Search results for "travel"
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341Payments InnovationBofA Debuts Digital Debit Card
June 25, 2019Bank of America (BofA) announced on Tuesday (June 25) that it’s launching a digital debit card, according to a release by the...
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448RetailWalmart To Accept EBT Cards For Online Groceries
June 25, 2019Walmart will now accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to pay for online grocery orders at all of its pickup locations, according...
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450InternationalIndia Tells eCommerce Firms To Comply With New Foreign Investment Rules
June 25, 2019To discourage eCommerce firms from offering hefty discounts, India has told the companies that they have to make sure they are complying...
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256RetailAirbnb Unveils High-End Luxe Offering
June 25, 2019To bolster its luxury travel efforts, Airbnb has unveiled its Luxe offering, which includes more than 2,000 high-end homes. The home sharing...
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463MarketsHotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
June 25, 2019It’s a fool’s errand to predict what will interest historians decades or centuries from now, but the scribes here at PYMNTS don’t...
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464B2B PaymentsThe Logistics Of Paying Warehouses Electronically
June 25, 2019Paper throws a wrench in accounts receivable processes for many companies. Logistics, however, often faces a few extra challenges when companies like...
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439B2B PaymentsUS Bank, Inworks Partner On Hospital Payments
June 25, 2019U.S. Bank has teamed up with accounts payable automation firm Inworks to streamline business-to-business payments within the healthcare sector. In a press...
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934RetailAutomated Retail’s ‘Fast And Frictionless’ Ambitions
June 25, 2019Automation is critical in helping retailers offer a fast and frictionless commerce experience. John Clarke, chief innovation officer and co-founder at Worldnet Payments,...
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546Partnerships / AcquisitionsTech Co Trax Buys Shopping Rewards App Shopkick
June 24, 2019Trax, a global technology company based in Singapore, has acquired U.S.-based Shopkick, a rewards app that tracks customer behavior, according to a...
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770LegalWalmart Sued By JetBlue For Jetblack Name
June 24, 2019To force the world’s biggest retailer to stop using the Jetblack name for its personal shopping service, JetBlue Airways has sued Walmart...
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1.2KB2B PaymentsCash Flow Worries Limit SMB Hiring
June 24, 2019Some of the world’s largest conglomerates are raising concerns about an impending economic recession in the U.S., supply chain disruptions stemming from...
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987InvestmentsFortino Capital Backs Dutch T&E Firm Declaree
June 24, 2019Fortino Capital Partners revealed that it has invested in Declaree, expanding its portfolio of travel and expense management companies. Founded in 2014...
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861InnovationMore Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation
June 21, 2019Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism...
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808RetailRetail Pulse: Luxury Brands Eye Airport Retail; Panera Bread Tests Dinner Menu
June 21, 2019Airports are providing luxury brands with access to consumers with extra time on their hands who want to buy unique and unusual...
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703B2B PaymentsSouthwest Launches Credit Card For SMBs
June 21, 2019Southwest Airlines is introducing a credit card for small business owners aimed at enhanced travel rewards. Business Insider reported Thursday (June 20)...
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844Mobile ApplicationsHopper Now Offering Direct Hotel Booking
June 21, 2019Hopper has announced that more than 270,000 hotels in over 200 countries and territories across 1,600 major cities are now available to...
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972RetailMexico Gov’t Blocks Walmart’s Plans To Buy Cornershop
June 20, 2019Mexican antitrust regulators blocked Walmart’s plans to buy delivery app Cornershop, according to a report by Reuters. Cornershop Co-Founder Oskar Hjertonsson said...
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880B2B PaymentsUBS Launches SMB Cards To Separate Business Spend
June 20, 2019UBS Bank USA is rolling out a new suite of commercial card products for its small business (SMB) customers, according to Bankrate...
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889DeliveryWalmart Eyes Robo-Vans For Warehouses
June 20, 2019Walmart is planning to use self-driving cars to transport products between warehouses in the hopes of slashing costs and boosting efficiency. Walmart...
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697InnovationDuffel Funding Round Adds Fuel To Travel Industry Innovation
June 19, 2019Disruption keeps hitting the travel industry, whether via digital payment or commerce, and the latest example of that comes from a U.K.-based...
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800eCommercePinterest Pivots Toward Shopping With Pinterest Partners
June 18, 2019Pinterest has rebranded its third-party partner program Marketing Partners into Pinterest Partners to facilitate a greater number of shopping experiences on its platform,...
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700RetailWhy Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash
June 18, 2019Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household...
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782RetaileCommerce Box Companies Aim To Enhance Hotel Stays
June 18, 2019Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies to solve a problem they have experienced in their own lives: GuestBox Founder and CEO...
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814Mobile PaymentsRiverPay’s China UnionPay Mobile Initiative Gains Traction
June 18, 2019Integrated payments and marketing platform RiverPay revealed that its staged merchant acquisition initiative with China UnionPay is growing in the North American...
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1.6KPayment MethodsAmex Card Delinquencies Flat In May
June 17, 2019American Express said its May card delinquency rate was unchanged from April, according to reports. The rate held steady at 1.4 percent....
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1.2KTravel PaymentsAdventure Travel And Beyond — Summer Vacation’s New Norm
June 15, 2019Summer is here and while schools nationwide are emptying, families across the U.S. are readying for the annual pilgrimage to beaches, national...
