, and Rocketmiles (acquired by Priceline).