Business travel Daily · Friday, 2 October 2026
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American Express launches corporate cashback card with built-in expense management software
American Express has launched the Corporate Cashback Cards corporate card product, including expense management software and the Amex Expense mobile app. Companies can set spending and approval policies for employees and departments, and finance teams can view balances and statements, issue physical and virtual cards, and integrate with major ERPs.
Payments and Expense Management
Amex launches corporate cashback cards with expense management software
On October 1, 2026, American Express (Amex) launched the Corporate Cashback Cards corporate card product, which has built-in expense management software and the Amex Expense mobile app. Companies can use the software to set spending and approval policies for employees and departments, and finance teams can view balances and statements, issue physical and virtual cards, and integrate with major ERPs to speed up reconciliation. Currently, reports only cover the product launch and do not disclose details such as rates, applicable regions, or effective dates.
Policy, Visas and Regulation
Industry coalition calls for EU Digital Omnibus to support biometrics
On 1 October 2026, ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA announced the formation of the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition. According to messages published by IATA and Amadeus the same day, the coalition called on EU policymakers to ensure the Digital Omnibus supports voluntary and secure use of biometrics in travel, while protecting traveller choice and privacy. A message published by SITA the same day further stated that the coalition called on EU decision-makers to support voluntary, secure use of biometrics by travellers in the Digital Omnibus, while retaining non-biometric alternatives and privacy protections. On 7 October 2026, PhocusWire reported that five aviation and technology organisations — ACI Europe, IATA, SITA, Amadeus and Idemia Public Security — formed the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, calling on European policymakers to establish a clearer regulatory framework in the EU Digital Omnibus for expanded biometric deployment in air travel. On 8 October 2026, a Web in Travel roundup mentioned in its headline an airline coalition calling for relaxation of GDPR biometric restrictions, but the body text covered Fighters Sports & Entertainment and Iceland's Takanawa Travel-owned TripToJapan.com forming a capital and business alliance to promote inbound tourism to F Village, and did not provide further details of that call. Current progress remains at the stage of the coalition's formation and public call; the reports did not mention a response from the EU side or legislative progress on the bill.