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Can AI Solve Home Sharing’s Fake Listings Problem?
Can AI Solve Home Sharing’s Fake Listings Problem?
November 21, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Consumers lost some $430 billion to fraudsters via online platforms in the past two years, and that figure shows no sign of declining. Get the...

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Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
Perfecting A Rental Platform For Luxury Travelers
November 12, 2019  |  Retail

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...

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Commercial Cards, B2B Payments Get A Lift During Earnings Season
Commercial Cards, B2B Payments Get A Lift During Earnings Season
November 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Earnings results showed continued uptake in commercial card issuance and use, here and abroad, as WEX, Mastercard and Visa reported earnings and strong B2B growth....

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UK’s Duffel Lands $30M To Connect Airlines With Travel Agents
UK’s Duffel Lands $30M To Connect Airlines With Travel Agents
October 29, 2019  |  Investments

U.K. startup Duffel announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. Index Ventures, as well as existing investors Benchmark and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Zamna Blockchain Travel Verification Firm Raises $5M; Crypto Capital Exec Arrested For Laundering Drug Money
Bitcoin Daily: Zamna Blockchain Travel Verification Firm Raises $5M; Crypto Capital Exec Arrested For Laundering...
October 27, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Zamna announced that it has raised a $5 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe and Oxford Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Apple Visits United’s SFO Terminal To Explore Possible Upgrades
Apple Visits United’s SFO Terminal To Explore Possible Upgrades
October 25, 2019  |  Apple

Apple and United Airlines are in talks about upgrading the airline’s terminal at San Francisco International Airport, Bloomberg is reporting. It’s not yet known exactly...

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OYO: Why Credit Could Be Key To US Expansion
OYO: Why Credit Could Be Key To US Expansion
October 25, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

India-based hotel and booking startup OYO has been on a tear lately, landing $1.5 billion in new funding, expanding to new markets and getting into new...

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Visa On Launch Of Infinite Business For High-Spending SMBs
Visa On Launch Of Infinite Business For High-Spending SMBs
October 23, 2019  |  VISA

Visa is rolling out a new card product suite focused on small businesses (SMBs) — more specifically, high-spending SMBs. David Simon, Visa’s senior vice president...

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Flywire’s Decade Of Focus On Life’s (Cross-Border Payments) Moments
Flywire’s Decade Of Focus On Life’s (Cross-Border Payments) Moments
October 21, 2019  |  Global Payments

For Flywire, the decade that’s about to wrap up in three months has been about much more than just a name change. Get the Full...

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