Tagged: travel

June 4, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 announced the evolution of its premium subscription tier, “N26 You”, to “N26 Go”, a premium tier designed specifically for frequent travelers and modern explorers, giving them “access to seamless banking, saving and investing both at home and on the go.” N26 Go aims to… Read More

May 24, 2025 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KAYAK, the world’s travel search engine, and Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced the expansion of their exclusive partnership into Canada. This builds on the companies’ collaboration in the U.S., which has empowered consumers “to… Read More

April 25, 2025 @ 4:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

UnionPay International, a global payment network, has announced a strategic partnership with Dojo, a United Kingdom SME payment provider. This collaboration could significantly increase UnionPay card acceptance across the UK, providing cardholders another payment option while enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to tap into a… Read More

January 31, 2025 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, announces its partnership with GetYourGuide, the online travel experience platform. According to the announcement, this latest partnership underscores Checkout.com’s commitment to helping “digital-first” businesses to thrive. GetYourGuide is reportedly known for connecting travelers with local providers to book tours,… Read More

January 29, 2025 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TravelPerk, the business travel platform, announces a new Series E fundraise of $200m. The investment round is reportedly led by European venture capital firm Atomico, alongside EQT Growth, with participation from Noteus Partners and existing investors, including Kinnevik and General Catalyst. The round “nearly doubles”… Read More

January 16, 2025 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilch, a fintech payments innovator of the “ad-subsidized” payments network (ASPN), announces the launch of Zilch Travel. This partnership will reportedly make booking and paying for holidays “easier and more rewarding.” Powered by lastminute.com, a European Travel-Tech firm, the partnership aims to enhance Zilch customers’… Read More

December 14, 2024 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh Payments, an innovator in global travel and expense management, has joined forces with SoFi Bank as its sponsor bank and with Galileo Financial Technologies, a financial technology company owned by SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) as its longtime payments processor. This partnership integrates Mesh… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, the corporate card and spend management platform for startups and enterprises, and Navan, the solution that makes travel and expense easy,  announced a new joint offering with the launch of BrexPay for Navan. This integrated business travel and payments solution brings together Navan’s travel… Read More

August 4, 2024 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Emburse, whose innovative travel and expense solutions power various organizations, has announced a strategic relationship with Finexio, the Accounts Payable (AP) Payments as a Service company. The partnership offers Emburse customers a solution “to long-standing AP challenges in the $125+ trillion B2B payments market.” Finexio’s… Read More

July 10, 2024 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research has revealed 66 percent of travel companies are seeing their profit margins impacted by outdated or complicated payment systems, with nine in 10 expected to prioritize modernising their financial operations this year. In a report released by global payments and financial platform, Airwallex, and… Read More

June 27, 2024 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital wallets have become an essential part of the travel experience for many, with 74% of U.S. travelers now using them on their trips. This, according to an update from Visa (NYSE:V). Kicking off the summer travel season, Visa, a global enabler of digital payments,… Read More

June 19, 2024 @ 7:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, a Fintech providing real-time global payments, announced a collaboration with Air France and KLM to power “closed loop” electronic payments between the airlines and selected travel agents. The Nium Airline Payments Solution (NAP) provides “an alternative to travel agent card transactions, using a private… Read More

June 8, 2024 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

While many Americans are planning to travel and take a road trip this summer, inflation and high costs on essentials may put a damper on their fun in the sun. This, according to an update from Experian. Experian notes in a blog post that some… Read More

June 4, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulr, the embedded payments platform, announced the launch of its innovative travel payments solution, specifically designed to address the unique needs of online travel agents (OTAs) and travel industry intermediaries. The new offering reportedly “enhances operational efficiency, streamlines reconciliation and cash flow processes, and unlocks… Read More

May 28, 2024 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiipr, a “travel Paytech” firm, has announced raising £6 million in a Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures. TX Ventures and Solano Partners also participated in the funding round. Swiipr aims to provide a service for airlines and their disruption payments systems. The… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Outpayce, which was launched last year to evolve Amadeus’ travel payments business, has been granted an eMoney institution (EMI) license by the Bank of Spain. As a licensed eMoney issuer, Outpayce will be able “to provide regulated payment services in Spain such as accepting customer… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform enabling some of the world’s most innovative embedded finance solutions, announced its new customer, Internet Travel Solutions (ITS), a provider of travel management software that will utilize Marqeta’s comprehensive credit card platform to launch a multi-use… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, and Revolut, a global fintech company that offers banking services, announce the results of their partnership, which is “propelling the B2B payments process for travel agencies.” The two tech companies… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app, has today announced a partnership to offer its Revolut Pay payment technology to Aer Lingus customers. Revolut Pay will enable customers of Ireland’s flag carrier “to pay at checkout with just one click.” Revolut’s 2.5 million Irish customers and… Read More

December 26, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and WestJet announce the long-term extension of their partnership agreement, expanding beyond powering transactions by “innovating the travel and purchasing experience for customers while always prioritizing security and trust.” The deepening of the partnership showcases “the progression of each companies’ evolution in… Read More