The relatively high-risk nature of cruise travel payments – with cruises often booked many months in advance of travellers’ setting sail – will be mitigated by Paysafe, which has deep expertise in risk management for travel merchants. With 20+ years of card-not-present payments experience, including for travel merchants, Paysafe will allow Virgin Voyages to better serve its global customer base by accepting payments in multiple currencies besides the U.S. dollar.
We look forward to supporting this unique travel brand’s growth by leveraging our travel payments experience to facilitate the reservation process for Virgin Voyages and its customers. We look forward to supporting this unique travel brand’s growth by leveraging our travel payments experience to facilitate the reservation process for Virgin Voyages and its customers.”
Paysafe, a leading payments platform, announced a partnership with Virgin Voyages, Richard Branson’s lifestyle travel brand focused on delivering irresistible cruise vacations for adult travellers. Paysafe will ensure travellers can quickly and securely pay online for their next cruise with Virgin Voyages, whose payments risk will also be mitigated by Paysafe’s bespoke travel solution.
John Birdsall, Senior Director of Corporate Accounting at Virgin Voyages, commented: “Virgin Voyages is strongly focused on giving our Sailors the vacation of a lifetime, and this covers every aspect of their experience, including booking their trip and making safe and secure online payments.”
Paysafe to streamline online payments for global travellers booking vacations with Virgin Voyages’ exclusively adult luxury cruise line.
Whether booking an opulent Virgin Voyages cruise in the Caribbean, Europe, or the South Pacific, as well as Transatlantic crossings, travellers can now use their credit card to pay online to book their exclusively adult seabound vacation through Paysafe, with all transactions processed seamlessly.
Paysafe’s custom risk product for Virgin Voyages leverages Mastercard’s T&E Risk Monitor, powered by Actuary, to provide the merchant with full transparency on the holdback and release of funds for processed ticket sales, ensuring effective credit risk management.
Afshin Yazdian, President of Merchant Solutions at Paysafe, said: “We’re delighted to partner with Virgin Voyages, the latest venture from the iconic Virgin Group and its co-founder Richard Branson”.
We’re delighted to partner with Virgin Voyages, the latest venture from the iconic Virgin Group and its co-founder Richard Branson. In addition, a Cruise Line Relationship Manager at Paysafe will enable Virgin Voyages to overcome specific payment challenges.
Paysafe will also help Virgin Voyages negotiate the issue of fraud and chargebacks through its dedicated in-house risk and chargeback teams. Our partnership with Paysafe has helped create a smooth and seamless process.
Written by: William Trevan
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