Trip.com welcomes Ingenico on board to accelerate international growth

August 22, 2018 - 03:02
Trip.com welcomes Ingenico on board to accelerate international growth

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - Media OutReach - 22August 2018 - Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING), the globalleader in seamless payment, today announced that it will provide paymentprocessing and consulting services to Trip.com, one of the world's leadingonline travel agencies (OTA) and part of the Ctrip Group -- the world's secondlargest travel booking company.



 

Trip.com providesone-stop travel booking services including flights, hotels, trains and cars in13 different languages. Trip.com offers one of the most extensive flightnetworks of over 2 million individual flight routes connecting more than 5,000cities around the globe for international travellers. With 24/7 customerservices available, Trip.com also provides comprehensive selection of hotels,trains and car services for global travellers to search, book and experiencegreat service seamlessly in one platform.

 

With Ingenico onboard, Trip.com now has access to a large portfolio of local acquiringconnections, currencies, payment methods and expertise. Ingenico is a PaymentService Provider with global capabilities and the local experience to optimizeperformance and user experience in each new market and will help Trip.com providelocal acquiring connections to bolster the success rate of online card paymentsfor its members.

 

Ingenico'smulti-acquirer solution automatically reroutes declined payments to a backupacquirer, leading to higher authorization rates for Trip.com while reducingfrustration for international consumers. Furthermore, payment experts fromIngenico will work closely with Trip.com to enhance payment acceptance,including conversion optimization and FX management.

 

"We are delighted to be partneringwith Ingenico, the global leader in seamless payment," said Lynn Qu, VicePresident of Trip.com Global Product. "As Trip.com continues to expand in markets globally,developing the best online travel booking experience for our rapidly growingbase of international customers is a key priority. I am confident thatIngenico's expertise in payments, conversion optimization -- and experienceworking with many of the world's top travel and tourism brands -- will beinvaluable to Trip.com".

 

"Trip.com is combining adisruptive vision with its state-of-the-art technology and a data-drivenapproach to grow as a global player," said Gabriel de Montessus, SVP Global Online(Retail BU) for Ingenico Group. "The team intuitively understand theimportance of seamless payments for a great overall user experience. With ourproducts, services and global footprint, we are excited to support Trip.com onthe next phase of their growth strategy."

 

"Trip.com is transforming how travellersfrom all over the world book their inbound and outbound travel products andservices. We are very excited to be providing Trip.com with eCommerce solutionsand look forward to expanding our partnership in the future to include third-partypayment methods as well as in-store 'online to offline' services." added NathanSalisbury, General Manager of Ingenico ePayments Asia-Pacific.

 

About Trip.com

Trip.com provides one-stop travel booking services in 13 languagesthrough our website and mobile app. We are a part of the Ctrip Group, a NASDAQlisted company since 2003 (NASDAQ: CTRP) with over 30,000 employees and over300 million members, making it one of the leading online travel agencies in theworld.

 

With more than 1.2 million hotels in 200 countries and regions, we'vebuilt an extensive hotel network to give our customers a fantastic choice ofaccommodation. Our far-reaching flight network has over 2 million individualflight routes connecting more than 5,000 cities around the globe. When youcombine this with our 24/7 customer services and various  travel products, you can trust us to takecare of your next trip.

www.trip.com

 

About Ingenico Group

Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) is the global leader inseamless payment, providing smart, trusted and secure solutions to empowercommerce across all channels, in-store, online and mobile. With the world'slargest payment acceptance network, we deliver secure payment solutions with alocal, national and international scope. We are the trusted world-class partnerfor financial institutions and retailers, from small merchants to several ofthe world's best known global brands. Our solutions enable merchants tosimplify payment and deliver their brand promise.

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