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India Paytm 35m travel investment
News / Online
India’s Paytm invests $35M to expand its travel business
By Mitra Sorrells | September 20, 2019
Indian e-commerce giant Paytm says it will invest about $35 million in its travel business over the next six months. Read More
How SCA will affect the travel industry
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How SCA will affect the travel industry
By Eric Liebman and Marc Van Puyvelde | September 5, 2019
We look at the timeline and milestones for the SCA roll-out and the impact of different SCA use cases for airlines, hospitality and online travel agencies. Read More
Marriott picks BookingPal as exclusive tech partner for home-rental unit
News / Technology
Marriott picks BookingPal as exclusive tech partner for home-rental unit
By Jill Menze | September 3, 2019
Marriott International has selected BookingPal as the exclusive technology partner for its Homes & Villas vacation rental division. Read More
Ixigo Flipkart partnership flight bookings
News / Distribution
Ixigo shifts to “full OTA experience” in deal with Indian e-commerce site Flipkart
By Mitra Sorrells | August 30, 2019
Ixigo is now managing domestic and international flight bookings on Flipkart, and additional verticals may be added soon. Read More
Certify/Chrome River acquires payment card provider Emburse
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Certify/Chrome River acquires payment card provider Emburse
By Jill Menze | July 30, 2019
Certify/Chrome River is adding San Francisco-based startup Emburse to its travel expense management portfolio. Read More
TravelPerk FlexiPerk business travel refund
News / Startups
TravelPerk shakes up business travel with new refund option for cancelled bookings
By Mitra Sorrells | July 24, 2019
TravelPerk's new FlexiPerk option gives companies a 90% refund on cancelled bookings. Read More
Amadeus altnerative payments growing globally
Opinion / Technology
How traveler payment preferences are changing rapidly around the globe
By Jean Christophe Lacour - Amadeus | July 17, 2019
A new study from Amadeus and PPRO has found alternative payment methods have surpassed cards and cash combined in Asia and Europe and adoption in the U.S. is rapidly increasing. Read More
Forget tech - Hoteliers are struggling with the law
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Forget tech - Hoteliers are struggling with the law
By Renee Robbie - SiteMinder | July 8, 2019
This September, another European standard known as PSD2 (the second Payment Services Directive) and requiring Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) will come into play, changing online payments as we... Read More
India, part 1: A vast travel opportunity, now led by digital
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India, part 1: A vast travel opportunity, now led by digital
By Mitra Sorrells | July 8, 2019
For part 1 in our month-long look at India we explore the overall travel market and implications of the country's growing, young and socially-active population. Read More
How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
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How Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
By Linda Fox | July 1, 2019
Concerns are not surprising given the probes into the social media platform around privacy and wider concerns about cryptocurrencies, but, for travel, there are a few interesting elements about Libra. Read More
ConnexPay 7 million series a
News / Startups
Travel payment startup ConnexPay raises $7M Series A round
By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019
Travel payment solution provider ConnexPay has raised $7 million in a Series A round led by BIP Capital. Read More
Flywire payment complexities tours and activities
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Q&A: Payment complexities in the growing tours and activities sector
By Mitra Sorrells | June 28, 2019
Flywire's Colyn Smyth discusses some of the challenges related to payments in the tours and activities space. Read More
splyt-grab-funding-partnership
News / Startups
Grab helps with $8M investment in Splyt to expand partnership globally
By Linda Fox | June 26, 2019
Grab and Splyt say their shared vision is for travelers not to have to download local transportation apps or fall back on hailing taxis. Read More
Q&A: How an emerging market online travel agency facilitates payments - offline
Interview / Online
Q&A: How an emerging market online travel agency facilitates payments - offline
By Jill Menze | June 26, 2019
One of Flymya's biggest hurdles is payments: Only 2% of the population has a credit or debit card, plus money can’t be transferred electronically between banks - meaning the company must employ a... Read More
Travel payments, part 4: Hopes and hurdles for startups
News / Technology
Travel payments, part 4: Hopes and hurdles for startups
By Mitra Sorrells | June 24, 2019
In part four of our payments month them we talk to investors and entrepreneurs about the challenges and opportunities for startups in this space. Read More
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