Skip to content

Solutions · Travel & hospitality

Make the booking easy to pay for, wherever the trip begins.

Accept eligible local methods for reservations and pay partners through supported payout routes.

  • Installments & 3D Secure in Colombia, Mexico and Peru
  • Real-time rails: Pix, SPEI, Bre-B
  • Local rails in 14 countries

The challenge

Where travel bookings get lost, and how to win them back

Trips are expensive, bought in advance and often paid by someone other than the traveler. Payments built for small, domestic tickets struggle with all three.

Paying like a foreign merchant

  • Cross-border card frictionLocal cards charged by a foreign acquirer can face more declines and extra fees for the traveler.
  • Tickets above card limitsA family package can exceed a card limit when installments are not offered at checkout.
  • Agency payments by handTravel agencies pay by transfer with a reference in the memo, or none at all, and finance matches them manually.
  • Slow supplier settlementPaying hotels and local operators by international wire is slow, costly and hard to track.

Paying like a local, with Localpayment

  • Local card acceptanceVisa and Mastercard in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, plus American Express, Naranja and Cabal in Argentina and American Express and Diners Club in Colombia.
  • Installments where travelers expect themCard installments with 3D Secure in Colombia, Mexico and Peru, on the same integration.
  • A virtual account per agencyEvery transfer lands in an account that identifies the agency or booking file, and reconciles itself.
  • Local payouts to suppliersBank transfers in 14 countries, in batches, with approvals and proof of payment.

Payment flows

One platform for every flow in a trip

From the traveler who books, to the agency that resells, to the hotel that hosts.

Sell trips with the methods travelers use

Accept cards with 3D Secure and installments in Colombia, Mexico and Peru and local card schemes in Argentina, and offer account-to-account rails such as Pix, PSE and Bre-B to travelers who prefer to pay from their bank.

  • Visa and Mastercard in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, plus American Express, Naranja and Cabal in Argentina and American Express and Diners Club in Colombia
  • Installments and 3D Secure in Colombia, Mexico and Peru
  • Pre-authorization and capture for holds and final charges
  • Card tokenization for returning travelers

Risk & trust

Protect high-value bookings

Card controls built for high-value, card-not-present bookings.

  • Pre-authorization & capture

    Hold the amount when the trip is booked, capture the final charge at confirmation, or release the hold if the booking falls through.

  • 3D Secure (CO, MX, PE)

    Authenticate card-not-present bookings in Colombia, Mexico and Peru before you charge high tickets.

  • Installments (CO, MX, PE)

    Let travelers split high-value trips into card installments in Colombia, Mexico and Peru, on the same integration.

Recommended method mix

Which methods to offer travelers, market by market

Cards with installments where we acquire them; instant transfers and virtual accounts for high tickets and agency payments; local rails to pay hotels and operators.

  • Mexico

    Pay-in methods
    Cards (Visa, Mastercard) with 3D Secure and installments · CLABE virtual account (SPEI) · SPID USD account
    Payout rails
    SPEI 24/7
  • Colombia

    Pay-in methods
    Cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diners) with 3D Secure and installments · PSE · Bre-B · Bre-B-key virtual account
    Payout rails
    Bre-B key 24/7 · TransfiYa · ACH
  • Argentina

    Pay-in methods
    Cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Naranja, Cabal) · CVU virtual account · Debin · QR
    Payout rails
    COELSA transfers 24/7
  • Brazil

    Pay-in methods
    Pix (QR and Copia e Cola) · Pix-key virtual account per agency
    Payout rails
    Pix 24/7 · TED
  • Chile

    Pay-in methods
    TEF virtual account · ETPAY
    Payout rails
    TEF 24/7 up to CLP 7,000,000 · same-day above
  • Peru

    Pay-in methods
    Cards (Visa, Mastercard) with 3D Secure and installments · CCI virtual account (PEN and USD) · QR
    Payout rails
    CCE real-time up to PEN 30,000 · LBTR above
  • Costa Rica

    Pay-in methods
    SINPE virtual account (CRC and USD)
    Payout rails
    SINPE · SINPE Móvil 24/7

Only methods documented in our API are listed. Limits, speeds and cut-off times per method are on each country page.

