Conferma and Pliant offer virtual cards for travel payments

By Gloria Methri

Pliant and Conferma have strategically partnered 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 access to such cards for travel management companies and online travel agents throughout Europe.

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

Founded in 2020, Pliant operates an app and API-based solutions that enable companies to issue physical and virtual credit cards, track spending, and seamlessly integrate into their finance stack. With Pliant Earth, companies can easily support their internal sustainability initiatives through automatic CO2 emission tracking on travel-related payments.

The partnership adds Pliant to Conferma’s global issuing network, which provides online travel agents with a choice of virtual card issuers. Within its 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, said, “Users demand flexibility and by partnering with innovative digital card issuers such as Pliant, we can 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, said, “We are 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.”