Akron, Ohio-based RVshare has landed more than $100 million in a fundraising round led by global investment firm KKR, with participation by existing investor Tritium Partners. RVshare’s goal is to rapidly build up the RV rental industry, noted a press release. The company said the...
There are a lot of leisure activities people are not participating in during the pandemic. As the NBA and MLB reboot will attest, they’re not going to sporting events. As the plunge in the hospitality sector continues (down 7.6 million jobs so far), it’s evident...
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into real-time payments and news on Visa‘s FinTech play with Plaid and insight into...
Not all of the nearly 15 million U.S. RV campers who rely on online vehicle marketplaces get what they pay for. Scammers can pose as RV owners and persuade legitimate customers to transact outside platforms' secure boundaries — stealing funds for nonexistent wheels. In this...
November 30, 2023
“I’d like to believe that I’ve spent my career making travel more accessible,” Jon Gray, CEO of RVshare, told Karen Webster in the most recent “Matchmakers” installment. From his vantage point at RVshare’s helm for half a decade and at VRBO (formerly HomeAway) for more than decade prior to that, Gray remarked that there’s a […]
August 17, 2020
There are a lot of leisure activities people are not participating in during the pandemic. As the NBA and MLB reboot will attest, they’re not going to sporting events. As...
January 16, 2020
Fraudsters are starting off the new decade armed with the stolen data and credentials of millions of global consumers, and they are already putting that data to use. Today’s fraudsters...
October 21, 2020
Akron, Ohio-based RVshare has landed more than $100 million in a fundraising round led by global investment firm KKR, with participation by existing investor Tritium Partners. RVshare’s goal is to rapidly build up the RV rental industry, noted a press release. The company said the new funding will “provide capital, as well as access to […]
