Innovation out of necessity: Why banks are winning traveller engagement in Africa
When Stephan Ekbergh, the Swedish-born founder of Travelstart, compares South African banks to those in his homeland, the verdict is blunt: “When I go back to Sweden, I feel like I'm moving back to the Middle Ages.”
And Michelle Munemo, Standard Bank's Executive Lead for Travel and Head of CV [...]
Who owns the wallet? Fintech x travel in the Next 20
Trust, data, and embedded journeys – why payments are no longer the end of travel but the start of a relationship.
This story is based on a panel at WiT Singapore, “Who Owns The Wallet? Fintech and Travel in The Next 20”. The panellists included Angeline Hon, Vice President, Digital &am [...]
Unpacking the future of money in motion, B2B travel payments with Visa’s Jay Patel | WiT Studio
What does a frictionless travel experience look like, and how do we get there?
In an interview inside the WiT Studio with Jay Patel, Global Account Director - B2B Travel at Visa, we get into the pivotal technologies shaping the movement of money for businesses in the travel sector. Patel sheds lig [...]
Alipay+ integrates Voyager, AI travel companion, into its digital wallets
OTA launch partners include Agoda, Fliggy and Trip.com
Ant International has launched Alipay+ Voyager, an AI travel companion integrated into its digital wallets, a move that takes the company beyond payments, and giving travellers more reasons to stay within its wallet ecosystem.
Its OTA launch [...]
Hopper’s HTS lands second card partnership in South Korea
Travel booking portal to be launched with Woori Card
HTS, the B2B division of Hopper, has landed its second partnership in South Korea, signing on card company Woori Card, a subsidiary of Woori Financial Group.
The agreement calls on HTS, which now accounts for over 75% of the Hopper business, t [...]
How fintech is transforming Asia’s travel industry
In Asia’s fast-evolving travel industry, a revolution is quietly unfolding. Driven by rising consumer expectations for seamless experiences and the need for cost efficiencies, travel companies are embracing fintech solutions like never before.
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Korean alternative payments giant, GLN International out to power intra-regional travel in Asia
GLN International, the South-Korea based global alternative payments network, is setting its sights on the intra-regional travel market to drive the next phase of growth by leveraging on the national, proprietary QR payments and ATM networks established in Asia.
Spun off from Hana Bank in July 20 [...]
Juspay brings its “payments orchestration” to South-east Asia, Middle East
Softbank-backed Indian payments startup expands on back of Indian outbound market
The need for payments orchestration will become more and more acute in South-east Asia as fragmentation in payments grows with every country wanting to develop their own payment gateways and methods, observed Na [...]
Heymax.ai raises US$2.6M seed funding round, led by January Capital
Singapore-founded open loop loyalty platform aims to give users a free vacation every year by maximising merchant and credit card reward
Singapore-founded loyalty platform Heymax.ai announced its US$ 2.6 million (SG$ 3.5 million) seed round, led by January Capital, with participation from Tenity, A [...]
Latin America’s largest fintech bank launches travel portal powered by HTS
Nubank Ultravioleta, the largest fintech bank in Latin America, has announced the official launch of NuViagens, a travel portal powered by Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS). The platform is set to provide Nubank’s 100 million customers with the ability to book air tickets, hotels, and access trave [...]
