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Amex: The Race For Rewards Dominance Is Slowing
Amex: The Race For Rewards Dominance Is Slowing
December 10, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

American Express (Amex) said there is finally some relief from the rewards war that has been raging for the past three years, Bloomberg reported on...

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UK’s Duffel Lands $30M To Connect Airlines With Travel Agents
UK’s Duffel Lands $30M To Connect Airlines With Travel Agents
October 29, 2019  |  Investments

U.K. startup Duffel announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. Index Ventures, as well as existing investors Benchmark and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Zamna Blockchain Travel Verification Firm Raises $5M; Crypto Capital Exec Arrested For Laundering Drug Money
Bitcoin Daily: Zamna Blockchain Travel Verification Firm Raises $5M; Crypto Capital Exec Arrested For Laundering...
October 27, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Zamna announced that it has raised a $5 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe and Oxford Capital. Seedcamp, the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF), Telefonica,...

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FLEETCOR Buys Travelliance To Grow Global Lodging Business
FLEETCOR Buys Travelliance To Grow Global Lodging Business
October 03, 2019  |  Acquiring

Fuel and commercial payments company FLEETCOR has acquired the airline lodging platform Travelliance, FLEETCOR announced in a press release on Thursday (Oct. 3). Travelliance assists...

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FinTech Brex Teams With JetBlue On Rewards Points Transfer
FinTech Brex Teams With JetBlue On Rewards Points Transfer
September 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Silicon Valley credit card startup Brex has begun a points transfer partnership for its rewards program with JetBlue Airways, Brex announced in a press release...

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Southwest Passengers Can Use Apple Pay For Flights
Southwest Passengers Can Use Apple Pay For Flights
September 04, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers buy tickets and...

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Chase Sapphire Card Creates Turbulence For United Airlines
Chase Sapphire Card Creates Turbulence For United Airlines
June 28, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

As JPMorgan has enjoyed success with its Sapphire Reserve card that launched three years ago, the banking giant is also dealing with a strained relationship...

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Duffel Funding Round Adds Fuel To Travel Industry Innovation
Duffel Funding Round Adds Fuel To Travel Industry Innovation
June 19, 2019  |  Innovation

Disruption keeps hitting the travel industry, whether via digital payment or commerce, and the latest example of that comes from a U.K.-based startup called Duffel....

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Amadeus Teams With Elavon, Mastercard For Flight Payments
Amadeus Teams With Elavon, Mastercard For Flight Payments
May 14, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Amadeus, the travel technology solutions company, announced on Tuesday (May 14) that it has teamed up with Elavon and Mastercard to facilitate payments for Thai...

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