Travel Payments

Checkout.com and Mastercard Offer Virtual Cards for Travel Agents
Checkout.com and Mastercard Offer Virtual Cards for Travel Agents
May 02, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Checkout.com has teamed with Mastercard to offer virtual cards to online travel agents.  “As part of the Mastercard Wholesale Program, which reduces costs for travel businesses through virtual card...

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Marriott Sees Growth After China Lifts Travel Restrictions
Marriott Sees Growth After China Lifts Travel Restrictions
May 01, 2024  |  Earnings

Marriott International saw its revenue per available room (RevPAR) increase 4.2% year-over-year during the first quarter, driven largely by growth in international markets. The hotel chain saw its...

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Klarna Powers BNPL for Luggage, Travel Accessories Brand Away
Klarna Powers BNPL for Luggage, Travel Accessories Brand Away
April 29, 2024  |  BNPL

Klarna has partnered with luggage and travel accessories brand Away. With this collaboration, Klarna’s interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) options are available to Away’s customers in...

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Booking.com Forms Virtual Card Partnership With WEX
Booking.com Forms Virtual Card Partnership With WEX
April 25, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Global commerce platform WEX has launched a virtual card partnership with Booking.com. The new arrangement, announced in a news release Thursday (April 25), expands on the two companies’ 11-year-old...

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New Airline Refund Requirements Put Spotlight on Instant Digital Disbursements
New Airline Refund Requirements Put Spotlight on Instant Digital Disbursements
April 24, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Air travel is a complicated business — and those complications can get passed down to travelers. From extended delays when waiting for refunds after abrupt...

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Nium and Thredd Launch APAC Virtual Card Partnership
Nium and Thredd Launch APAC Virtual Card Partnership
April 24, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Cross-border payments platform Nium and payments processor Thredd have expanded their partnership. As Thredd said in a Wednesday (April 24) news release, this expansion will allow Nium issue virtual cards...

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DOT: Airlines Must Automatically Refund Canceled Flights
DOT: Airlines Must Automatically Refund Canceled Flights
April 24, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Airlines must automatically refund travelers for canceled flights under a new Department of Transportation rule. This rule, announced Wednesday (April 24) is designed to make it easier for passengers...

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Klarna and Expedia Team to Bring BNPL to US Travelers
Klarna and Expedia Team to Bring BNPL to US Travelers
April 22, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Travel company Expedia has expanded its partnership with payments network Klarna. The new collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), brings Klarna’s flexible payments offering to travelers in the U.S., following...

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Fleet Sector Travels From Closed-Loop to Future-Ready
Fleet Sector Travels From Closed-Loop to Future-Ready
April 16, 2024  |  Transportation

Where an industry goes tomorrow is a step-function from where it is today. And this is particularly true within the fleet management ecosystem, where traditional...

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