Optimise payment acceptance
We offer Visa and Mastercard for payment choice and to optimise acceptance across your supplier base, helping deliver the best customer outcome.
Travel payments
How we can help travel intermediaries navigate their next steps
The dynamic needs of the travel industry require a tailored payment solution to enable secure and transparent supplier payments.
We’ll work with you to create a proposition that meets your unique needs to improve cash flow, reduce risk and optimise and automate reconciliation, helping you to simplify your business. We can connect you to opportunities across the wider Barclays group too.
Enhance revenues and margins
Our flexible credit solutions could help reduce costs, secure early payment discounts and free up working capital for reinvestment.
Connectivity to the travel ecosystem
Our virtual cards allow you to pay your suppliers in a controlled way, that will ensure you have full visibility of spend and access to reconciled data.
Why travel intermediaries choose to work with us
In 2023, we processed over 9 billion card payments for more than 161,900 merchants2
£80.9bn processed in Q1 2023 – £77.9bn of which were merchant acquiring payments2
In 2023, authorisation service uptime was 100% (excluding planned maintenance).2
Payment strategies to help your ambitions go the distance
An integrated payment strategy is critical to any business strategy. Because we understand your unique and complex needs as a travel intermediary, we’ll provide you with tools to help you achieve:
• Maximum acceptance
• Connectivity and reliability
• Control and data visibility
• Reduced fraud
• Enhanced cash flow
Precisionpay: our solution for virtually all your travel needs
Virtual cards go beyond the benefits of traditional card payments to create a secure way to pay your suppliers. Available as a web solution (UI) or direct API, it‘s a convenient way to make payments using specific transaction dates and values, delivering control and spend visibility.
Our experts are here to help you realise your travel ambitions
Get in touch with your Barclaycard Payments Relationship Manager, or request a call back from our payments specialists.
How Barclays supports the travel sector
From financing to propelling growth to support with business acquisitions and mergers, the Barclays group can help you realise your travel ambitions.
1Data sourced and verified by Barclaycard Payments.