TPConnects marks IATA Pay milestone with Oman Air

TPConnects marks IATA Pay milestone with Oman Air

Dubai, UAE: UAE-based TPConnects has marked another industry milestone, becoming the first travel technology specialist to partner with a major international airline to provide IATA Pay services in India using the NDC (New Distribution Capability) Platform.

The IATA Pay service provides sales agents in India with a new payment option to purchase tickets, ancillary products and services through the airline’s NDC channel.

Oman Air's Senior Vice President-Revenue, Retail & Cargo, Umesh Chhiber, comments: " Oman Air is extremely delighted to be the first airline to have implemented the IATA Pay payment option on our NDC channel. IATA Pay is a highly secured, real-time bank transfer payment facilitated by IATA. This alternative payment option will allow our industry partners in India to purchase Oman Air tickets and ancillaries in a highly secured manner. We are closely working with IATA to activate IATA Pay in other countries globally in the very near future."

In the case of Oman Air’s NDC platform, the service leverages Unified Payment Interface (UPI), India's local instant collection system. The solution supports both UPl's QR code scanning and Virtual Payment Address (VP/I) forms of payment. The platform is designed to improve the speed and security of digital payments while reducing payment