A Legacy of Firsts. Now, the World's Best.
LONDON, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Plaza Premium Group, the global leader in 360-degree airport hospitality and passenger service solutions, was awarded the "World's Best Airport Lounge Group" at the World Airline Awards by Skytrax, often referred to as the "Oscars of the aviation industry."
The win marks Plaza Premium Group's tenth consecutive Skytrax recognition, underscoring the group's commitment to service excellence and exemplifying its mission to Make Travel Better.
Three Plaza Premium Lounges also secured top 10 places in Skytrax's World's Best Independent Airport Lounges ranking this year: Plaza Premium Lounge at Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, London Heathrow Airport and Dubai International Airport.
"From being the world's first to being recognised as the world's best, our mission remains the same: together, we make travel better," said Mr. Song Hoi See, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plaza Premium Group. "When we pioneered the independent airport lounge 28 years ago, our dream was to change how people experience airport transit. This is far more than a trophy, it reflects the trust our travellers place in us and the dedication our teams bring to their work every single day," he added. "First and foremost, we thank every traveller who voted for us and chose us to be part of their journey. To our team members around the world, thank you for delivering the best hospitality, day in and day out. We are also grateful to Skytrax and to our airport and business partners for their continued support."
Edward Plaisted, Chief Executive Officer of Skytrax, said: "We congratulate Plaza Premium Group on winning the World's Best Airport Lounge Group award, for an incredible tenth consecutive year, a remarkable achievement that the management and staff should be very proud of. For Plaza Premium Group to have three of its lounges featured in the Top 10 independent lounges worldwide is a very strong recognition from customers of the high-quality standards."
About the Top Ranked Lounges:
Plaza Premium Lounge Rome - Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (T3)
Recognised as the World's Best Independent Airport Lounge from 2023 to 2025, the Rome lounge offers travellers an immersive experience into the heart of Italy.
Plaza Premium Lounge London - London Heathrow Airport (T4)
Travellers enjoy exceptional hospitality and stylish spaces alongside authentic, classic British dishes and drinks.
Plaza Premium Lounge Dubai – Dubai International Airport
The Dubai lounge blends Emirati culture with global sophistication through local delicacies, extensive art and traditional experiences that reflect the essence of the city.
About Plaza Premium Group
Founded in 1998, Plaza Premium Group pioneered the world's first independent airport lounge and today operates across 600 airports in 150 countries, serving over 30 million passengers. It is the largest global network of independent airport lounges, complemented by airport transit hotels, airport dining and airport passenger services.
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Plaza Premium Group Wins the World's Best Airport Lounge Group, Marking a Decade of Skytrax Wins
- Partnership brings regulated, multi-currency payments into everyday HR workflows, supporting companies as they scale teams, payroll and operations
SEATTLE, Wash. and LONDON, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Convera, a global leader in commercial payments, and JustLogin, an AI-Powered Singapore-based human resource cloud platform operating for the last 26 years, today announced a partnership that brings embedded cross-border payroll and business payment capabilities directly into the HR workflows.
The partnership is designed to support companies operating and expanding across Singapore and Southeast Asia where hiring, managing and paying teams across multiple countries and currencies is now a prerequisite for regional growth. Through the integration, JustLogin customers will be able to initiate payroll and employee-related payments in up to 16 currencies from within the JustLogin platform, while Convera manages the underlying cross-border payment execution.
The result: faster salary disbursement, improved visibility, and reduced operational complexity for companies managing distributed workforces across the region.
"Growing companies should not have to choose between regional expansion and payroll confidence. By embedding Convera's global payments capabilities directly into JustLogin's HR platform, we're making it easier for businesses to hire, pay and scale across Southeast Asia with greater speed, visibility and control", said Patrick Gauthier, Group CEO of Convera, "This partnership reflects a broader shift we're seeing in the market, as payments become more deeply embedded into the platforms businesses already use to run their operations."
As businesses across Southeast Asia build more distributed and regional workforces, payroll is becoming more than an administrative function. It is increasingly connected to employee experience, operational resilience, and the ability to expand into new markets with confidence. The Convera and JustLogin partnership brings together HR technology and embedded financial services to help businesses manage this complexity through a single, integrated experience.
Designed for regulated environments, the integration allows payment activity to be initiated within JustLogin, with essential transaction data shared securely with Convera at the point of payment. Payment status and confirmations are then returned to the JustLogin dashboard, giving HR and finance teams visibility without disrupting existing workflows. As the licensed payment processor, Convera conducts customer onboarding and KYC checks and operates under the oversight of more than 60 regulators worldwide
Cross-border payroll and B2B payouts represent a significant and growing segment of Southeast Asia's payments landscape, with the regional B2B payments market estimated at approximately USD 44.5 billion in 2024 and projected to exceed USD 105 billion by 2033. As Singapore-based and multinational businesses expand across the region, navigating multiple currencies, payment rails, and regulatory regimes has become an increasing challenge. Embedding regulated cross-border payments into HR platforms helps remove a major barrier into regional expansion.
"As our customers expand across markets, payroll and payments have become a critical part of both employee experience and corporate reputation," said KC Kwa, CEO, JustLogin. "In an environment marked by regulatory change and currency volatility, this partnership provides the governance, resilience, and confidence our customers need to keep payroll compliant, accurate, and seamless – without compromising trust."
The solution also leverages select government-backed fast payment rails to accelerate salary disbursement across the region, including Singapore's FAST, Malaysia's DuitNow, and InstaPay in the Philippines.
The Convera and JustLogin integration is available to JustLogin customers in Singapore and across supported Southeast Asian markets, helping businesses build, manage and pay regional workforces through a more connected HR and payments experience.
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About Convera
Convera is a global leader in commercial payments. With an unrivaled regulatory footprint and a financial network spanning more than 140 currencies and 200 countries and territories, Convera is reimaging the future of business payments. We combine tech-led payment solutions with deep expertise in foreign exchange, risk management, and compliance. From small businesses to CFOs and treasurers, we're helping our customers grow with confidence. Convera makes business payments simple, smart, and secure.
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Convera and JustLogin Partner to Enable Cross-Border Payroll and Payments Across Singapore and Southeast Asia
