Scoot customers in Singapore can now choose to pay via PayNow, credit card or AXS when booking flights via FlyScoot website.
Singapore, 2019-Mar-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Scoot today (18 March 2019) announced the availability of PayNow as a payment option for customers who book flights via the FlyScoot website – becoming the first airline in Singapore to enable this mode of payment.
Made possible through the airline’s collaboration with UOB, Scoot customers in Singapore can now use PayNow1 to make payment for their flights directly from their bank account. PayNow is in addition to other payment modes that Scoot’s Singapore-based customers can use, including credit card and AXS.
Mr Vinod Kannan, Chief Commercial Officer, Scoot, said, “Scoot is thrilled to be the first airline in Singapore to allow payment via PayNow. We believe that travel is an innate need, and to enable more people to travel, we are always looking at ways to better serve the needs of different customers and provide them more options. Embracing digital technologies such as PayNow to ease flight booking and payment processes is one such example.”
Ms So Lay Hua, Head of Group Transaction Banking, Group Wholesale Banking, UOB, said, “As its banking partner, UOB is committed to supporting Scoot’s vision of making affordable travel more convenient. Enabling PayNow as an additional payment mode will greatly enhance the book-and-pay experience for Scoot’s customers as it is a simpler and faster way to pay.”
PayNow is an interbank funds transfer service that enables retail customers and companies in Singapore to send and to receive payments to and from participating banks by simply using the recipient’s mobile phone number, Singapore NRIC/FIN or the company’s Unique Entity Number.
How to pay via PayNow
Scoot customers can use PayNow to book their flights on the FlyScoot website and pay directly from their bank account seamlessly. Once the customer selects the ‘PayNow’ option on the FlyScoot.com payment checkout page, a QR code will be generated onscreen. Customers can then scan the QR code through the mobile banking app of any PayNow participating bank. To complete the payment, customers simply need to confirm the payment amount and the recipient fields, which are automatically filled. UOB’s API (application programming interface) service will then provide Scoot with a confirmation of payment receipt instantly. This in turn means customers will be able to receive a real-time notification from the payment webpage that their Scoot flight booking has been successfully completed.
Official Launch of PayNow During New “Got To Go” Promotion
Payment via PayNow will be officially launched during Scoot’s newly established “Got To Go” promotion, starting 19 March 2019. In line with the airline’s mission of enabling spontaneous travel and discovery, “Got To Go” replaces Scoot’s widely known weekly “Take Off Tuesday” promotion and speaks to customers’ innate aspirations to travel far, widely and spontaneously.
To celebrate the launch of “Got To Go”, Scoot will be offering a massive 70% off eligible
economy fares to over 50 destinations, including Osaka, Ipoh, Bangkok, Manila, Hangzhou, Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Perth, Kaohsiung, and even to Athens and Berlin, only on 19 and 20 March! To view the destinations applicable for the promotion, customers can visit www.flyscoot.com/gtg or key in the promo code ‘GTGNOW’ when searching for their flights. This promotion is applicable on selected Scoot-operated flights for travel until 31 May 2019 for most destinations.
Customers also stand a chance to travel to their dream destination on Scoot by participating in our FlyScoot Facebook contest from 19 to 20 March 2019. Simply tell us what happens when your “Got To Go” urge gets the better of you and the best entry will win a return ticket to any destination of your choice!
About Scoot
Scoot is the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines Group. Scoot took to the skies in June 2012 and merged with Tigerair Singapore in July 2017, retaining the Scoot brand and positioning it well for a new chapter of growth. Scoot has carried over sixty million guests and now has a fleet of 18 state of the art, widebody Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 30 young and modern Airbus A320 family aircraft, with four more Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 37 Airbus A320neo aircraft on order. Scoot’s network presently encompasses 66 destinations across 18 countries and territories, with 16 more destinations from Laos, India, China, Malaysia and Indonesia to join the network by the second half of 2020. Scoot provides – in addition to fantastic value airfares – a safe, reliable and contemporary travel experience with a unique attitude – Scootitude. Offering amenities including on-board Wi-Fi Internet connectivity and inseat power on selected flights as well as the ability to redeem and accrue Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles, Scoot was voted 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Best Low Cost Airline (Asia/Pacific) by AirlineRatings.com and ranked in the Top 10 of the World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines in 2015 and 2018 by Skytrax. Scoot is passionate about making travel attainable for all and enabling people to embrace the full potential of what we term Wandermust – the innate need that humans have to travel and seek new experiences. Book your tickets at FlyScoot.com or contact our Call Centre. Find out more on FlyScoot.com, Facebook.com/FlyScoot, Instagram.com/FlyScoot, and Twitter.com/flyscoot
About United Overseas Bank
United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Since its incorporation in 1935, UOB has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions. UOB is rated among the world’s top banks: Aa1 by Moody’s and AA- by both Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings. In Asia, UOB operates through its head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as branches and representative offices across the region.
Over more than eight decades, generations of UOB employees have carried through the entrepreneurial spirit, the focus on long-term value creation and an unwavering commitment to do what is right for our customers and our colleagues.
We believe in being a responsible financial services provider and we are committed to making a difference in the lives of our stakeholders and in the communities in which we operate. Just as we are dedicated to helping our customers manage their finances wisely and to grow their businesses, UOB is steadfast in our support of social development, particularly in the areas of art, children and education.
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Scoot
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Source: Scoot