A major new partnership is set to reshape how airlines and travel merchants handle payment fraud. Riskified, a leading ecommerce fraud and risk intelligence provider listed on NYSE as RSKD, has announced a strategic integration with Outpayce from Amadeus, one of the backbone platforms powering airline payments worldwide.
The collaboration, announced April 7, 2026 from New York, embeds Riskified’s AI-powered fraud prevention suite directly into Outpayce’s payment orchestration platform. The result is a unified solution that lets airlines approve more bookings with greater confidence while reducing exposure to fraudulent transactions and costly chargebacks.
What the Integration Means for Travel Merchants
Outpayce, purpose-built for the travel industry, supports airlines and merchants in streamlining complex payment flows, optimizing transaction costs, and delivering smooth customer experiences across the booking journey. Adding Riskified’s decisioning technology to that ecosystem gives airlines a structured, scalable layer of fraud protection that operates in real time.
For travel merchants processing high-volume, cross-border transactions, fraud management has long been a balancing act between blocking legitimate customers and catching bad actors. Riskified’s approach uses machine learning trained on broad ecommerce data to evaluate each transaction holistically, aiming to maximize approvals without sacrificing security.
Perhaps most notably, this partnership makes Riskified the first chargeback guarantee solution available within the Outpayce ecosystem. In practical terms, that means airlines using the integration can shift part of their fraud-related financial risk to Riskified, rather than absorbing chargeback costs internally.
First Deployment in the Asia-Pacific Region
The first merchant to go live with the integrated solution will be a major Asia-Pacific international airline, with deployment expected in 2026. That airline will serve as a proof of concept for the broader global rollout Riskified and Outpayce are targeting.
The Asia-Pacific market is a particularly relevant proving ground. International routes in the region involve diverse payment methods, currencies, and fraud patterns that stress-test any payment system’s robustness. Success there would position the partnership to win contracts with airlines globally.
Why This Matters for the Industry
Airline payments have always been complex. Tickets are high-value, non-refundable in many cases, and booked through channels that span airline websites, OTAs, corporate travel platforms, and travel agents. That complexity creates opportunities for fraudsters using stolen credit cards, account takeover, or friendly fraud.
For merchants and operators in the travel space, the stakes go beyond their own transactions. Airlines that can reduce fraud overhead and improve approval rates can offer more competitive pricing and a smoother booking experience, which ultimately benefits the entire distribution chain.
The Riskified-Outpayce integration also arrives at a moment when travel payment infrastructure is under renewed scrutiny. Industry analysts have flagged 2026 as a pivotal year for travel fintech, with agentic commerce for consumer bookings and stablecoin settlement for B2B transactions both gaining traction alongside traditional card payments.
Looking Ahead
With the first airline deployment on the horizon, all eyes will be on execution. If the integration delivers measurable improvements in approval rates and chargeback reduction, expect the partnership to expand quickly across Outpayce’s global airline customer base.
For travel merchants, OTAs, and operators watching the broader payments ecosystem, this partnership signals that the major infrastructure players are moving toward more intelligent, AI-driven risk management. That is a trend worth tracking as the industry continues to digitize and scale.
