Pliant and Conferma partner on innovative virtual travel payments

Conferma, the leading virtual card provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with digital corporate card issuer, Pliant, to expand the use of virtual cards for business travel payments.

The partnership will enable virtual cards, generated by Conferma, to be issued through Pliant’s app, increasing the access of virtual cards for travel management companies and online travel agents throughout Europe and enabling corporate customers to seamlessly connect and pay.

By targeting key partners in leisure and business travel, Pliant merges the security you’d expect from traditional banking partners with the advanced technology of a fintech. As a result, users are onboarded and approved at industry leading rates. 

An ambitious and innovative fintech founded in 2020, Pliant operates app and API-based solutions designed to give companies the ability to issue physical and virtual credit cards, track spending, and seamlessly integrate into their finance stack. 

The partnership adds Pliant to Conferma’s market leading global issuing network which provides online travel agents with an unparalleled choice of virtual card issuers. Within Conferma’s global ecosystem, businesses have access to all major card networks, over 150 connected booking platforms, and over 80 card issuers. 

Sonya Geelon, Chief Commercial Officer at Conferma, comments, “We have a long history in the travel payments space, which makes us acutely aware that travel changes, and it’s the role of payments to keep up. Users demand flexibility and by partnering with innovative digital card issuers such as Pliant, we are able to offer unrivalled choice. 

“Pliant is an incredibly exciting company, driving corporate card payments forward with innovative tech solutions that make payments simpler. This partnership builds on the existing investment into our platform that allows us to connect more businesses to enable commerce.”

Malte Rau, CEO of Pliant, comments, “We’re so pleased to partner with a recognized leader in the travel payments space, which has been our focus, and a huge driver of our product innovation. Our partnership with Conferma gives companies in the travel industry even more flexibility and capabilities when it comes to making payments, and we can’t wait for customers to start experiencing these benefits.”

Learn more about Conferma at https://conferma.com/ 

Learn more about Pliant at https://www.getpliant.com/

About Pliant

Since 2020, Pliant has been on a mission to rethink credit cards and empower companies to grow by providing a smart way to pay that scale with their business. With its app and API-based solutions, Pliant gives companies the ability to issue physical and virtual credit cards, automate payment processes, track spending, and seamlessly integrate all of these data into their finance stack.

About Conferma 

Conferma is the world’s foremost provider of virtual payments technology, with a mission to simplify payments for businesses anywhere in the world.

Founded in 2005 and acquired by Sabre in 2022 with additional investment from Mastercard in the same year, Conferma applies advanced technology to make payments quick and simple and enable organisations to focus on business efficiency and growth. In the travel industry, Conferma connects issuers to hundreds of Travel Management companies, more than 175 online booking platforms and over 80 card issuers. The company is fully integrated with all major card schemes and serves over 50 banking partners that issue Conferma generated virtual cards. www.conferma.com