KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AirAsia MOVE (MOVE), Asean’s leading travel booking app and the OTA (online travel agency) platform business of Capital A has signed a partnership agreement with Ant International’s Antom as part of its continuous efforts to transform travel, including seamless payment experiences on the app. Under the agreement, AirAsia MOVE will work closely with Antom, Ant International’s merchant payment and digitisation services provider, and 2C2P, a full-suite global payments platform and a subsidiary of Antom.
This collaboration is set to integrate Antom and 2C2P’s advanced payment solutions, including payment orchestration and acquiring for both cards and local payment methods (LPMs), into AirAsia MOVE’s platform. These cutting-edge technologies will empower AirAsia MOVE to streamline payment methods, reduce cross-border transaction costs and operational expenses, and broaden its consumer base, while providing customers with a wider range of preferred payment options.
Nadia Omer, CEO of AirAsia MOVE and Agnes Chua, Managing Director, Business and Product Development of 2C2P, commemorated the partnership with a signing ceremony today, with Leiming Chen, Chief Sustainability Officer of Ant International in attendance alongside Lim Ben Jie , Chief People Officer and Partnerships of AirAsia MOVE, Anderson Yong, Head of Enterprise Payments AirAsia MOVE, Aaron Wang, Vice President of Strategic Partnership, Ant International and Reggie Weston, Executive Director of Business and Product Development of 2C2P.
Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A, lauded the partnership as a significant step forward for the broader Capital A ecosystem. He added: “This collaboration with Antom and 2C2P not only benefits AirAsia MOVE but also strengthens our ecosystem by enhancing payment capabilities across our businesses. We look forward to a long-term partnership with Ant International as we continue to innovate and deliver exceptional value to our customers.”
Nadia Omer, CEO of AirAsia MOVE said: “We are thrilled to join forces with Antom to redefine the way our customers experience travel payments. By integrating Antom and 2C2P’s advanced solutions, we’re enhancing efficiency, improving customer satisfaction, and delivering significant cost savings. This partnership underscores our commitment to innovation and delivering value to our customers across the region.
We aim to simplify the complexities of cross-border transactions through this partnership and it also aligns with AirAsia MOVE’s vision of providing seamless travel experiences. By leveraging Antom and 2C2P’s robust payment infrastructure, we can offer greater flexibility and convenience, addressing the diverse needs of our growing customer base in Southeast Asia and beyond.”
Gary Liu, General Manager of Antom, Ant International commented: “We are proud to deepen our partnership with AirAsia MOVE in our joint journey to continuously drive innovation and elevate the payment experience for customers. Our advanced solutions, including payment orchestration and acquiring for both cards and LPMs, enable AirAsia MOVE to expand its reach to more consumers across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. By combining our expertise and AI-driven payment technologies, we are committed to improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer satisfaction, and unlocking long-term value together.”
Reggie Weston, Executive Director of Business and Product Development of 2C2P said: “We are excited to deepen our longstanding partnership with AirAsia MOVE together with Antom, and bring the latest advanced payment features to empower AirAsia MOVE to meet the needs of their customers everywhere in an optimal and seamless way.”
This partnership agreement between MOVE, Antom and 2C2P is part of a strategic partnership announced last March between Capital A and Ant International which covers various areas, exploring to integrate more payment methods and providing acquiring services to Capital A’s platforms, work on digital marketing and sponsorship opportunities to drive business growth, and to cooperate in enhancing access to sustainable finance while transitioning to a low carbon economy for the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise (MSME) community.
Antom manages an acquiring network spanning over 40 countries and regions, enabling the integration of hundreds of payment methods and supporting transactions in more than 100 currencies. Its unified API provides businesses with seamless access to global payment options, including credit cards, e-wallets, and local payment solutions. Leveraging AI technology, Antom helps businesses ensure transaction security, streamlines foreign exchange risk management, lowers costs, and enhances operational efficiency through real-time payments and blockchain solutions. Additionally, Antom empowers merchants to customise operations and refine customer targeting with AI-driven and privacy-computing tools.
Operating across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, 2C2P’s extensive network provides a single point of integration to over 400 regional and local payment methods and 600,000 alternative payment locations, enabling businesses to reach their customers anywhere across online, mobile or offline channels. Its payment orchestration product, Payment Air Controller (PACO), is designed to resolve common pain points experienced by airlines such as managing transaction and currency conversion fees across different acquirers, offices and markets, synchronizing online and offline booking channels, managing fraud risk, optimizing costs as well as catering to diverse customer payment preferences.
About AirAsia MOVE
AirAsia MOVE, formerly known as airasia Superapp is the newest online travel agent+ (OTA+) in town, providing a seamless and personalised experience for travellers at the best value in Asean and beyond. It envisions a comprehensive travel ecosystem, providing various travel offerings, such as flights and hotel bookings from over 700 airlines, including AirAsia, and over 900,000 hotels world-wide, plus ride-hailing, insurance, duty-free shopping and much more. The services are complemented by a community-led experience through features such as airasia chat, games, gifting, and a strong loyalty program that rewards users across its expansive ecosystem. It has been voted by World Travel Awards as ‘Asia’s Leading Online Travel Agency’ for two consecutive years since its first nomination in 2023.
About Ant International
Headquartered in Singapore, Ant International powers the future of global commerce with digital innovation for everyone and every business to thrive. In close collaboration with partners, we support merchants of all sizes worldwide to realize their growth aspirations through a comprehensive range of tech-driven digital payment and financial services solutions.
About Antom
Ant International’s Antom is the leading payment and digitisation services provider for merchants around the world. It offers one-stop, vertical-specific digital payment solutions to meet the payment needs of merchants of all sizes. Antom has established local acquiring capabilities in over 40 markets, with the flexibility to accept payments in more than 100 currencies. It also provides digital marketing solutions and merchant digitization services to help merchant in digital operations and to better engage with their customers. To learn more, please visit https://www.antom.com/.
About 2C2P
2C2P is a full-suite payments platform that empowers the world's leading enterprises to securely accept and make payments through one point of integration. Its extensive network spans across online, mobile and offline channels including over 600,000 alternative payment locations, enabling enterprises to reach their customers or recipients anywhere. 2C2P also provides value-added services such as issuing, 3D Secure, bill payments and digital goods to meet every business need.
Headquartered in Singapore with operations across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, 2C2P is the preferred payments partner for airlines, online marketplaces, retailers and other enterprises.