Search results for "travel"
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1.2KRetailVoice Recognition Could Take A Bigger Role In Retail
September 13, 2019Voice recognition could soon play a bigger role in retail — especially in the world of quick service restaurants. That’s the signal sent...
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965B2B PaymentsDeem Turns To Integrations After Shuttering Expense Platform
September 13, 2019Corporate travel technology firm Deem has announced an integration of its solution into the time expense management solution of Deltek just weeks...
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1.6KInvestmentsVoyage Lands $31M To Expand Self-Driving Vehicle Fleet
September 12, 2019Voyage announced that it has raised $31 million in a Series B fundraise. The round was led by Franklin Templeton, with participation...
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986Partnerships / AcquisitionsGeniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
September 12, 2019Patreon, a platform where content creators and influencers can get memberships from fans, announced that it’s selling Kit.com’s assets to Geniuslink, according...
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2.1KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Blockchain Energy Firm Partners With Thai Oil And Gas Company; Binance Poised To Make US Debut
September 11, 2019Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) have announced that they are teaming up...
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2.0KDigital BankingDigital Banking, With Millennial, Mobile – And Governmental – Tailwinds
September 11, 2019Kill the check. Shutter the branch. Make that leather wallet a mobile one, wielded on smartphones. The push toward digital banking seems an inexorable...
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1.4KDigital PaymentsPaytm’s Long Walk To Profitability
September 11, 2019Paytm is perhaps the largest and best-known domestic name in mobile payments in India, but it continues to struggle on the path...
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1.6KInvestmentsNigerian FinTech Kuda Raises $1.6M For Digital Banking Tech
September 11, 2019Kuda, Nigeria’s first digital-only bank with a standalone license, has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding led by Haresh Aswani, as reported...
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1.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsDwolla Partners With Currencycloud On International Payments
September 11, 2019Financial technology company Dwolla has announced it is teaming up with global payments platform Currencycloud so that its clients can facilitate international...
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3.2KRestaurant innovationInside Domino’s Data Strategy For Driving Customer Loyalty
September 11, 2019Technology is an essential ingredient that connects consumers with their favorite food brands. Whether they have a hankering for burgers, pizza, tacos...
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1.5KMobile ApplicationsPierce Transit Launches Pilot With Miles App
September 11, 2019Pierce Transit has announced that it is launching a two-month pilot with mobile app Miles in an effort to boost transit ridership,...
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1.5KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Netki Revamps Digital ID Service To Help Ensure AML Compliance; BitMEX COO Departs Amid Investigation
September 10, 2019Netki announced that it has upgraded its digital identity service so that cryptocurrency firms can meet AML recommendations by the Financial Action...
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2.9KInternationalJack Ma’s Alibaba Legacy Of Commerce, Payments — And Even Healthcare
September 09, 2019Some people build from the background, by design or default, working on seemingly small and mundane things that nevertheless have a great...
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3.0KRetailGroupon’s Discount Medical Scans Raises Controversy
September 06, 2019Groupon is selling body scans and ultrasounds in a move that highlights the state of modern healthcare, according to a report by...
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1.5KDisbursementsSpeeding Up Gig Economy Disbursements
September 06, 2019Uber drivers and Airbnb hosts expect to be paid instantly, yet insurance claims payouts for their car accidents or home repairs are...
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2.2KInternationalFinTech Chipper Cash To Expand Into Nigeria
September 05, 2019Chipper Cash, a no-fee, cross-border payment company started by Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled, has expanded into Nigeria, according to a report....
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1.9KB2B PaymentsSAP Concur Eyes India Expansion With Thomas Cook
September 05, 2019Corporate travel and expense management solution provider SAP Concur announced an expansion in India thanks to the renewal of its existing partnership...
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2.6KDisbursementsSMB Spend Management Revs Up For A New Decade
September 05, 2019Payments and cash flow can be the difference between life and death for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), This also applies to...
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2.3KInvestmentsRailsbank Open Banking Platform Lands $10M For Global Expansion
September 05, 2019Railsbank announced it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Moneta Capital. CreditEase, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Singapore...
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2.3KInvestmentsCiti Ventures Co-Leads Even Financial’s $25M Round
September 04, 2019B2B2C FinTech company Even Financial announced that it has raised a $25 million strategic round of investment led by Citi Ventures. The...
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2.1KDigital PaymentsSouthwest Passengers Can Use Apple Pay For Flights
September 04, 2019Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers...
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1.3KRetailMaking Marketplaces For Experiences
September 04, 2019Millennials, the conventional wisdom goes, are far more into experiences than they are into buying things. Some of that, according to Joshua Becker,...
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1.5KOmnicommerceCellPoint Mobile Rebrands As CellPoint Digital To Power Travel Payments
September 03, 2019CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a...
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2.6KInternationalSeven EU Firms Form X-Border Mobile Payment Network
September 03, 2019Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept....
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4.4KeCommerceeBay: 24 Years In, A Look Back
September 03, 2019Today if one says the word eBay anywhere in the U.S. — and in multiple spots around the world — you will...
