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Travel Payments

Visa: Americans Keep Traveling Despite Rising Costs
Visa: Americans Keep Traveling Despite Rising Costs
November 28, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Rising costs haven’t stamped out the travel bug for Americans, a new Visa survey shows. The new edition of the Visa Global Travel Intentions Study, released Tuesday...

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Virtual Card Solutions Make Digital Payments Better for African Travelers
Virtual Card Solutions Make Digital Payments Better for African Travelers
November 27, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Digital payments have reshaped the way travelers manage money, rendering the traditional reliance on cash or traveler’s checks a thing of the past. Today, it’s...

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Specific Applications of Gen AI Are Winning Play for Enterprises
Specific Applications of Gen AI Are Winning Play for Enterprises
November 24, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

When people think of superintelligence, they often think of chess grandmasters or physics experts. If they read enough science fiction, they also think of artificial...

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60% of Leisure Travel Expenses Fueled by Gen X and Millennials
60% of Leisure Travel Expenses Fueled by Gen X and Millennials
November 16, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Despite economic uncertainty and financial concerns, Americans have chosen to prioritize travel over savings this year. This trend applies to all generations, but it’s Gen...

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Booking.com Debuts Cruise Vertical Marketplace
Booking.com Debuts Cruise Vertical Marketplace
November 10, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Booking.com launched Cruises as a new travel vertical for customers in the United States. The move comes in response to the growing demand for cruise...

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Agoda and Wise Add Payment Options to Travel Platform
Agoda and Wise Add Payment Options to Travel Platform
November 10, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Agoda, a digital travel platform, has partnered with Wise Platform to provide more payment options for travelers worldwide. Wise Platform, which is Wise’s infrastructure solution...

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Amex Business Travel Sees Small Business Investment Pay Off
Amex Business Travel Sees Small Business Investment Pay Off
November 07, 2023  |  Earnings

American Express Global Business Travel says its focus on small businesses was a wise bet. The company released quarterly earnings Tuesday (Nov. 7) showing transactions in its small...

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Almosafer and Tabby Partner on BNPL for Travel Expenses
Almosafer and Tabby Partner on BNPL for Travel Expenses
November 03, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Almosafer, a consumer travel brand in Saudi Arabia, has partnered with Tabby, a shopping and financial services app in the Middle East and North Africa...

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CellPoint and Riskified Team to Combat Travel Sector Fraud
CellPoint and Riskified Team to Combat Travel Sector Fraud
November 02, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

CellPoint Digital has teamed with Riskified to help battle fraud in the travel sector. The partnership, announced Thursday (Nov. 2), leverages Riskified’s fraud and risk intelligence capabilities and CellPoint’s payment...

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