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Virgin Atlantic, CellPoint Digital Form Payment Orchestration Partnership

Virgin Atlantic, CellPoint Digital Form Payment Orchestration Partnership
Virgin Atlantic, CellPoint Digital Form Payment Orchestration Partnership
January 17, 2024  |  News

Virgin Atlantic has formed a partnership with airline-focused payment orchestration company CellPoint Digital. The collaboration is designed to make transactions for travelers on the British air carrier seamless and...

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Delta: Business Travel, Digital Transformation Bright Spots in Uncertain Economy
Delta: Business Travel, Digital Transformation Bright Spots in Uncertain Economy
January 12, 2024  |  Earnings

Ongoing macroeconomic headwinds and labor realities are grounding Delta Air Lines’ near-term outlook. The Atlanta-based airline told investors during its Friday (Jan. 12) December quarter...

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Evolve Taps Affirm to Provide Pay-Over-Time Options to Travelers
Evolve Taps Affirm to Provide Pay-Over-Time Options to Travelers
January 10, 2024  |  BNPL

Evolve, a vacation rental hospitality company, has partnered with payment network Affirm to provide pay-over-time options to travelers. Affirm will be the exclusive pay-over-time partner of Evolve,...

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Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024
Service Sector Inflation Could Test Consumers’ Appetite to Spend in 2024
January 05, 2024  |  Economy

Through the last several months, payment networks, banks and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms have pointed to the resilience of the U.S. consumer. Consumers...

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Frontdesk’s Whole-Staff Layoffs Suggest Struggle to Break Through Consumer Inertia
Frontdesk’s Whole-Staff Layoffs Suggest Struggle to Break Through Consumer Inertia
January 03, 2024  |  Startups

With Frontdesk reportedly laying off its whole staff, it seems that amid ongoing financial challenges, short-term rental models may not present a needed enough solution...

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Nomura Downgrades Uber and Lyft After Outsized Gains in 2023
Nomura Downgrades Uber and Lyft After Outsized Gains in 2023
December 29, 2023  |  Ridesharing

While ridesharing giants Uber and Lyft experienced significant growth in revenue in 2023, they reportedly facechallenges in 2024. For different reasons, financial services group Nomura...

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Vrbo Gains 3 Points and 1 Position in Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
Vrbo Gains 3 Points and 1 Position in Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
December 28, 2023  |  Travel Payments

If you’re thinking about traveling in 2024, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps could help. Using metrics such as average users, the number of downloads...

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Consumers’ Digital Engagement Grows in 2023 as the Number and Frequency of Digital Activities Grow
Consumers’ Digital Engagement Grows in 2023 as the Number and Frequency of Digital Activities Grow
December 21, 2023  |  Connected Economy

There’s been a significant increase in digital engagement across all age groups and income brackets over the past year, PYMNTS Intelligence has found, with the...

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