Travel & Hospitality.
A guest in Dubai wants to book a villa in Bali. Their bank in London has opinions about that.
Challenge
Travel is inherently international. The payment infrastructure behind it is not. International bookings trip issuer flags, currency mismatches, and 3-D Secure failures. Nearly a quarter of cross-border card payments were getting declined before they even reached the merchant.
01High decline rates on international bookings. Customers abroad hit issuer blocks, currency friction, and authentication walls they couldn't get past.
02Chargeback abuse eating 4 to 6% of monthly revenue. “I never stayed.” “I didn't authorise this.” Familiar lines, expensive outcomes.
03Wire transfers for anything over $5K. High-value bookings triggered 3 to 5 day settlement windows and manual reconciliation on both sides.
04Last-minute bookings stuck in limbo. Guest ready to confirm tonight, payment waiting on issuer approval or wire clearance until Monday.
Solution: Instant Crypto Payments with Embedded Checkout
SpacePay embedded branded payment forms into the booking flow. Any amount, any country, confirmed in under a minute. The $40K villa booking that used to require a wire transfer now settles at the same speed as a $90 room night. No issuer involved. No dispute window. No waiting.
Results
0%+
global acceptance
up from 76%
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settlement speed
down from 3–5 days
0%
chargebacks
crypto settlement is final
+0%
high-value conversion
bookings over $5K
Travel runs on urgency. Someone books a flight tonight, a hotel tomorrow, a villa next week. If the payment takes longer than the decision, you've already lost the booking. Sixty-second settlement, global reach, zero reversal risk.