Americas

United States
Puerto Rico

Europe

Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Spain

Americas

United States
Puerto Rico

Europe

Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Norway
Poland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Spain

Trusted by the world’s leading airlines

Iceland Air
Easyjet

Partner with Elavon

When you work with us, you gain access to a huge range of payment benefits including layered security, innovation and global reach.

Global acquiring

Partnering with over 100 airlines worldwide, we’re a truly global card acquirer, licensed at local and international levels to provide card payment services across Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Accept all major cards and contactless payments in over 100 currencies online, in-app and in-flight, while offering your customers a consistent, secure payment experience wherever you serve them.

Partnership advantage

Keeping your airline at the forefront of the industry while reducing the ongoing cost and complexity of your payment processes.

By partnering with Elavon, you’ll gain access to a vast range of payment benefits including specialised airline industry integrations, interchange optimisation, currency conversion and detailed reporting capabilities.

End-to-end accountability

Rely on us to keep your payment systems running around the clock and in compliance with global regulations. We’ll ensure complete transparency on costs and pricing and take responsibility for every stage of the payment process.

That accountability includes payment protection: handle every payment with the peace of mind that your customers’ data is protected, in the sky and on the ground, by the latest payment security technology.

Take flight with Transaction Risk Analysis

Improve the customer experience even before takeoff with TRA, which allows exemptions to Secure Customer Authentication for online transactions up to €500.* This means frictionless checkout and less cart abandonment, while protecting your airline from online fraud.

*For other currencies, the value is the up-to-date converted amount equivalent to €500 at the time of transaction.

Airline expertise from takeoff to landing

  1. Build your airline’s payment solution with complete clarity on pass-through pricing and total cost of card acceptance.

    Build your airline’s payment solution with complete clarity on pass-through pricing and total cost of card acceptance.

  2. Manage customers’ entire payment journey with transparency and accountability. Get detailed insight and intelligence, reduce processing costs and ensure global compliance for every transaction.

    Handle every payment swiftly and securely: from contactless and mobile-wallet transactions to online bookings, upgrades and added extras.

    Manage customers’ entire payment journey with transparency and accountability. Get detailed insight and intelligence, reduce processing costs and ensure global compliance for every transaction.

    Handle every payment swiftly and securely: from contactless and mobile-wallet transactions to online bookings, upgrades and added extras.

  3. Every stage of your customers’ payment journey, from authorisation to settlement, is backed by world-class security technology. Protect payments with Level 1 PCI DSS compliance and measures, including 3-D Secure and Strong Customer Authentication.

    Every stage of your customers’ payment journey, from authorisation to settlement, is backed by world-class security technology. Protect payments with Level 1 PCI DSS compliance and measures including 3-D Secure and Strong Customer Authentication.

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“Elavon demonstrated an early appreciation for the potential impact of PSD2 and SCA on travel, bringing together airlines and partners to share knowledge and ensure readiness well before enforcement deadlines.”

Paul Bolton, head of payments at easyJet

Related resources

Achieving best-in-class approval rates for your bookings

Our guide to navigating PSD2 SCA regulations provides travel and hospitality merchants with a guide to mastering transaction optimisation.

PSD2 Strong Customer Authentication for travel and hospitality

Embrace the changes that will protect you, your customers and your sales. Download our guide on Strong Customer Authentication for the travel and hospitality sector.

For airlines, cashflow is critical: mastering airline data

William Pershke, vice president of global airline consulting for Elavon, outlines four best practices to make sure you’re being paid what you’re due, when you’re due it.

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