Outpayce from Amadeus’ Post

How did SriLankan Airlines turn multi-currency pricing (MCP) into a top ancillary product? 🔹 Identifying an opportunity to improve its digital customer experience. 🔹 Providing its customer base with the ability to pay in their preferred currency buy implementing our MCP solution. 🔹 Prioritising transparency and ensuring the costs associated with MCP are clearly explained when the passenger makes the booking.  🔹 Assuming control of the Foreign Exchange (FX) process to capture additional revenues for providing this service.  Read the full blog here: https://ow.ly/tigG30sTWC3 #TravelPayments #PaymentSolutions #FX #MCP #Airlines #AirlinePayments #TravelPayments

💡 How can airlines turn FX into ROI? Cross-currency sales make up 38% of airline transactions — but most of that value is still untapped. Outpayce’s latest report, “The airline FX opportunity,” explores how airlines can: • Monetize currency conversion. • Enhance the passenger payment experience. • Unlock new revenue streams with MCP. 📘 Ready to rethink your FX strategy? Download the report and discover how FX can fuel your bottom line. https://ow.ly/LeqS30sTWC4 #TravelPayments #PaymentSolutions #FX #MCP #Airlines #AirlinePayments #TravelPayments

According to Global Banking And Finance Review... Norwegian Air is expanding its Nordic footprint with 120 additional flights scheduled between March 25 and April 12, responding to increased demand amid SAS cancellations. The move comes as industry observers flag higher jet fuel costs and resulting pressure on routes and fares. This development underscores how competitive dynamics can reshape regional connectivity in the Nordic market. Read more on Global Banking & Finance Review. https://lnkd.in/dyd7iqG4 https://lnkd.in/d9fGrm3m https://lnkd.in/dyd7iqG4

An airline made $75 million flying passengers. It lost $171 million to the exchange rate. In 2023, Kenya Airways reported an operating profit of roughly $75 million. Foreign exchange losses of $171 million on monetary items, loans, and leases turned it into a $162 million loss before tax. The airline made money operationally. Currency destroyed the bottom line. Everyone talks about fuel price volatility. Currency fluctuations don't get the same attention. They should. 55 to 60% of airline costs are USD-denominated. Only 50 to 55% of revenue is, and that is a global aggregate. US carriers earn heavily in USD, narrowing their gap. For most non-US carriers, the currency deficit is structural. A 1% move in the USD shifts global airline profits by roughly 1%. On a $41 billion industry profit, that is not a rounding error. The risk enters when fares are published in foreign currencies, when tickets are sold and rates have moved, through BSP, CASS, and PSP settlement delays, and again when funds are finally repatriated. It touches pricing, route economics, fleet financing, and the actual yield the airline captures. Every airline executive should understand how. Not just finance. This reference guide maps airline FX risk in a single view: the six sources of currency exposure, the revenue flow showing where risk enters, and the three structural positions that determine how sensitive an airline is to currency movements. A weaker dollar is widely reported as good news for airlines. Is it? And how will it impact the 2026 results? Like this post: 💾 Save for quick reference 🔄 Share with your network and spread the knowledge #Airlines #AirlineEconomics #AirlineFinance #AviationConsulting #Air52Insights

Forex in corporate travel isn’t just about rates. It’s about compliance. Convenience without compliance creates risk. Working with an RBI-authorized dealer ensures every transaction is structured, traceable and fully compliant. Because managing travel isn’t just about movement. It’s about control and eliminating risk. #ForexAwareness #CorporateTravel #BusinessTravel #TravelCompliance #ForexManagement Sushma S, Swati Kamat Asha Coutinho, Sajid Siddiqui, Neelesh Ghag, Nitin Gaykar, SIDDHESH MESTRY, Bharati Singh, Anubhav Mathur, vijaya adki, Gautam Ubale Srividya Anand, Sheetal Limbasiya, Vijay Chalke, Arun M, Zulfikar Dabir, Bressel Rodrigues, Raghavendra Narayanan MOHAMMED MUSHTAQUE SHAIKH (MMS)

AFAQ is more than a payment tool—it is the new financial backbone of the GCC. By shifting from slow correspondent banking to real-time, RTGS-linked rails, the region is effectively removing the friction tax on cross-border trade. From an operational and strategic standpoint, the impact is clear: Instant Liquidity: Move cash across borders with local-speed finality. Cost Transparency: Fixed exchange rates and fewer intermediary hops. Scalable Infrastructure: A unified foundation for the next wave of regional Fintech. The success of AFAQ also signals a broader momentum toward regional integration. As we move closer to the launch of the unified GCC tourist visa and further progress on the GCC Railway, the next logical step for the financial sector involves deeper interoperability between national digital identity systems. Such integration would streamline cross-border KYC and pave the way for a more unified regional capital market. We are witnessing the construction of a borderless digital economy in real-time.

Airline hedging strategies fall short as jet fuel price surges - https://lnkd.in/e58X2-Zz Reuters #JetFuel 12/03/2026 "HONG KONG/GDANSK - As a sharp rise in #oil prices rattles global transport markets, airlines face an additional threat: the price of jet fuel has risen far faster than #crude prices."

KM Malta Airlines remains exposed to jet fuel price fluctuations despite hedging strategies, as geopolitical tensions continue to drive uncertainty across global aviation markets

Global markets shift. Rates fluctuate. Uncertainty persists. In times like these, experience is everything. With 50 years under it’s belt AMI is always committed to delivering the best rates and service across the globe. Our agreements with airlines are built as a result of years of trading, trust and partnership which is important in times like these when everyone scrambles to secure space. Safe to say that trust and long lasting relationships go a long way! #AMI #freightforwarding #menzies

Today, airlines monetize the ticket primarily at issuance. After that, unused ticket value often disappears from the system — unpriced, untradeable, unrecovered. In every mature market, secondary trading creates its own economics. Price discovery. Liquidity. Additional transaction flows. Markets don't mature without liquidity. The moment airline tickets gain a secondary layer, the economics of the category begin to change. #TKTZ #airlines #fintech #secondarymarket #traveltech