Articles tagged “fintech”

The pandemic trained travelers to expect the worst, and now travel brands are capitalizing on that mindset.

Australia will test whether YouTrip’s pitch of cheaper travel actually lands in a market where many travelers already think they’re sorted. If it does, YouTrip could find plenty of room to grow across the region.

Pangea’s purchase of Overlap is an early wager that social trip-planning tools belong on a single platform — not scattered among dozens of niche apps.

Booking.com wants to engineer a future where payments unlock the full travel journey. As AI and agentic systems loom, it is making the case that the its future lies in easing friction, striving to be hyper-local, with fintech as a foundation.

Saving a basis point or two per transaction in Booking.com's payments business can turn into a windfall of millions of dollars. That's an edge that Booking.com is leveraging in payments, which are also central to its connected trip strategy.

Investor confidence in Upgrade suggests that BNPL in travel may be shifting from an optional feature to a required one, but it still has to prove it can weather the next credit cycle.

Revolut’s latest acquisition, Swifty, an AI startup bred from Lufthansa’s incubator, extends the fintech business’s reach into travel.

Loyalty programs are the biggest marketing avenues for the new-age Indian traveler, and ITC Hotels has decided to take things up a notch by incentivizing long-term loyalty.

A new generation of business travelers is hitting the road, and they’re bringing their payment habits with them.

The upcoming festive season is driving a surge in demand for travel across India. Airfares remain stable due to early bookings and special discounts, but there could be a spike as travel dates near.