The AirPlus Portal
January, 2024
Portal Presentation
- Highlights
- Insights
- Outlook
- Support material
Agenda
Move with us!
Our products AirPlus Corporate Cards and AirPlus Virtual Cards are already available in the new portal. The migration for AirPlus Company Accounts is scheduled for 2024 in phases.
We are migrating our products to a new, modern IT system.
The AirPlus payment products in the new AirPlus Portal
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2020
AirPlus Corporate Cards & Virtual Cards Multi-use
2021
AirPlus Virtual Cards
started December 2021
started June 2022
Q4 2023
2024 in phases (by customer size)
in the UK
AirPlus Merchant Agreement
in the UK
AirPlus Company Accounts
Rest of world
AirPlus Merchant Agreement
Rest of world
AirPlus Company Accounts
Highlights
Highlights
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- Most important information and functionality on the home page (DashBoard)
- Widgets provide a quick overview of framework numbers, latest transactions and approvals
- Action icons lead directly to the desired functions
Design
- Online ordering of new frameworks
- Online definition of statement layout
- Online disputes for transactions
- Approval functionality Online card application for Corporate Cards
- Generate online virtual cards
- Display and change PIN online
New online self -services
Authentication takes place by confirming a one -time password (TAN) provided by text message or email.
- Login and session extension
- Adding or changing personal data, e. g. telephone numbers or 3D -Secure profiles
- Display PIN of AirPlus Corporate Cards (for the respective cardholder)
Critical processes are now secured with 2FA:
More security with two -factor authentication
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Portal roles and rights concept
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- Administers the Portal
- Main task: user management
- Can order new frameworks
- Access to all Portal functionalities (incl. those of all other roles)
- Rights can be restricted on agreement level or framework level
Portal Administrator
- Super user
- Access to all legal entities’ agreements
- Define company structure in the Portal
- Access to all Portal functionalities (incl. those of all other roles)
Program Manager
First role to be onboarded
- Main task: card administration
- Rights and visibility can be restricted
- View cards
- Edit card settings
- View transactions
- Generate virtual cards
- Administer Corporate
- Card applications
- Raise disputes
- Block or cancel cards
Card Administrator
Portal roles and rights concept
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- View and administer assigned cards
Expense Delegate
- Cardholder of a Corporate Card
- View cards, statements, transactions
- View and change PIN
- Edit DBI and bank account
- Edit card settings
- Lock or block cards
- Raise disputes
Card User (Corporate Card)
- Permission to generate Virtual Cards for own usage
- Restricted by time frame and budget
- View cards and transactions
- Edit card settings
- Block cards
Card User (Virtual Cards)
- View and download statements, reminder\ letters etc.
- Rights on agreement or framework level
Accountant
- Download Electronic Billing files
- Rights on agreement or framework level
Electronic Billing User
Portal roles and rights concept – Travel Agencies on behalf of a corporate customer
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- Set up through AirPlus
- Define the company structure in the Portal
- Access to all ‘Travel Agency’ Portal functionality (incl. those of the other two roles)
- Coming soon: rights on frameworks designated to him by the corporate client
Travel Agency Program Manager
- Administers the Portal
- Main task: user management, e. g. create Travel Agency Card Administrators
- Overview of all transactions and cards generated in his travel agency
- Access to all Travel Agency Card Administrator functionalities
Travel Agency Administrator
- Main task: create and administer virtual cards on behalf of a corporate
- Overview of cards
- Overview of all authorizations and transactions of all user generated virtual cards
- Adaptation of card settings
- Block cards
Travel Agency Card Administrator
Insights
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- Choose creation of a single card/user or group of cards/users in the tab User Management
- For a group, an Excel template with user data and card settings (e. g. limit, DBI, cash limits) can be uploaded
- A template for the excel sheet is available for download
- The new card users receive an email with a link to the online application process
- The cards are sent to the selected delivery address
Using the ‘Bulk User’ function for AirPlus Corporate Cards, several Card Users and applications can be created in one step.
Simple processes, e. g. user creation
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e.g. ordering new frameworks online
- The Program Manager and Portal Administrator roles are authorized to order new frameworks
- A checklist helps to navigate through the process
- Newly ordered frameworks are immediately available to use
- Approval procedure for the Program Manager
- Relevant fees are displayed in the order form
- The order forms can be viewed or changed at any time
Powerful Self -Services
Framework settings can be easily adapted online and in real time.
