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Settle airline tickets in USDC — instant, 0.5%, no FX loss.
High-value, cross-border fares are where card fees and FX losses hurt most. Accept USDC on Arbitrum for a flat 0.5%, confirm in about a second, and remove chargebacks on the tickets that matter.
Merchant settlement is in development.
The API, fee quotes, EIP-3009 authorizations, hosted checkout and SDKs described here run in production and are stable to integrate against today. Furlpay settling those payments to you is not yet enabled — the production signer and RPC endpoint are unconfigured, so /api/rails reports these rails as not configured and we are not taking live merchant volume. Talk to us to plan an integration ahead of launch.
Airlines and flight-booking platforms can accept USDC on Arbitrum through Furlpay for a flat 0.5%, with no foreign-exchange loss on cross-border fares, fast on-chain confirmation, and no chargebacks. Stablecoin travel payments are scaling fast — Emirates, Trip.com, and USDC flight platforms like Alternative Airlines already support them.
Where stablecoins beat cards for air travel
No FX on cross-border fares
International ticket sales lose margin to currency conversion. USDC is dollar-stable, so the fare you quote is the amount you settle.
0.5% flat
Replace 2.9–3.5% card processing on high-value tickets with a flat 0.5% — meaningful on a $2,000 international fare.
Fast confirmation
The Arbitrum sequencer confirms a payment within seconds, so a ticket can be issued once it is confirmed rather than after a multi-day card settlement window. Full settlement to Ethereum takes longer.
No chargebacks
On-chain payments are final, removing chargeback fraud and dispute fees on expensive, easily-disputed purchases.
API-first
Integrate USDC settlement into your booking flow or OTA via REST API, SDK, and webhooks — no card gateway rip-out required.
Global reach
Accept from travelers in 230+ countries in a single borderless asset, without local card acquiring in each market.
Model your ticket volume
You save
$16,800/ year
$1,400 every month
Estimates only. Card cost = selected rate × volume + per-transaction fee × (volume ÷ average ticket); actual card pricing varies by issuer, category and geography. Furlpay is 0.5% plus roughly $0.001–$0.005 of Arbitrum gas per payment (excluded above as negligible). Live quotes: /api/payments/fees/estimate.
Frequently asked questions
Can airlines accept crypto payments for tickets?
Yes. An airline or flight-booking platform integrates Furlpay's API into its checkout, and travelers pay in USDC on Arbitrum. The Arbitrum sequencer confirms the payment within seconds, the fee is 0.5%, a ticket can be issued once the payment is confirmed, and there are no chargebacks.
Why are stablecoins good for airline tickets specifically?
Air tickets are high-value and often cross-border, so card interchange and FX conversion take a large absolute cut, and chargebacks are costly. USDC removes FX, settles at 0.5%, and is final — which matters most exactly on expensive international fares.
Which airlines already accept stablecoins?
Adoption is accelerating in 2026: Emirates announced stablecoin payment options for premium travelers, Trip.com integrated USDT/USDC, and USDC-native flight platforms such as Alternative Airlines and Fly Fairly support hundreds of carriers.
Settle fares in USDC
Request a demo or model your ticket volume.
Furlpay is not a bank. Figures are illustrative estimates and vary by carrier, route, and payment mix.