Amazon is re-teaming with StudentUniverse to offer low-cost flights to younger Prime members. The partnership, timed to coincide with the holiday travel season, offers a limited number of $25 flights to Prime members with a young adult plan. “As a mom to a college student, I am excited...
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 of consumers (44%) expect to continue using digital wallets in the next three years, with Gen Z and millennials leading...
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 month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel sector based on the number of downloads and average users,...
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% of consumers in France made online purchases using their digital wallets, and younger generations, particularly Generation Z, are leading the...
December 02, 2024
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 of consumers (44%) expect to continue using digital wallets in the next three years, with Gen Z and millennials leading the charge. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Digital Wallets […]
November 27, 2024
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 month, PYMNTS determines the most...
November 19, 2024
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 that is for everyone,” Kristian...
November 15, 2024
Enhancing the customer experience is crucial to success in the travel sector, CellPoint Digital Global Head of Product Tom Randklev writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The New Value Equation: 11...
December 17, 2024
Booking.com says the impact of inflation continues to hamstring the U.S. travel industry. Demand is down as cautious consumers hold off on making their vacation plans, Ewout Steenbergen, the online travel platform’s finance chief, told Bloomberg News in an interview published Tuesday (Dec. 17). “We haven’t seen so much of a movement in the U.S. […]
December 04, 2024
Amazon is re-teaming with StudentUniverse to offer low-cost flights to younger Prime members. The partnership, timed to coincide with the holiday travel season, offers a limited number of $25 flights to Prime members...
November 21, 2024
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 Service Delivery (OOSD) payment orchestration platform, created...
November 20, 2024
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. 20) news release. “Travel agents...