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A preview displays the changes before applying them.
- Add additional data fields
- Position DBI fields in the statement
- Change DBI naming
Define the layout of future statements online:
Helpful visualization: Define statement layouts online
In these cases, the Program Manager or the Portal Administrator receives a new entry in the approval box on the homepage .
The approval process for card applications can be bypassed with a pre-approval setting in the last step of a user creation if a default limit is set.
- AirPlus creates or adapts new frameworks on behalf of the customer.
- Applications for new AirPlus Corporate Cards
In the new AirPlus Portal, there are two processes that require approval from the Program Manager or Portal Administrator:
More control: the approval processes
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A user does not need multiple logins: the user can switch between agreements and roles with only one Portal login.
Simple switch between agreements and roles
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- A user with several roles, e. g. Portal Administrator and Card User, can use this function to change his/her role to view all possible Portal functions
- In a company with several agreements (different legal entities of a company), a user can switch between agreements to exercise the respective rights in the companies
Using the ‘Change Portal view’ function in the profile menu:
- For companies with multiple contracts, the administrative user will find an overview of all users under all agreements and can switch directly into another contract
Using the helicopter view in the User Management :
*3D Secure is also available for AirPlus Virtual Cards Multi -use
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- Maximum transaction amount (transaction limit)
- Maximum number of transactions per day
- Restrict regions/countries from the card
- Cash access (limits per day and week)
- Limit Internet payment per day
3D Secure activation* - Card limit - permanent or temporary
Tighten your own safety net and restrict the usage of AirPlus Corporate Cards:
Fraud prevention for AirPlus Corporate Cards
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Reporting
- Delinquency Reports for AirPlus Corporate Cards
- Card numbers
- Cardholder
- Descriptive Billing Information (DBI)
- Status
- Expiry date
- …and more
- Card lists for AirPlus Corporate Cards
Reports are available for the roles Program Manager and Portal Administrators. They can be found in the ‘Reports’ tab.
The AirPlus Portal is optimized for mobile devices of Card Users:
Mobile Portal
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Outlook
In pipeline*
2022 + 2023
*Changes may apply
In Kürze zur Verfügung stehende neue Portal -Funktionen
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- Launch of the dashboards
- Card termination of Corporate Cards online
- First migration of AirPlus Company Accounts
- Optimization of usability according to customer feedback
- Multiple role assignments
- Notifications profile: turn on/off notifications about blocked Virtual Cards
- Telemedicine Assistance Service (Access Code)
- Termination of CoCa 3rd party services
- View incoming payments
- Edit DBI on transaction level
- Optimized notifications
- Show decline reasons
- Extraordinary cancellations
- Descriptive Names for Electronic Billing profile
- Card list for frameworks
- Step-by-step migration for AirPlus
- Company Accounts
- Order new Company Accounts
- Edit existing Company Accounts
- Program Manager can assign access rights to their product to a TMC
- New “Card Analysis” widget
Change PIN online
Support material
Support material in the Portal
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- Overview Roles & Rights
- Video explaining the Portal
- Latest product updates (in profile menu)
- FAQ
For administrative users
- FAQ
- Explanatory documents
- High Risk Country information
- Corporate Card Service Guides
- Contact page
- Terms of Service
- Insurance terms and conditions
- Notifications (icon in header)
For all Portal users
Thank you!
Back -up
Back to agenda
The video will also pop -up on the first login.
