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Today In Payments: Grab To Go Public At $40 Billion Valuation; Apple Eyes Products For Connected Home Market

Today In Payments: Grab To Go Public At $40 Billion Valuation; Apple Eyes Products For Connected Home Market
Today In Payments: Grab To Go Public At $40 Billion Valuation; Apple Eyes Products For...
April 13, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Grab is merging with Altimeter to go public, and Apple is developing a new product for the connected home market. Plus,...

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Reopening 2021: Travel Industry Struggles To Get On The Road Again
Reopening 2021: Travel Industry Struggles To Get On The Road Again
April 12, 2021  |  Travel Payments

By the numbers, saying the travel industry had a terrible year is a massive understatement. In the wake of a global pandemic, the year was...

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Traveloka Could Go Public Via SPAC At $5 Billion Valuation
Traveloka Could Go Public Via SPAC At $5 Billion Valuation
April 09, 2021  |  IPO

Traveloka is getting closer to going public through a special purposes acquisition company (SPAC) that could value the Indonesian online travel startup at $5 billion,...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card Spending Reached 88 Pct Of Pre-Pandemic Level
Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card...
April 08, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab is rolling out the GrabForGood Fund, while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the...

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IATA Says International Air Traffic Plunged 89 Pct In February
IATA Says International Air Traffic Plunged 89 Pct In February
April 07, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a press release that the trend of low passenger traffic on airplanes continued in February with no...

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Immunity Passports Become Reality And Draw Mixed Reaction
Immunity Passports Become Reality And Draw Mixed Reaction
April 06, 2021  |  Economy

Immunity passports are showing up in media reports at a never before seen rates in recent weeks, but the concept is far from new —...

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Travel Makes Comeback In China: Will Spending Follow?
Travel Makes Comeback In China: Will Spending Follow?
April 06, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Travel in China made a strong comeback last weekend, a three-day weekend that marked the first national holiday since the government eased COVID-related travel restrictions....

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The Unexpected Evolution Of Corporate T&E
The Unexpected Evolution Of Corporate T&E
April 05, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Corporate travel and expense (T&E) was turned on its head last year, and while industry experts are finally beginning to elevate their expectations for the...

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