Money flow

From a booking to a paid hotel

One integration to collect from travelers and agencies, convert, refund and pay suppliers across Latin America.

  1. 1

    TravelerYour travel business:

    Books a trip

    Flights, rooms or packages are priced in local currency; agencies receive a dedicated virtual account number per booking file.

  2. 2

    Your travel businessLocalpayment:

    Create the charge

    POST /api/payin/ with your booking reference as external ID. On cards, pre-authorize at booking and capture the final amount at confirmation.

  3. 3

    TravelerLocalpayment:

    Pays locally

    Card with 3D Secure and installments in Colombia, Mexico and Peru, Pix, PSE, Bre-B, SPEI or a transfer to the virtual account.

  4. 4

    LocalpaymentYour travel business:

    Signed webhook

    Each status change arrives signed with HMAC-SHA256, so the ticket or voucher is issued the moment the payment confirms.

  5. 5

    LocalpaymentLocalpayment:

    Local balance → USD

    Convert within local market hours; lock the rate with a quote token when you know the amount to settle.

  6. 6

    LocalpaymentHotels & operators:

    Pay suppliers

    POST /api/payout/ one by one or in batches, in local currency over local rails, with double-signature approval and a proof of payment per transfer.

  7. 7

    LocalpaymentTraveler:

    Refund the traveler

    Cancellations go back by the original rail: a card refund, or a transfer to the traveler’s account in local currency.

  8. 8

    LocalpaymentYour USD account:

    Settle

    Withdraw USD to your account, or hold multi-currency balances to fund the next payout run.

Installments and card subscriptions are available in Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Cards are not offered in Brazil. Conversion happens within local market hours; the rate is locked with a quote token.

Market figures

The size of the online market travel sells into

Public figures from official and industry sources. Each one links to its source.

Industry FAQ

Where is this solution available?

Coverage varies by product, payment method and market. Check Coverage & Network for the current details.

Can I offer installments on travel bookings?

Yes, on cards in Colombia, Mexico and Peru, together with 3D Secure. In other markets, account-to-account rails and virtual accounts are often the better fit for high-value tickets.

Can I authorize a card at booking and charge the final amount later?

Yes. With pre-authorization and capture you place a hold when the trip is booked, capture the final amount when it is confirmed, or cancel the authorization if the booking falls through.

How do travel agencies pay us?

Give each agency, or each booking file, its own virtual account. The agency pays by local transfer from any bank, and we match the payment and notify you by webhook automatically.

Do you accept cards in Brazil?

No. In Brazil, travelers pay with Pix, which is instant and available 24/7, or by bank transfer into a Pix-key virtual account.

How do refunds and chargebacks work?

Card refunds go back to the same card; transfer-based payments are refunded as a payout to the traveler’s account in local currency, with a signed webhook on every status change. Chargebacks on cards follow the schemes’ rules; 3D Secure shifts liability on authenticated transactions, and account-to-account rails such as Pix, PSE and SPEI do not carry chargebacks.

Can I hold balances in several currencies and convert when I choose?

Yes. Collections stay in local currency until you convert them, within local market hours, to USD, EUR or another supported hard currency, locking the rate with a quote token. You can also keep local balances to fund supplier payouts and refunds without converting twice.

How long does it take to go live?

You receive Stage credentials at the start of the partnership, test every flow with no real money and go live in weeks. New markets are added by configuration, with no reintegration.

Sell more trips across Latin America

Tell us your markets and booking flows. We will map the methods, payouts and settlement that fit them.

How can we help?

Download your copy

Leave your details and get the full edition instantly.