# Sunrate and TourMind Partner at ITB Asia 2026 to Embed Payment Capabilities in Travel Platform

> Sunrate and TourMind announced a partnership at ITB Asia 2026 to integrate Sunrate payment capabilities, including Sunrate Cards.

- Published: 2026-10-21T02:33:00+00:00
- Section: Partnerships
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-21/sunrate-tourmind-travel-payments-partnership
- Source: [Newswire](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sunrate-and-tourmind-partner-to-enhance-payment-capabilities-for-the-global-travel-industry-810120665.html)

## Key takeaways

- Sunrate and TourMind announced a strategic partnership at ITB Asia 2026 to integrate Sunrate's payment capabilities into TourMind's travel technology ecosystem.
- TourMind will incorporate Sunrate Cards into its platform, bringing payment services closer to travel businesses' operational workflows.
- Sunrate CEO Paul Meng said the company is advancing its payment capabilities, including its Agentic Card, as AI reshapes the travel industry.

Sunrate and TourMind announced a strategic partnership at ITB Asia 2026 to integrate Sunrate's payment capabilities into TourMind's travel platform, the companies said in a joint announcement published by [Newswire](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sunrate-and-tourmind-partner-to-enhance-payment-capabilities-for-the-global-travel-industry-810120665.html). The collaboration is intended to help travel businesses streamline payment operations and support growth across international markets.

## How the Sunrate and TourMind Integration Works

Under the partnership, [TourMind](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02kkhsm/tourmind) will incorporate Sunrate's payment capabilities, such as Sunrate Cards, into its platform, bringing payment services closer to travel businesses' operational workflows. [Sunrate](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002nts/sunrate) operates a global payment and treasury management platform, and TourMind runs an AI-powered global travel transaction infrastructure platform.

The companies said travel distribution is becoming increasingly digital and interconnected, and that travel businesses face growing demands to manage supplier payments, foreign exchange and financial operations across multiple markets. By combining Sunrate's global payment infrastructure with TourMind's travel technology and API connectivity, the partnership aims to address those operational needs.

TourMind's platform is used by more than 32,000 enterprise clients worldwide and operates across more than 3,000 destinations with more than 600 airlines, more than 56,000 direct hotel partnerships and access to over 2.2 million rooms, according to the announcement. TourMind signed a strategic agreement with Alibaba Cloud on September 23, 2026, to integrate Qwen large language models with its travel technology, FinancialContent Business Page reported.

"Sunrate has established a strong presence in global travel payments and continues to expand across international markets," said Paul Meng, Co-founder and CEO of Sunrate. "As AI reshapes the travel industry, we are advancing our payment capabilities, including our Agentic Card, to enable more intelligent and seamless payment experiences."

Karma Young, CEO of TourMind, said: "By integrating Sunrate's payment capabilities into our AI-powered platform, we are making payments a seamless part of our partners' workflows, helping them manage transactions across markets with greater ease."

## Sunrate's Payment Platform at a Glance

Sunrate is a Singapore-based global payment and treasury management platform founded in 2016, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show the company serves businesses across 190+ countries and regions with payment capabilities in 130+ currencies, and that it has five funding rounds on record, including a 2023-07 Series D led by Peak XV Partners.

## Earlier Sunrate Travel and AI Moves

Sunrate and Sabre announced enhanced strategic collaboration at Phocuswright Europe in June 2026 to deliver global payment capabilities for the travel industry, according to akta.pro company records. In March 2026, Sunrate and Repayd, a specialist travel merchant account provider, announced a strategic partnership at ITB Berlin 2026, the same records show.

Sunrate unveiled Sunrate.AI at SuperAI in June 2026, introducing the concept of "Agentic Global Payments," an AI-native infrastructure designed to automate and manage complex cross-border B2B payment workflows, Globalfintechseries reported. In July 2026, Sunrate and Mastercard jointly released a white paper titled "Beyond Automation: Defining Agentic Global Payments" at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, PR Newswire reported.

## Companies in this story

- [Sunrate company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002nts/sunrate) · website: https://www.sunrate.com
- [Tourmind company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/02kkhsm/tourmind) · website: https://www.tourmind.com

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