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2.5KNewsTop News In Payments: Amadeus Teams With Visa’s CyberSource; CitiConnect Processes Over 157M API Calls
August 30, 2019Today in the payments news roundup, travel technology firm Amadeus is teaming with Visa’s CyberSource to bolster anti-fraud measures for the industry. Also,...
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2.2KDeliveryFedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
August 30, 2019FedEx said this week that it would acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos S.A. Nivel 2,...
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2.1KRetailThe North Face On Bringing Outdoorsy Experiential Retail To The City
August 30, 2019Some retail players attempt experiential retail through a series of slow, “toe-in” experiments – a pop-up shop here, a smart mirror there,...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsThe Travel Industry’s Cross-Border B2B Payments Strategy
August 30, 2019The friction-heavy processes of the travel industry make it a prime target for FinTech innovation. By nature, travel is a sector dependent...
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1.7KSpend ManagementDeep Dive: Making Field-Based Employees More Efficient
August 30, 2019The number of workers who participate in field-based roles — including construction professionals, plumbers and pipefitters — is projected to surge in...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsAmadeus Taps Visa’s CyberSource For SCA Compliance
August 29, 2019Travel technology firm Amadeus is teaming up with Visa’s CyberSource to enhance anti-fraud measures for the industry. In an announcement Thursday (Aug....
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1.8KInternationalMTN’s New Mobile Money Transfer Service Caters To Unbanked Nigerians
August 29, 2019The biggest telecom company in Nigeria has launched a mobile money transfer service intended to serve the country’s unbanked population, according to...
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1.7KRetailMoving Into The Sharing Economy With Self-Storage Platforms
August 29, 2019While a student at the University of Missouri, Eric Laurent had to be moved out of his apartment by the end of...
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2.8KWearablesTake Two For Fitbit’s Versa 2
August 29, 2019The headlines that started the month of August were less than thrilling for Fitbit — as some were beginning to wonder if...
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2.9KRetailCostco’s First China Store Signals Broader Retail Trend Into Foreign Markets
August 28, 2019Costco Wholesale Corp. continues to grow its eCommerce and grocery operations – same-day grocery delivery is now available to most of the...
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3.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsTravelzoo, UnionPay Team Up To Offer Direct Payments In China
August 28, 2019Travelzoo announced it has forged a partnership with UnionPay International to create a direct-payment experience for members in China, according to a...
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1.8KAutomated RetailDeep Dive: How Buy Online, Pickup In Store Helps Retailers Compete Against Delivery Giants
August 28, 2019Retailers seeking to provide rapid deliveries face an ever-moving target as consumers’ definition of speed evolves. Customers who were once content to...
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1.5KRidesharingGoogle Maps Adds Biking, Ridesharing As Transit Options
August 27, 2019Google Maps users can now plan trips across different modes of transportation, with a new feature pairing bike routes and transit with...
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3.7KPayment MethodsDebit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
August 27, 2019Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father...
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2.7KMobile CommerceSpirit Airlines To Roll Out WhatsApp Bookings
August 26, 2019Starting next month, customers looking for flights on Spirit Airlines in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America will be able to...
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2.3KRetailPharmacies Drive More Retail Innovation
August 26, 2019Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption...
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2.3KRetailHudson Yards To Open 100+ Retail Shops
August 25, 2019Hudson Yards is a New York City neighborhood that’s quickly establishing itself as a must-visit destination as Manhattan’s retail influence heads west,...
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2.8KPersonnelAlternative Bank Revolut Adds Banking Execs To Senior Team
August 24, 2019Digital banking alternative Revolut is partnering with executives from Deutsche Bank, ClearBank and N26, Financial Times reported on Friday (Aug. 23). The...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsPhillips 66 Partners With WEX For Exclusive Multi-Year Private Label Extension
August 23, 2019FinTech service provider WEX signed on with Phillips 66 to handle exclusive private label and universal fleet card services, Verdict reported on...
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2.7KPersonnelGroupon’s CFO Resigns
August 23, 2019Groupon’s chief financial officer has stepped down. The Chicago-based company revealed that CFO Michael Randolfi, who has been with the company since...
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4.4KDigital PaymentsSWIFT: Real-Time Payments Demands Real-Time Security And Compliance
August 23, 2019Speed isn’t the only factor to consider in the deployment of real-time payments systems. Security and compliance are also vital components in...
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3.1KPayments InnovationTrending: Meeting The Millennial Need For AI-Powered Visual Shopping
August 23, 2019Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both...
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3.0KPayments InnovationMastercard, Visa Enable Tap To Pay For Miami Commuters
August 21, 2019Transportation solutions provider Cubic Transportation Systems, along with the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW), will enable tap-and-go payments...
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1.6KRetailFinding The Balance Between The Hotel And Homeshare Experience
August 21, 2019Finding a home away from home while traveling is not an area where consumer lack options as of 2019 – but some...
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3.8KB2B PaymentsVisa, Plastiq Team On Supplier Payments
August 21, 2019Commercial bill pay company Plastiq has announced that starting on Wednesday (Aug. 21), U.S. Visa commercial cardholders will be able to use...
