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Aug 18Tue
  1. Hospitality Technology

    Rain Forms Agentic Payments Alliance to Guide the Future of Agent-Driven Commerce

    Rain, an enterprise-grade infrastructure for stablecoin-powered payments, announced the launch of the Agentic Payments Alliance (APA), a coalition of over 25 industry leaders including Visa, Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana, and Remitly. The alliance aims to guide the development of agentic commerce, addressing infrastructure needs like agent authorization, fraud detection, and loyalty transfer. McKinsey projects $3-5 trillion in global agentic commerce by 2030. Early work includes shared research, testing standards for agent identity and authorization, and regulatory advocacy.

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Aug 12Wed
  1. Hospitality Technology

    Rain Acquires Ansa to Expand Stored-Value Wallets Beyond Single Merchants

    Fintech company Rain acquired Ansa, a provider of branded stored-value wallets and closed-loop payment infrastructure. Ansa founder Sophia Goldberg joins Rain as Head of Payments. The acquisition enables Rain to extend stored balances beyond single merchants, accepted on Visa and Mastercard rails at participating businesses, and plans to support agentic payments.

Jul 14Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    A Market Rewired: 10 Structural Shifts Redefining APAC Travel

    Phocuswright's report identifies ten structural shifts reshaping Asia-Pacific travel, spanning demographics, geopolitics, infrastructure, capital, and technology. These forces interact to redefine demand. India, Indonesia, and Malaysia remain young and growing, while Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan face aging populations. Geopolitical tensions impact arrivals, such as Cambodia's 36% drop and Japan's forecast $7.7 billion loss due to friction with China. Rail and short-term rentals gain share, fintech becomes infrastructure, hotel groups expand abroad, venture capital tightens, and cross-industry partnerships emerge as new distribution channels.

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  1. PhocusWire All News

    South Africa's Tourism Reset: Infrastructure and Fintech Drive Growth

    Phocuswright and Web in Travel's report 'Online Travel Tracker: South African Spectrum' shows South Africa's tourism entering a new phase, with economic stability and infrastructure strengths supporting growth. It has the highest domestic air capacity in Africa and second-highest international. Mobile penetration is high, payments modernizing, and WhatsApp dominates consumer engagement. However, internet instability and economic challenges persist. Domestic trips are projected to reach 45.1 million by 2029, up 12%, but spend only +1.8% to 139.4 billion ZAR. International arrivals target 15 million by 2029, with 115.2 billion ZAR spend. 91% of inbound visitors visit only one province, highli…

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  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur and Extend Integration: Virtual Cards Transform Invoice Payments

    SAP Concur published an article introducing its new integration with virtual card platform Extend. According to Vantage Market Research, the global virtual card market is expected to triple by 2030. By embedding Extend's virtual card functionality into Concur Invoice as a payment option, businesses can pay invoices easily, quickly, and securely using their existing corporate credit card, with no need for a new card, contract, or settlement process. Virtual cards are temporary digital subcards of traditional credit cards with unique card numbers, limited validity periods, and set spending limits, reducing fraud risk. Businesses can automatically generate virtual cards linked to their existin…

Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Cardlay Plans Concur Expense Integration to Advance Virtual Card Payments

    SAP Concur partnered with Danish fintech company Cardlay to integrate Cardlay's virtual card technology into the SAP Concur platform. The partnership supports a 'bring your own bank' strategy, allowing customers to choose their preferred financial institution while benefiting from integrated virtual card management. With the integration, Concur Expense users gain pre-authorization of spend, mobile virtual cards, simplified approval workflows, and automated reconciliation. A phased launch is targeted for late 2021 in the UK, with global expansion expected in 2022.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    Brex and SAP Concur Partnership Expands Through Brex Rewards Center

    SAP Concur announced an expansion of its partnership with Brex, featuring SAP Concur solutions in the Brex Rewards Center. In spring 2020, Brex launched an integration with Concur Expense that allows charges on a Brex card to seamlessly flow into Concur Expense. Brex is changing the corporate lending landscape by opening up opportunities to a segment previously untouched by many corporate card programs.

  3. SAP Concur Blog

    Accounts Payable and FinTech: The Perfect Combination

    This SAP Concur blog post emphasizes combining accounts payable processes with fintech tools for successful spend management. It highlights how the pandemic drove companies to digitize invoice management, and introduces Concur Invoice integrated with payment provider solutions to automate end-to-end processes, offering control, data insights, spend maximization, security, and innovation without development costs.