November 22, 2019
Fraud Control, Business Travel, Staying Competitive In The Sharing Economy
In the $37 billion homesharing market, fraudsters are increasingly exploiting the speed and convenience that platforms promise. As Airbnb recently learned (in a big way), failing to validate the legitimacy...
November 21, 2019
Top News In Payments: PayPal Agrees To Buy Honey; Aon...
In today’s top payments news, PayPal has agreed to acquire shopping discount and rewards platform Honey Science Corporation. Also, professional services company Aon has announced it will buy digital insurance platform CoverWallet. And a movie...
November 21, 2019
Can AI Solve Home Sharing’s Fake Listings Problem?
Consumers lost some $430 billion to fraudsters via online platforms in the past two years, and that figure shows no sign of declining. Fraudsters are prolific on eCommerce sites, and...
November 12, 2019
Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
That the sharing economy has indelibly altered the travel vertical is inarguable. According to a study out last year, when Airbnb enters a new city, hotel booking rates in that city...
November 06, 2019
Jersey City Votes To Tighten Short-Term Rental Regs
Airbnb suffered a blow on Tuesday (Nov. 5) when Jersey City residents voted to apply more regulations to short-term rentals, a decision that could have repercussions as the company prepares...
October 27, 2019
‘Uber Moments’ Pilot Lets Users Book Culinary Classes
Uber is testing out a service through Uber Eats that will allow customers to book culinary classes, Forbes reported. The rideshare giant introduced the experiment — called Uber Moments —...
October 14, 2019
Marriott Launches Luxury Homesharing As Rewards Perk
Although Marriott International launched its Homes & Villas homesharing program, the company insists it doesn’t have any intention of competing with Airbnb and similar companies. “We knew that we couldn’t...
October 11, 2019
What Parking Marketplaces Can Learn From Airbnb
The value of online payments for all transactions is set to blow past $6 trillion by 2024, and much of this money will be spent via person-to-person (P2P) marketplaces. However,...
September 06, 2019
How Sharing Economy Platforms Keep Users Secure With Authentication
The sharing economy is a two-way street that operates on trust between suppliers and customers, and that trust is even more important for high-value exchanges like home shares. A homeowner...