Spotnana and United Airlines look to create seamless traveller journeys with NDC integration
Direct NDC integration supports bookings, post-ticketing changes, real-time analytics, and servicing through a modern retailing experience
Spotnana, a travel infrastructure company, has unveiled its strategic collaboration with United Airlines to introduce direct NDC integration, providing seamless [...]
Velocity Ventures launches “heartware” initiative targeting various sectors in travel
Corporate Partners Program aims to support the ecosystem by helping startups access industry and innovation professionals.
Velocity Ventures, a prominent investor in travel and hospitality tech in Southeast Asia, is spearheading an initiative to address the challenges faced by the various s [...]
GlobalTix’s GT Pay, Sentosa’s NFT campaign win in Singapore Tourism Awards
GlobalTix’s new payments product, GT Pay, and Sentosa Development Corporation’s marketing campaign of “Discovery Neverending NFTs” were among the 25 recipients recognised at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2023, announced today.
The two won in the Enterprise Excellence category. GT Pay was [...]
GT Pay: From Covid baby to Finalist in Business Innovation awards
GlobalTix’s new payments product allows merchants to accept different digital wallets across Asia
You could call it a Covid baby but GlobalTix’s latest product, GT Pay, which allows merchants to accept up to more than 30 digital wallets across Asia, took a while to grow into its own.
Said CE [...]
Digital wallets continue to rule in APAC, taking lead in Europe and North America
Digital wallets were the leading payment method globally, accounting for 49% of transaction value in e-commerce and 32% at the POS in 2022, and are projected to remain the leading payment method across e-commerce (54%) and POS (43%) in 2026, with fintechs, banks, neobanks, super apps, Big Tech and d [...]
Consumers want an easy, modern travel retail experience, research says
“Customers prefer shopping in every other retailing sector over travel.”
We often, and obviously, think of money when the term “currency” is used, but a new study points out a glaring truth that’s normally forgotten - that time is our most valuable currency. It’s also an equaliser becau [...]
Phare Circus implements “breakthrough” payments solution; Dara Huot “still amazed by struggles to go online”
Partnership between Siem Reap Tourism Club and Sathapana Bank to solve digital payment woes in Cambodia
Phare, The Cambodia Circus, has become one of the first Cambodian travel businesses to take advantage of a partnership agreement signed between the Siem Reap Tourism Club and Sathapana Bank of Ca [...]
Brex leverages Spotnana to launch integrated travel solution that isn’t impacted by commissions
New app builds on the momentum of the company's rapidly expanding Empower platform
With business travel picking up all over the world now that most borders have reopened, fintech company Brex has officially entered the travel space with the announcement of Brex Travel. The new app includes booking [...]
Sponsored: Evolving traveler expectations herald new opportunities for travel pros
The travel industry is at an unprecedented stage of evolution. Despite lingering challenges from the pandemic and economic concerns, people continue to place travel as a high priority in their lives. According to Expedia Group’s recent Traveler Value Index 2023 study, nearly half of consumers glob [...]
Budgets and options: Could “Save Now Buy Later” take off in travel?
Buy now, pay later - a form of credit that allows a consumer to pay off a purchase over time in smaller installments - has taken off in the travel industry in recent years.
From 2019 to 2021, the number of BNPL loans originated in the United States by five lenders grew by 970%, to 180 million loan [...]
