travel

Cities Tap Contactless Payments to Transform Urban Mobility
Cities Tap Contactless Payments to Transform Urban Mobility
February 08, 2024  |  Digital Payments

In the past, urban travel often meant wrestling with cumbersome paper tickets or scrambling for exact change at transit stations. However, with the roll out...

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Amex and Delta Unveil Upgraded SkyMiles Card With Higher Fees
Amex and Delta Unveil Upgraded SkyMiles Card With Higher Fees
February 01, 2024  |  Travel Payments

American Express and Delta have introduced a revamped version of their co-branded SkyMiles credit cards. The new cards, announced Thursday (Jan. 31), offer a series of benefits to...

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Provider Ranking of Travel Apps Sees Little Month-Over-Month Change
Provider Ranking of Travel Apps Sees Little Month-Over-Month Change
January 31, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Traveling is a big part of many people’s New Year’s resolutions. If it’s one of your goals this year, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps can help...

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Conferma Pay and ConnexPay Launch Payments Solution for Travel Businesses
Conferma Pay and ConnexPay Launch Payments Solution for Travel Businesses
January 31, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Conferma Pay and ConnexPay have joined forces to enable travel businesses to issue virtual cards. This collaboration combines Conferma Pay’s virtual card ecosystem with ConnexPay’s...

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Airbnb to Raise Guest Service Fees 2% for Cross-Currency Bookings
Airbnb to Raise Guest Service Fees 2% for Cross-Currency Bookings
January 26, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Airbnb will add about 2% to its guest service fees when guests pay with a currency different from the one set by the host in their...

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Amex: Millennial and Gen Z Spending Surges 15%, Delinquencies Up Slightly
Amex: Millennial and Gen Z Spending Surges 15%, Delinquencies Up Slightly
January 26, 2024  |  Earnings

The enthusiasm to tap into credit lines and to spend on experiences continues unabated — and has been illuminated in stark relief by the latest...

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United Airlines Sees Business Travel Returning Despite Industry Headwinds
United Airlines Sees Business Travel Returning Despite Industry Headwinds
January 23, 2024  |  Earnings

The airline industry hasn’t had it easy in recent years. From the pandemic to macro headwinds impacting both workforce and supply chain realities, to the...

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TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
TravelPerk Raises $104 Million to Expand Business Travel Management Platform
January 23, 2024  |  Investments

TravelPerk, a business travel management platform, has closed an additional $104 million investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. This funding will be used to...

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Synchrony: Resilient Consumers Embrace ‘Pay Later’ Options as Credit Trends Normalize
Synchrony: Resilient Consumers Embrace ‘Pay Later’ Options as Credit Trends Normalize
January 23, 2024  |  Earnings

Synchrony Financial posted fourth-quarter results that showed charge-offs increasing as management pointed to credit normalization in the months ahead, and said the firm was also...

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