Expedia news and trends

Banks Boost Revenue Streams With Transaction Management Services and Technologies
Banking // June 04, 2024

Card spending is volatile, and commercial real estate loans look shaky. Rules on how much capital must be held on banks’ balance sheets are under continued debate. For the largest, traditional players in financial services, some top-line momentum can be found in helping transform client...

Klarna and Expedia Team to Bring BNPL to US Travelers
Travel Payments // April 22, 2024

Travel company Expedia has expanded its partnership with payments network Klarna. The new collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), brings Klarna’s flexible payments offering to travelers in the U.S., following the launch of the company’s installment payments to Expedia customers in the UK, Germany, Finland and Klarna’s home country of...

J.P. Morgan Payments and Expedia: Platform Ecosystems Demand Treasurers Become Risk Management Professionals
Travel Payments // March 25, 2024

Jim Scurlock, senior director and assistant treasurer at Expedia, and Larson McNeil, co-head of marketplaces and digital ecosystems at J.P. Morgan Payments, told Karen Webster that the role of the corporate treasurer — especially for platform companies operating across borders — has evolved to include...

Expedia CEO Peter Kern Stepping Down After ‘Optimizing IT Footprint’
Earnings // February 08, 2024

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said Thursday (Feb. 8) that he will step down in May after four years in that role, having led the company as it rationalized its operations and optimized its IT footprint. Kern and Expedia announced this move on the same day the global...

Interviews & Exclusives
J.P. Morgan Payments and Expedia: Platform Ecosystems Demand Treasurers Become Risk Management Professionals

March 25, 2024
Jim Scurlock, senior director and assistant treasurer at Expedia, and Larson McNeil, co-head of marketplaces and digital ecosystems at J.P. Morgan Payments, told Karen Webster that the role of the corporate treasurer — especially for platform companies operating across borders — has evolved to include active risk management. “Treasurers need to be able to act […]

Expedia’s SVP Singh: We Want To Be The Travelers’ ‘Point Of Inspiration’

May 07, 2021
As the threat of the pandemic recedes, as we move toward actually, physically, getting around again, it’s safe to say that travel will rebound. PYMNTS’ own research has shown that...

Zooming In Sweatpants: Workers Reevaluate The Remote Lifestyle

December 24, 2020
Beyond the devastating global health impacts, on top of the sweeping economic trauma, the coronavirus will also go down in history for ushering in a number of unprecedented lifestyle changes,...

Top News In Payments: ECB Has Mulled Public Digital Currency; Grab Debuts Numberless Card In...

December 05, 2019
In today’s top news, the European Central Bank (ECB) has mulled using a public cryptocurrency if international payments inside of Europe stayed too costly. Also, Grab is introducing Asia’s first numberless...

Quick Reads
Expedia Launches 2 Credit Cards for Its One Key Loyalty Program

July 12, 2024
Expedia Group said Friday (July 12) that it will launch two new co-branded credit cards designed to complement its loyalty program, One Key. The new cards — the One Key Card and the One Key+ Card — will result from the online travel platform’s new multiyear agreement with Wells Fargo and Mastercard, the companies said […]

Klarna and Expedia Team to Bring BNPL to US Travelers

April 22, 2024
Travel company Expedia has expanded its partnership with payments network Klarna. The new collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), brings Klarna’s flexible payments offering to travelers in the U.S., following the launch of the company’s...

Expedia CEO Peter Kern Stepping Down After ‘Optimizing IT Footprint’

February 08, 2024
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said Thursday (Feb. 8) that he will step down in May after four years in that role, having led the company as it rationalized its operations and optimized...

Expedia Aims to Capture Travel Planning in Addition to Booking

December 18, 2023
Personal travel website Expedia aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way people plan their trips and vacations. The company is looking to provide personalized recommendations to users,...