Airline & Travel Payments Summit APAC
Bali, Indonesia
ATPS Co-Host
| Date: | August 25-26, Bali |
| Location: | Bali, Indonesia |
| Delegates: | 100+ |
The Asia-Pacific travel landscape is unlike any other – an unique blend of high-growth digital economies, massive digital wallet uptake, and a rapidly evolving fraud environment. ATPS APAC 2026 brought together industry leaders to tackle these precise complexities.
In this edition, we gathered in Bali to bridge the gap between global payment standards and local market realities. From airlines optimizing cross-border settlement to OTAs battling sophisticated account takeovers, attendees gained actionable strategies to drive their businesses forward through expert-led sessions and collaborative networking.
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Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
Venue
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Venue for ATPS APAC 2026:
Sheraton Kuta Bali
Address: Jl. Pantai Kuta, Kuta, Kec. Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia
Phone: +62 361 8465555
Airline & Travel Payments Summit APAC
Tuesday 25th August 2026
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Welcome and Registration
2:30pm – 5:00pm
Payments Track
Payments Workshops
Small group sessions to let delegates learn first-hand on key payment topics from leading industry experts. Each session is approximately 40 minutes long and there is a coffee break after two sessions.
Topics & Session Leaders
Issues, Challenges and Solutions for Tokenisation
– Manuel Bourel, Business Development Director, PCI Proxy
Payment Orchestration & Agentic AI Payments
– Simon Eve, Global Head of Sales & Partnerships, Apexx Global
AFP Update
– Evelyn Ng, Commercial Lead APAC, UATP
– Irwan Majid, Director Network Sales APAC, UATP
Fraud Track
Fraud Workshops
For our delegates interested in the fraud topic we have three great session that will give you first-hand insights on key fraud topics from leading industry experts. There is a coffee break after two sessions.
Topics & Session Leaders
Fraud, Friction and Fragmentation: rethinking fraud prevention strategy in APAC
– Marney de la Mar, Head of Business Development PRECISION, ETraveli Group
Agentic AI – Bots – friends or foes when it comes to fraud?
– Niall Whelan, Customer Success APAC, Darwinium
2026 Update: Loyalty Security and Account Take Over Prevention
–Luke Dynan, VP & GM APAC, Accertify
3:45pm – 4:15pm
Coffee Break
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Networking Session Sponsored by Worldpay
Airline & Travel Payments Summit APAC
Wednesday 26th August 2026
8:30am – 9:00am
Lead Sponsor
Registration and Coffee Sponsored by Discover
9:00am – 9:40am
Chairman’s Welcome Remarks
– Michael Smith, Board Advisor, AiConnects
How Payment Innovation is driving conversion at Webjet
– Michael Gulliver, Global Payments Manager, Webjet Travel Group in conversation with
– Samuel Flynn, CEO, Hands In
9:40am – 10:10am
Thai Airways Case Study: Expanding Payment Choice for Travel Agents
– Ajish Morris, APAC Strategy Lead Airlines & Travel, Worldpay
10:10am – 10:40am
Digital Transformation for Airline Payments
– Dumindanie Gunasekara, Ecommerce Services Manager, SriLankan Airlines
– Terrence Chow, Director Sales & Business Development, Asia Pay
10:40am – 11:20am
Coffee Break & Networking
11.20am – 12.00pm
Panel Session: Will AI replace payment orchestration – or is AI the orchestrator of the orchestration platforms?
Moderator
– Michael Smith, Board Advisor, AiConnects
Panellists
– Gwen Tang, APAC Business Development Director, Juspay
– David Newington, Managing Director APAC, UATP
– Patrick van der Knoop, Global Commercial Lead Airlines, nuvei
– Franchesca Butler, SDR Manager, helloclever
12:00am – 12:30pm
Plugging the gaps and vulnerabilities in booking travel: From AgenticAI to call centres – minimising the risks
– Niall Whelan, Customer Success APAC, Darwinium
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Lunch & Networking
2:00pm – 2:30pm
Agentic AI Platforms: Which will win out – Google, Visa, Mastercard or Amex (or none of them!)
– Peter Keenan, Founder & CEO, Apexx Global
2:30pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Best practices for managing US & European Acquiring from APAC
– Yang Li, VP Airlines APAC & Europe, Elavon by US Bank
3:30pm – 4:10pm
Coffee Break & Networking
4:10pm – 5:00pm
Fireside Chat: Is AgenticAI a friend or a foe for fraud prevention?
Moderator
– Chris Staab, Co-founder, Loyalty Security Alliance
Panellists
– Dumindanie Gunasekara, Ecommerce Services Manager, SriLankan Airlines
– Marney de la Mar, Head of Business Development PRECISION, ETraveli Group
Others to be announced
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Networking Session
Companies who registered for ATPS APAC 2026:
Companies will be added as they register
2C2P
Accertify
AirAsia MOVE
Airwallex
APEXX Global
Continuum Commerce
Cover Genius
Connexus Travel / CSTS
Darwinium
Discover
Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines
Elavon by US Bank
Etraveli Group
Hands In
Hecto Financial
IATA
JPMorgan
Juneyao Airline
JusPay
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Miat Mongolian Airlines
Nuvei
Oceanpayment
Outpayce from Amadeus
Pagsmile
Paysafe Group
PCI Proxy by Planet
Singapore Airlines
Srilankan Airlines
UATP
UnionPay International
Vietjet Air
Vietnam Airlines
Virgin Australia
Webjet
Worldpay
Modern Approaches to Account Protection: Balancing Security, Trust & Seamless Customer Experience
In this focused panel discussion, we explored the evolving threat landscape surrounding customer account security, with particular emphasis on loyalty ecosystems. We looked at the challenges digital businesses – especially airlines and loyalty providers – faced as they worked to mitigate risk, prevent fraud, and maintain customer trust while delivering a frictionless user experience.
The conversation highlighted emerging fraud vectors such as synthetic identities, account takeover, and PII theft, as well as the practical strategies and technologies organisations were using to combat these threats.
Content Areas
- Synthetic Identity Fraud
- Account Takeover (ATO) Threat Evolution
- PII Theft & Cross‑Merchant Fraud
- Identity Verification & 2FA Bypass Techniques
ATPS APAC 2026 Hot Topics
- Agentic AI and how it’s impacting payments & fraud
- Payment Personalisation – from local APMs to lessons from other retailers
- Digital Wallets – APAC leads in uptake versus other markets
- Fintechs and Airlines & Travel Companies – one and the same?
- Can seamless payment experiences fix your look to book ratios?
- Managing FX in a multi border market
- Bots – friends or foes in the Agentic AI world
- AI versus AI – can you outwith the fraudsters using AI?
- Account Take Over (ATO)
- Quishing, Real Time Payments & other fraud scams
- Chargebacks – will AI make this easier to manage or increase the numbers?
Are we missing a topic/area that you think needs addressed for the 2026 event? Please drop an email to Michael Smith, the conference chairman so that we can add it!
Upcoming Events
- Recording
- 16 September, 10am Eastern
- 30 Sep-1 Oct, NYC
- Wednesday, 30th September 2026
- 26 November, London
- 16th-17th February, Miami
