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44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond Payments
44% of UK Consumers Plan to Use Digital Wallets Beyond Payments
December 02, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

In recent years, digital wallets have become an essential tool for making online payments, but their uses are quickly expanding. In the U.K., nearly half...

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Expedia Tops Travel App Provider Ranking Ahead of Busy Season
Expedia Tops Travel App Provider Ranking Ahead of Busy Season
November 27, 2024  |  Travel Payments

It’s fitting to look at PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps, considering this week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Each...

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Two-Thirds of Digital Wallet Users in France Use Them for Everything but Payments
Two-Thirds of Digital Wallet Users in France Use Them for Everything but Payments
November 22, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Digital wallets are becoming essential tools for French consumers, especially as the country embraces the convenience of mobile payment solutions. In the past year, 38%...

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CellPoint Raises $30 Million for Travel Sector Payment Orchestration
CellPoint Raises $30 Million for Travel Sector Payment Orchestration
November 21, 2024  |  Investments

Travel-industry-focused payment orchestration firm CellPoint Digital has raised $30 million in new funding. The financing, from Toscafund and Penta Capital, will help speed the launch of CellPoint’s Offer Order...

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Mastercard and Worldpay Launch Virtual Cards for Travel Agents
Mastercard and Worldpay Launch Virtual Cards for Travel Agents
November 20, 2024  |  Travel Payments

Worldpay has teamed with Mastercard to provide virtual cards for travel agents. The new offering is aimed at alleviating what Worldpay says is a persistent problem, per a Wednesday (Nov....

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Paysafe and CellPoint Partner on Payment Orchestration for Travel Merchants
Paysafe and CellPoint Partner on Payment Orchestration for Travel Merchants
November 19, 2024  |  Partnerships

Paysafe partnered with CellPoint Digital to allow travel merchants to offer seamless payments to their customers. The integration enabled by this collaboration will allow these...

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Digital Payments Reduce Travel Industry Turbulence
Digital Payments Reduce Travel Industry Turbulence
November 19, 2024  |  Travel Payments

There’s nothing simple about travel, especially from a payments POV. But there should be. “Simplicity in travel, the more they can go hand-in-hand, the better...

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Affirm Expands BNPL Travel Partnership With Priceline
Affirm Expands BNPL Travel Partnership With Priceline
November 18, 2024  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later provider Affirm has expanded its partnership with online travel firm Priceline. The new collaboration makes Affirm the buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider for...

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US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com
US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com
November 18, 2024  |  Partnerships

U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets...

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