Wirecard becomes a member of the International Airline Transport Association‘s (IATA) Strategic Partnerships

Wirecard AG announced today that it has joined the International Airline Transport Association’s (IATA) “Strategic Partnership Program” as one of 18 global banks and technology companies in the Financial Services area of involvement.

Wirecard AG announced today that it has joined the International Airline Transport Association’s (IATA) “Strategic Partnership Program” as one of 18 global banks and technology companies in the Financial Services area of involvement.

IATA is the air transport industry's global trade organization. IATA, the International Air Transport Association, is an international trade body created over 60 years ago. Today, IATA’s mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry. Its members comprise some 240 airlines - the world’s leading passenger and cargo airlines among them - representing 94 percent of international scheduled air traffic.

"Our products and services support the air transport industry to significantly improve their financial operations." says Jörg Möller, Vice President Sales of Wirecard AG. "We look forward to working closely with IATA's Member airlines, sharing our payment expertise and contributing to the further development of the air transport industry."

Through its membership in the IATA “Strategic Partnership Program”, Wirecard will be active in IATA committees and working groups, as well as in various IATA initiatives throughout the air transport industry.

For over 60 years, IATA has developed the commercial standards that built a global industry. Today, IATA's mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry. The IATA “Strategic Partnership Program” is the vehicle through which suppliers and service providers to the air transport industry interact with IATA and its member airlines in the development of industry solutions and their implementation through various industry channels.

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About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is one of the leading international providers of electronic payment systems and risk management services. The Company supplies customers with a wide range of national and global payment options as well as industry and country-specific risk man-agement services to minimize the occurrence of defaults on receivables. Wirecard Bank AG is a Principal Member of VISA, MasterCard Europe as well as JCB International and complements the portfolio of services. The Wirecard software platform is used by more than 7,000 enterprises across the globe, including dba, Gulf Air, HSE24 and QVC. Wire-card AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, WDI). www.wirecardbank.com - www.wirecard.com