AstroPay strengthens Financial Experience for LATAM Airlines’ International Crew with Upgraded Multi-Currency Digital Wallet Solution

‍AstroPay Borderless Solution: Multi-Currency Financial Freedom

AstroPay's system improves crew compensation through several breakthrough capabilities:

Instant Multi-Currency Access: Per diem payments are automatically processed at flight departure, with funds immediately available in the appropriate destination currencies—USD, EUR, and GBP—eliminating traditional banking delays entirely.

True Borderless Banking: Crew members can hold, earn cashbacks on, and spend from multiple currency balances with low conversion fees and free of international transaction charges. 

Complete Financial Ecosystem: Beyond payroll, the solution provides digital and physical cards that work globally, seamless money transfers for personal use, and priority customer support dedicated to aviation professionals.

Operational Integration: The system synchronizes with flight schedules, automatically triggering payments aligned with departure times and destination requirements, ensuring crew have immediate access to funds upon arrival.

Regional Aviation Leadership

With more than 7000 international crew members in Brazil alone, the implementation demonstrates how airlines can leverage modern fintech infrastructure to uphold good operational standards while enhancing employee experience.

"Our crew work across countries and currencies — their financial tools should match that reality,” said Harley Meneses, Director of Operations in LATAM Brazil. “We already ran a multi-currency per diem program; integrating AstroPay takes it further with faster access to funds, less operational friction, and more flexibility for our people."

AstroPay’s infrastructure makes that flexibility possible at scale, “This partnership tackles currency conversion losses and limited spending options by delivering per diem in the destination currency with transparent rates and broader acceptance,” said Mariana Morais, Business Development Director at AstroPay. “As a result, crews can proceed directly to their flights confident their allowances will be available on arrival, while finance teams see improvements in the administrative complexity across currencies and tax jurisdictions.”

By modernizing crew compensation, airlines can reduce administrative friction while providing tangible benefits that differentiate them in competitive labor markets.

Platform Innovation Enables Rapid Deployment

The LATAM integration showcases AstroPay Platform's enterprise capabilities, enabling organizations to deploy sophisticated financial solutions in weeks rather than the years typically required for traditional banking partnerships. By handling compliance across multiple jurisdictions, multi-currency operations, card issuing, and real-time payment processing, AstroPay Platform allows airlines to focus on their core operations while delivering cutting-edge financial experiences.

The solution is designed for immediate scalability across LATAM's international operations, with expansion potential to crew members of all nationalities and in multiple countries throughout the airline's network.

Setting the Standard for Latin American Aviation

As Latin American airlines expand international operations and compete globally for crew talent, solutions that simultaneously improve employee experience and operational efficiency become strategic differentiators rather than operational nice-to-haves.

Streamlined financial processes, such as digital per diem management, can play a key role in enhancing satisfaction and reducing administrative burden across dispersed crews.

About LATAM Airlines

ABOUT LATAM GROUP

LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries are the leading airline group in Latin America, with presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, in addition to international operations within Latin America and to Europe, Oceania, Africa, the United States and the Caribbean.

The group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A321neo A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft. LATAM Cargo Group, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the LATAM group’s cargo subsidiaries,In addition to having access to the bellies of the passenger affiliates' aircraft, they have a fleet of 20 freighters. These cargo subsidiaries have access to the group's passenger aircraft, and operate within the LATAM group network, as well as on exclusive international routes for cargo transportation. In addition, they offer a modern infrastructure and a wide variety of services and support options to meet the needs of its customers.

www.latam.com

About AstroPay

AstroPay is a digital wallet and proprietary payment method used by millions of users and accepted by thousands of companies globally. With a multi-currency wallet and integrated card, AstroPay lets users send, receive, and spend money instantly—all within one app. Designed for speed, simplicity, and global usability. For more information, visit AstroPay’s website: www.astropay.com