Responsible for developing new partnerships and strengthening existing relationships in the Airlines & Travel space, we caught up with Ovi to hear what being a Worldpayer means to him.
What are you working on at the moment?
As Head of Airlines & Travel Partnerships within our Enterprise business, I’m focused on identifying and cultivating strategic partnerships that unlock new capabilities and services for our Airline & Travel merchants. These partnerships help our merchants grow, innovate, and reach their full potential.
What do you enjoy most about your role?
Doing work that truly makes a difference for our merchants. One of our values is Think Like a Customer, and that mindset is central to the partnerships I lead. Whether it’s developing innovative solutions or bringing in new partners to expand our offering, everything we do is driven by a deep understanding of our merchants’ needs. And these efforts translate into real impact and growth for them.
What does being a Worldpayer mean to you?
Worldpayers are collaborative, curious and open. We’re commercially and technically savvy and we’re always learning from each other. The payments industry is fast-paced and always changing. No one has all the answers, so we lean on each other, share insights, and explore new ideas and different perspectives.
What has been your proudest moment at Worldpay?
I’ve got two. The first was opening the keynote session for the Airline & Travel Payments Summit, along with two other Worldpayers who I have a great friendship with.
The second was leading a really big initiative to support 10 airlines to replace their payment services when an external platform was decommissioned. I had to work with a large number of cross-functional colleagues, and it was a great example of how we win as a team.
How else do you bring our value ‘Win as a Team’ to life?
I love to look at internal stakeholders as partnerships. Just like external ones I manage, they’re crucial for everything I do. Whether that’s standing up new services, growing our commercial reach, or reducing costs for merchants. They require alignment, trust and patience. We need to understand each other’s point of view to identify the best way forward. From Account Management teams (Sales, Relationship and Customer Success Management) to Technical (Implementation Managers and Solution Consultants), Legal, Compliance, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Credit Risk, Vertical Growth and many others, it really does take an extended team effort to deliver for our customers.
