Abstract: A system for credit issuance provides for fully automated credit evaluation and card issuing integrated with travel provider ticketing and reservations. The system includes a travel provider processing system under control of travel provider, a credit card authentication and issuance system working under control of a credit card issue in conjunction with a payment transaction service in a banking system, and a plurality of travelers wishing take advantage of flights, promotions and convenient credit card issuance. Once a traveler books a ticket, information collected during the ticketing process is shared by a travel provider with a credit card issuer. With this information a determination is made by the credit card issuer that the traveler is eligible to receive an offer for a credit card.