Airalo, an eSIM platform, announced it has launched an “industry first” with the introduction  of the ability for employees to use corporate or personal cards directly within the Airalo for Business solution by simply switching to business mode. This new decentralized billing feature, said the announcement, complements the platform’s other centralized billing option to ensure it meets the needs of all enterprises, regardless of their internal expense policies. (An eSIM is a built‑in, digital version of a traditional SIM card that lets users activate mobile service without inserting any physical card.)

Thanks to the new product capabilities, said the announcement, business travelers can now purchase eSIMs for business trips directly within the Airalo app using a credit or debit card, which automatically syncs with the Airalo Partner Platform. This new decentralized feature, said the announcement, ensures Airalo for Business integrates seamlessly within a company’s internal expense and billing policies. 

Stephanie Kazalac, product director for partner experience, said Airalo for Business “was engineered to make sure teams remain productive and connected without interruption; it is only logical that the payment and billing experiences should be as seamless as the connectivity itself.” 

This update, said Kazalac, “reflects our commitment to building an ecosystem that empowers both enterprises and their employees with a flexible solution.” The result, she said, “is a product that offers organizations full visibility over costs, while simultaneously giving employees independence to connect instantly as soon as they arrive abroad.”