Th e International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced key milestones toward implementing the New Generation of IATA Settlement Systems (NewGen ISS). Edenred and Multiservice Technology Solutions (MSTS) were selected to implement the IATA EasyPay payment solution for travel agents in more than 100 markets. Th e organization also announced that Featurespace was selected to provide a risk management and fraud protection solution. NewGen ISS is a programme launched by IATA to ensure the continued relevance and value of the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) to travel agent and airline customers.
IATA EasyPay is a dedicated e-wallet that IATA-accredited travel agents can set-up and fund to pay for airline tickets issued through the BSP. Th is voluntary “pay as you go” method will be in addition to traditional cash remittances and credit cards. Funds are secured at the time of ticket issuance. In addition to providing greater payment fl exibility, IATA EasyPay will enable the introduction of a new, simpler form of agent accreditation. It also will allow agents to reduce their fi nancial security requirements with IATA and to safely sell beyond their cash capacity.
For airlines, IATA EasyPay represents a fast, secure and costeff ective payment solution. Edenred and MSTS will partner with IATA to facilitate the global delivery of the IATA EasyPay system. IATA EasyPay is expected to be piloted in the fi rst BSP markets in the Nordic countries during the third quarter of 2017. “We are pleased to join with Edenred and MSTS to deliver IATA EasyPay which is a cornerstone of NewGen ISS. Working together, we will be able to provide a convenient pay-as-you-go option to more than 58,000 IATAaccredited travel agents, enabling them to take advantage of new and more effi cient forms of electronic payments,” said Aleks Popovich, IATA’s senior vice president of fi nancial and distribution services.
