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Travel Recovery in South Korea Makes Strong Case for Localized Payments

Travel Recovery in South Korea Makes Strong Case for Localized Payments
Travel Recovery in South Korea Makes Strong Case for Localized Payments
June 22, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Neither pandemic flareups nor inflation will deter adventurous South Korean travelers from booking travel in a recovery year, but it’s an advanced market that demands...

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BoA Offers Luxury Travel to Preferred Customers Through Indagare
BoA Offers Luxury Travel to Preferred Customers Through Indagare
June 21, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Bank of America is offering “exclusive travel experience for ultra-high-net-worth clients” through an arrangement with boutique travel company Indagare, the bank announced Tuesday (June 21)....

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HashCash Launches Blockchain-Based Travel Rewards Portal
HashCash Launches Blockchain-Based Travel Rewards Portal
June 21, 2022  |  Blockchain

Blockchain development platform HashCash Consultants is launching a blockchain-based travel rewards portal with an unnamed travel company, offering users “resort-style check-in at affordable rates,” among...

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Digital Travel Engagement Rose 14% in April
Digital Travel Engagement Rose 14% in April
June 17, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Thirty-three percent of all consumers — an estimated 84 million people — used digital tools or activities to aid their travels in April, according to...

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Three Years Later, COVID-19 Still Threatens to Disrupt Work, Summer Plans
Three Years Later, COVID-19 Still Threatens to Disrupt Work, Summer Plans
June 16, 2022  |  Economy

The continued presence of COVID-19 is disrupting what could’ve been a summer of renewed confidence in going out, a report from The Wall Street Journal...

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Mobility Commerce Platform Metropolis Technologies Nets $167M for Parking Payment Tech
Mobility Commerce Platform Metropolis Technologies Nets $167M for Parking Payment Tech
June 15, 2022  |  Investments

Mobility commerce platform Metropolis Technologies has raised $167 million in Series B funding, the company announced Wednesday (June 15). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Travel App Provider Ranking Contenders Take a Staycation
Travel App Provider Ranking Contenders Take a Staycation
June 14, 2022  |  Travel Payments

There isn’t much movement in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel apps. The 11 apps that have earned a place in the...

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Affirm, Agoda to Provide BNPL Travel Booking
Affirm, Agoda to Provide BNPL Travel Booking
June 13, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Approved travelers booking hotels through the Agoda platform will get a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option provided by BNPL provider Affirm under a new...

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