Tagged: travel

August 17, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, which claims to be the first fully unified global spend platform, today launched group events — an expansion of Brex travel that “enables businesses to create and manage large scale, group corporate events for employees.” With this launch, Brex says it is “the first… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 8:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the countdown to the opening of the Asian Games, Ant Group is expanding multiple cross-border digital payment options for international travelers as the Official Prestige Partner of Asia’s largest sports event in 2023. As a native of Hangzhou, the host city of the Games… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

flynas, the Saudi air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East and the world, and Tabby, the MENA region’s shopping and financial services app, have announced a partnership “to provide travelers with flexible payment solutions, allowing flynas’ customers to pay for their… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE:NU) has just taken another step beyond financial solutions, “diversifying its platform of products and services.” In a partnership with the North American app Hopper, Nu will aim to “offer a comprehensive travel portal within Nubank’s Shopping platform, the company’s marketplace, to facilitate the… Read More

July 15, 2023 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Nirvana Travel and Tourism – which claims to be one of the UAE’s leading travel and tourism management companies – have joined forces in a collaboration aimed at providing a payment solution “to customers who book travel services in the UAE,… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airbase, the software provider that helps companies procure, pay, and close their books with ease, and TravelPerk, the “fastest-growing” global travel management platform, announced an integration that will “enable businesses to seamlessly manage their travel expenditure with less effort.” This partnership “brings together TravelPerk’s vast… Read More

June 22, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

International insurtech bolttech announced its partnership with one of Taiwan’s telecommunications providers, Taiwan Mobile, in order “to offer a range of personal insurance options for customers on the Taiwan Mobile app.” Powered by bolttech’s insurance exchange platform, “the first phase of the partnership will see… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer demand for travel, leisure and other experiences remains strong despite the increase in cost of living according to Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) research. The payments platform found “that 51% of consumers are still prioritising spend in these areas over other discretionary spending.” The research also… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Against a surge in both business and personal travel, global fintech Airwallex and leading travel technology company Expedia Group announced today a joint promotion to help customers save when booking hotel stays. Jessica Chiu, Head of North American Strategic Partnerships at Airwallex said global business… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) cardholders will be able “to book travel using credit card loyalty points with Travel with Rewards powered by Expedia.” Expedia Group and Mastercard “expand their partnership for a new joint adventure: Travel with Rewards, a modern loyalty points redemption solution that enables… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex recently announced Brex travel, a premium travel management experience that delivers comprehensive booking and management capabilities, all in the Brex dashboard and mobile app, “with unbiased global inventory, self-service trip changes, and 24/7 agent support.” With the addition of travel, Brex is “extending Empower… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 4:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) is expanding its relationship with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to develop a suite of solutions built on Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies “focused on reducing business travel friction for employees and businesses.” The first solution developed through this collaboration will “enhance the… Read More

February 5, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Center, a software company helping businesses gain visibility into and manage employee spending, released insights from its fourth annual Expense Management Trends survey, revealing that “despite an uncertain economic environment, over a third of respondents (36%) plan to spend more than $250k annually on travel,… Read More

January 9, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alipay+, a provider of global cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions, is striving to provide cash-free and mobile-friendly travel experiences for Asian tourists in the Chinese mainland “as it seeks to partner with more merchants and enable greater QR code connectivity.” Starting from January 8,… Read More

January 7, 2023 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WeTravel—an integrated booking and payments platform built to automate and optimize the operational necessitates of multi-day tour operators—announced the appointment of Ted Clements to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and the migration of Johannes Koeppel, WeTravel’s co-founder, from CEO to the newly-created Chief Product Officer (CPO)… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the surging demand of international business travel, global fintech platform Airwallex is partnering with Agoda, a global digital travel platform, “to make travel planning easier for Hong Kong SMEs and startups.” As mentioned in the announcement, Airwallex Hong Kong customers will “be able to… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a payments platform, announced a partnership with Virgin Voyages, Richard Branson’s lifestyle travel brand “focused on delivering irresistible cruise vacations for adult travelers.” Paysafe will “ensure travelers can quickly and securely pay online for their next cruise with Virgin Voyages, whose payments… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xeni’s XeniPay solution launched recently on the Hedera Mainnet. XeniPay is designed “to help travel inventory consolidators, service providers, and online travel agencies reduce accounting, reconciliation, and settlement costs for B2B transactions.” Today, the travel industry is “plagued by a convoluted settlement process for B2B… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 12:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ant Group announced that Alipay+ has expanded its enablement of seamless travel experiences to Japan, where over 1 million local merchants are now “connected to global cross-border digital payments and marketing capabilities to better serve consumers across the world.” Universal Studios Japan is the latest… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

livi bank, Hong Kong’s lifestyle-driven virtual bank, is launching Travel Now, a simple and easy-to-apply travel insurance plan “to meet the needs of its Hong Kong customers as they decide to travel amid the relaxation of COVID-19 quarantine rules.” This is livi’s first general insurance… Read More