With 48 nations, 104 matches, 16 host cities spread across three countries and nearly 10 million visitors moving between them, the World Cup has put payment systems to a rigorous test. Most companies respond to this type of outage using one or more of the following solutions: backup terminal, offline transactions, or cash payments. For this, someone needs to notice the problem and act. Therefore, the recovery takes several minutes, which translates into a loss of revenue. However, there is another option: a modern payment infrastructure can absorb the outage in advance, before the transaction even reaches the terminal. By relying on multiple acquirers and networks, it routes each payment through the most reliable channel, intelligently retries and redirects traffic in real time. Neither staff nor customers notice the incident. Whether to pursue their passion in dreamlike settings or to support their favorite team, sports enthusiasts are ready to cross continents. Events such as the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games, or marathons attract crowds. The global sports tourism industry was worth more than 700 billion dollars in 2025 and is expected to surpass 800 billion dollars in 2026, according to estimates from Fortune Business Insights. Such movements of crowds require well-oiled logistics and a robust payment infrastructure suitable for customers worldwide. This is an issue that the Arsenal Football Club is well aware of. The club unites an international community of supporters and aims to provide them with a first-class welcome service. To achieve this, Arsenal has modernized its payment infrastructure. Arsenal fans book hotel packages from around the world, and the club can now offer them a personalized payment experience according to the country, while having real-time visibility of reservations according to the markets. "Together, we are worth more than the sum of our parts. Airwallex understands what we are trying to build. Their platform contributes to ensuring that our supporters worldwide, from the corner of the street to the other side of the planet, have a perfect experience when they book a hospitality package," summarizes Omar Shaikh, director of partnerships for the club. Jan Van den Hengel, CEO of Tripsite, a family-owned company specializing in sports and adventure stays, agrees. "Our business is based on the idea of eliminating all friction for our customers and our suppliers," he observes. "With our old financial infrastructure, it was simply impossible," he continues. Tripsite abandoned disparate tools to manage its bank accounts, payments, and currency exchange operations in favor of a single platform, through which the company simplified payments in multiple currencies and made substantial savings. Today, the experience is smoother for customers, suppliers, and the company itself. The user experience is also at the heart of the model of WeSki, an online platform that allows skiers and snowboarders to search and compare millions of ski trips. "Our platform was designed to offer the most advanced user experience in the travel industry, allowing customers to personalize every aspect of their ski vacations," states David Benzimra, co-founder and CEO of the travel startup. It was therefore natural that WeSki accepts payments from its customers in their chosen currency. This is now possible thanks to a solution that optimizes various elements of its finances by consolidating them on a single platform. The new financial infrastructure has also simplified the management of payments to the network of suppliers, scattered around the world. The simplification of international payments with multi-currency accounts has also reduced WeSki's operational costs and thus contributed to increasing margins. However, the financial aspect is not the most significant advantage of the migration. "For our financial team, the optimized process has significantly reduced the time spent on administrative tasks," explains David Benzimra, co-founder and CEO of WeSki. This has improved the operational efficiency of WeSki and allowed them to focus more on customer needs.