Thomas Cook (India) Limited and Atlys, have announced an exclusive long-term partnership to offer seamless and convenient foreign exchange solutions to travellers across leisure and student travel segments.

The partnership aims to simplify access to foreign exchange by integrating Thomas Cook India’s offerings into the visa application journey on Atlys. The collaboration thus brings together two highly complementary services – visa processing and foreign exchange, into a single, unified journey, enabling customers to plan essential aspects of their international travel with greater ease and efficiency.

Customers applying for international visas will now be able to opt for forex and seamlessly connect with Thomas Cook India to avail with a Visa backed Forex Card or foreign currency. The service is supported by a streamlined process featuring Thomas Cook India’s digital and assisted onboarding, video KYC, and secure doorstep delivery across India, ensuring a convenient and reliable experience. The initiative aims to enhance ease, speed and trust for today’s travellers who seek digital-first & hassle-free booking experience.  

Thomas Cook’s products that will cater to these customers include:

• Prepaid Travel Cards with 28 global currencies
• Holidays: Borderless Travel – prepaid multi-currency card
• Overseas Education: Study Buddy card
• One Currency Card: India’s first prepaid card with zero cross currency conversion fee
• Currency notes for high demand travel destinations
• Overseas Remittances – Send Money Abroad service covering over 120 countries

Deepesh Varma, Chief Business Officer – Foreign Exchange, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, said, “We are delighted to partner with Atlys, a digital-first platform known for its strong focus on customer experience and simplified visa application process for today’s travellers. This collaboration aligns well with our customer-first approach, as travellers increasingly seek speed, convenience and reliability at every stage of their journey. Forex is an essential part of outbound travel and through this partnership, we will be able to cater to a fast-growing base of digitally savvy, young travellers. With our digital capabilities spanning the Thomas Cook website, TC Pay app available on Android and Apple, and 24×7 WhatsApp assistance, we are well positioned to offer a seamless and convenient forex experience that integrates naturally into their journey.”

Mohak Nahta, Founder and CEO, Atlys, said, “Atlys aims to remove every friction point in a traveller’s journey, starting with the visa. Forex is another critical aspect of international travel that requires careful planning, and Thomas Cook India has long been a trusted name for travellers navigating that. We are glad to be partnering with them to bring this capability directly to our travellers within the same journey”

Rishi Chhabra, Country Manager, Visa, India, said,“Visa network-enabled Forex Cards offer travellers a secure, convenient and widely accepted way to pay while abroad. Through this collaboration with Atlys, Thomas Cook India’s forex solutions are now integrated into the Visa application journey, enabling travellers to access a trusted prepaid payment solution at a key stage of their international travel planning. This helps simplify travel preparation while allowing customers to manage overseas spends with greater ease and confidence. At Visa, we remain focused on enabling seamless global payment experiences through products that combine security, reliability and acceptance.”

Anil Kapur, Founder, InTandem, said, “The collaboration was facilitated by InTandem, which played a key strategic role in identifying the partnership opportunity, aligning stakeholders, and enabling the relationship through its strategic engagement with Visa and Thomas Cook India. Successful partnerships are built when complementary strengths come together around a clear customer need. Thomas Cook India brings deep expertise and trust in forex, while Atlys brings a highly relevant digital traveller audience. We are pleased to have facilitated this collaboration and look forward to its success.”