Travel and hospitality technology platform, HotelRunner, has joined forces with Visa to empower businesses of all sizes across the travel and hospitality industry.
The collaboration brings together Visa’s trusted global infrastructure and secure cross-border payments capabilities with HotelRunner’s deep presence and extensive reach in hospitality technology.
Solving the ‘last-mile’ challenge in tourism and democratising financial access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets, HotelRunner is collaborating with Visa to provide robust technology infrastructure and B2B connectivity that enables accommodation providers, from boutique hotels in Morocco to guesthouses in Bali, to get paid quickly and securely across borders.
By uniting their strengths, the two companies aim to accelerate economic growth across the global travel and hospitality ecosystem while delivering seamless, secure, and scalable financial solutions.
This partnership sets the foundation for a new era of embedded finance with a specific focus on independent hotels by providing access to global payment rails.
“Travel runs on trust, and trust depends on secure, reliable infrastructure,” said Ali Beklen, Founder and Managing Partner of HotelRunner.
“By combining HotelRunner’s global hospitality network with Visa’s unmatched expertise, we are building the autonomous financial infrastructure of travel. This is not only about payments; it is about building the financial rails that will power the next decade of global tourism.
“We are reshaping the future of cross-border travel commerce, making it safer, smarter, and more inclusive for businesses worldwide.”
On this partnership, Arden Agopyan, Founder and Managing Partner of HotelRunner, said, “HotelRunner has spent more than a decade building the digital backbone of hospitality. For too long, small and independent accommodations and travel agencies have been excluded from global financial flows and the payments economy. Together with Visa, we’re changing that.”
Tania Platt, Global Head of B2B Travel, Visa, said: “Our collaboration with HotelRunner demonstrates how together we can drive innovation across the B2B travel ecosystem.
“By combining Visa’s trusted global payments network with HotelRunner’s hospitality platform, we’re enabling travel businesses to connect, transact, and grow more seamlessly and securely.”
Operating across worldwide markets, the collaboration will bring Visa and HotelRunner together with key travel companies in Europe, APAC, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.
This partnership is just the beginning as Visa and HotelRunner will roll out innovative embedded and autonomous finance services to support millions of travel businesses worldwide.