Overview Roles and Rights Video about Roles and Rights
Located under the ‘Important Documents’ icon in the header:
Overview Roles and Rights and Videos
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Located in the profile menu Opens a PDF with the latest updates
Latest Product Updates
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Can be accessed via the icon ‘Information’ in the header:
FAQ
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Explanatory documents High Risk Country information FAQ Virtual Cards Video “Generate Virtual Cards” Corporate Card Service Guides Terms of Service Terms and conditions of the insurance
Located under the ‘Important documents’ in the header:
More supporting documents
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Located under the ‘Contact us’ icon in the header:
Contact
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Overview of developments
Developments in 2021
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- New agreement overview / agreement switch page with the option to create favorites
- Latest product updates as PDF in the profile section
Optimized usability
- New role ‘Virtual Card User’ (VCU): An administrative user can create a role and assign rights to create Virtual Cards within a framework with restricted budget and time frame (Multi -use & Single-use)
- Well-structured landing page for VCU and secure card generation process
- Quick and easy adjustment of budget and time frame
Extended Virtual Card generation
- Option for pre -approval when creating new Card User
Simplified approval process
- More settings during the creation of Corporate Card frameworks
- Option to create ‘draft’ frameworks so you can edit or delete them later
Optimization of the framework order process
Developments in 2021
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- Download transactions of a framework as Excel file: for Virtual Cards and Corporate Cards (consolidated download in preparation)
- View Corporate Card fees on a separated page
Optimized transaction view
- Administrative user can terminate AirPlus Corporate Cards Type 1 + 2
- Card User can terminate AirPlus Corporate Cards Type 3 + Private Card
New online process ‘Card termination’
- Agreement Amendments for Card Users to apply for Miles & More (only in Germany) and a Travel One Package (Insurance + Concierge service)
- Option for Direct Debit in the UK
New Corporate Card features:
- Card Lists: previously downloaded excel files with card lists are shown on top
- Extension of Corporate Card details in card lists, e.g. Miles & More
- Also available for Portal Administrator
More reporting
Developments in 2022
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- New landing page for administrative users: Product DashBoards incl. specific filters and quick access to key functionalities
DashBoards
Usability & Security
- Card application status > moved from tab ‘Framework Management’ to tab ‘Cards’
- SCA (2FA with TAN) for login and additional optimizations
- Program Manager can assign user rights to e.g. TMC
Delegating to TMCs
Postponed to 2024
- Framework termination
- Card termination
New online processes ‘termination’
Entwicklungen in 2022
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- Option to move Corporate Cards between frameworks
Switching cards between contracts
- Extension of card list download from business partner to group level
Consolidated Card List on group level
- Card User (Virtual Cards)
Additional Portal roles
Developments in 2023
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- Copy the virtual card number
- View reasons for rejected transactions
Virtual Card functionalities
- Link to the AirPlus Intelligence Hub
- New role: Intelligence User
AirPlus Intelligence
- Overview of connected devices that have access to the Mobile App incl. unpairing devices
- View reasons for rejected transactions
- Extraordinary card termination
- Extension to the card lists
Corporate Card functions
- New introduction video
- Descriptive name for Electronic Billing profile
- New Look & Feel (AirPlus Rebranding)
Additional functionalities
Please note that the information displayed here is still at the planning stage and is subject to change.
Migration of AirPlus Company Accountand other lodged products
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Communication plan is in preparation
Online creation of new frameworks and cards Change the configuration of frameworks and cards Change DBI content on transaction level
New functionalities available with migration:
Established roles concept will be applied to lodged products
Migrating low complexity customers first First country: UK
Migration in phases:
Migration of AirPlus Company Account and other lodged products to our new platform
Planned for 2024
Portal functionalities for different AirPlus Corporate Cards
Functionalities for administrators
Portal Manager (available with company liability only)
regarding AirPlus Corporate Cards – Type 1 and Type 2
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Create new Card Users View cards per agreement Manage user rights Terminate cards
Frameworks and cards
Overview of transactions Online statements for company and Card Users Create reports Can view the two DBI fields (and change them)
Statement and transaction overview
Change limits temporarily/permanently Set transaction limits by amount, region or country Set velocity limits (transactions per day) Set cash access Merchant Category Code (MCC) blocking Block cards
Edit card settings per entity or card like:
Card settings
Portal Manager (available with company liability only)
regarding AirPlus Corporate Cards – Type 3
Functionalities for administrators
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Change limits temporarily/permanently Set transaction limits by amount, region or country Set velocity limits (transactions per day) Set cash access Merchant Category Code (MCC) blocking Block cards
Features not available for the company,only for the Card Users:
Card settings
Overview of transactions, but not limit view per card Online statements for Card Users only (not for the company) Create reports Can view the two DBI fields (and change them)
Statement and transaction overview
Create new Card Users View cards per agreement Manage user rights
Framework and Cards