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1.2KGoogleGoogle Is Ending Pay Send In The UK
June 14, 2019The peer-to-peer (P2P) component of Google Pay will no longer exist in the U.K. after September, according to reports. Google Pay as...
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875RegulationGoogle CEO Pushes Back Against Regulation Talk
June 14, 2019Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against talk of regulating tech companies, saying that the move could have unintended consequences, according to...
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877Global PaymentsAlipay’s Many European Plays
June 14, 2019That Alipay is moving into Europe — and looking to support the millions of Chinese and Southeast Asian tourists who travel there...
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1.6KB2B PaymentsIn Payments Fraud, A Crypto Scam
June 14, 2019It’s not just about invoices and BEC. In one recent example, payments fraud reached into the crypto realm – and a publicly...
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2.0KArtificial IntelligenceVisa’s McSherry On Responsible AI
June 14, 2019An AI-driven model offers users great power when it comes to handling data, making sense of seemingly far-flung information. But there also...
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1.9KInnovationLost Pet Posters Get A Digital Upgrade
June 14, 2019The traditional method of finding a lost pet worked well enough. A distraught owner might tape or staple some homemade signs around...
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1.1KRetailBuilding A Niche Brand For Outdoor Enthusiasts
June 13, 2019While the eCommerce era puts a literal planet’s worth of goods at consumers’ fingertips, not all purchasing experiences are created equal. Some...
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1.5KB2B PaymentsVisa B2B Connect Goes Global
June 13, 2019Visa B2B Connect, a corporate cross-border payments solution underpinned by DLT, enters 30 markets. Elsewhere, in India, Mastercard and Payswiff are partnering to...
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899GoogleEU Wants Info On Google Antitrust Actions
June 13, 2019European Union officials are looking for feedback on Google’s attempts to shut down two antitrust investigations. Sources revealed to Bloomberg that Google...
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1.7KInnovationMapping The Maps For Self-Driving Cars (And Drones)
June 13, 2019If one doesn’t know where they’re going, sang one Beatle, any road will get them there — but not easily or efficiently....
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1.2KInvestmentsGuided Tour Startup Stride Notches $2.5M In Funding By JetBlue, NFX
June 12, 2019Stride, a startup that provides group travel packages and describes itself as offering “experiential multi-day and multi-destination packaged trips planned by experts,”...
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865DeliveryZomato Tests Drone Delivery
June 12, 2019To traverse routes that are densely populated, food delivery service Zomato is taking to the skies: The company says it has made...
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1.1KAuthenticationDigital ID: Balancing Convenience And Safety
June 12, 2019Consumers must prove themselves multiple times per day. When checking email, shopping online, paying bills or accessing medical records, users need backup...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsWhitepages Pro Spins Off B2B Biz Into Ekata
June 12, 2019Whitepages Pro has announced that it is spinning off its B2B business from the U.S.-focused direct-to-consumer operations of Whitepages.com, and is changing...
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812LegalExpedia Sued By Nustay Over Antitrust Claims
June 12, 2019Online travel booking startup Nustay has filed a complaint with the European Union’s antitrust regulator, the European Commission, accusing Expedia Group and...
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1.9KInnovationAT&T, Uber Link Up For Air Travel Services
June 11, 2019Uber and AT&T have announced a partnership that will provide “always-on connectivity” during aerial transport through the upcoming Uber Air and Uber...
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1.4KInvestmentsBrex Raises $100M At $2.6B Valuation
June 11, 2019Brex, the credit card startup, announced Tuesday (June 11) it raised $100 million in venture funding, giving the company a valuation of...
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4.3KB2B PaymentsPayCargo Adds Payment Processing To Unisys Logistics Platform
June 11, 2019Electronic invoicing and settlement solutions provider PayCargo, which targets the shipping and logistics industry, will integrate payments processing into Unisys Corporation’s Digistics...
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3.8KSecurity & FraudFacial Recognition Critics Roil Over Border Control’s Database Hack
June 11, 2019United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has revealed that photos of travelers coming into and out of the country were stolen...
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1.2KLegalAirbnb Is Cooperating With A Subpoena From NYC
June 10, 2019Airbnb is reportedly complying with a New York City subpoena that wants information about some of its listings, according to reports. The...
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2.1KMobile PaymentsEU Mobile Wallet Players, Alipay Team On QR Code Interoperability
June 10, 2019Mobile wallet players across Europe and Alipay, the Chinese digital payment player, announced Monday (June 10) they are teaming up to promote...
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3.2KRegulationThe Only Thing Missing From The Big Tech Breakup Debate: A Debate
June 10, 2019Bashing Big Tech has become something of a sport. Regulators are circling the wagons. Policymakers are preparing to haul Big Tech execs...
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2.5KVISAVisa’s Shrauger On What’s Next (And Why Now) For Visa Next
June 10, 2019A few weeks ago, card giant Visa debuted Visa Next, bringing a wealth of broad API functionality to issuing banks and partners. Sam...
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1.2KEconomyTrade War Casualty: Chinese Tourism — And Businesses Serving Tourists
June 07, 2019Trade wars are wars where injuries accrue cut by cut, tariff by tariff, slices taken off the top of GDP. But getting...
