PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

To prevent so-called “party house” violence, Airbnb has begun restricting some bookings in Canada from renters under the age of 25. The move comes after several bookings off the popular rental service have ended in violence; the most recent incident was last week in Toronto that left three dead.

San Francisco 139

San Francisco California Marketing Regulation 139

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Having $1 billion in bookings and more than 200 destinations globally – those are big numbers, to be sure, but these are not stats gleaned from an airline. As for Klook itself, the company operates with an effort to streamline the process of booking travel activities that can span visits to attractions, hotels and restaurants.

Regional 103

Regional United States Capital Mobile 103

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. Instead, according to reports , Booking — formerly known as Priceline — will offer Didi’s on-demand car services through its Booking.com apps via an integration.

Leadership 100

Leadership Maine Strategy Capital 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Online travel firm Booking Holdings is the latest Libra Association member to jump ship on the cryptocurrency project proposed by Facebook, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Oct. The Geneva meeting comes on the heels of a bad day on Friday (Oct. 11) that saw a mass exodus of Libra members, with five firms dropping out.

Connecticut 101

Connecticut cryptocurrency Meeting Policies 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Uber is testing out a service through Uber Eats that will allow customers to book culinary classes, Forbes reported. The rideshare giant introduced the experiment — called Uber Moments — in an email sent to its San Francisco customers, explaining that they can book an experience for the next month, scheduled until Nov.17.

San Diego 100

San Diego San Francisco Phoenix Austin 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

In Seattle, Amazon is reportedly opening its tenth bookstore operation. “We We are excited to be bringing Amazon Books to Bellevue Square in 2017, and we are currently hiring store managers and associates,” an Amazon spokesperson told Recode. That’s not all. For those who are not Prime members, they pay the list price at the bookstore.

New York City 109

New York City New Jersey Seattle Chicago 109

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Less than a year after the ride-hailing company rolled out in Sudan, Careem has concluded its operations in the country, with a planned takeover by Uber on the horizon. The firm started its Sudan operations in September 2018 following the lifting of economic sanctions by the United States in 2017, Reuters reported. ” In a U.S.

Operations 100

Operations United States Washington Report 100

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Travala.com CEO Juan Otero said in the announcement, “We couldn’t be more excited to join forces with TravelbyBit, which is backed by Binance and have constantly been achieving and pushing crypto adoption by providing blockchain-based online travel booking services.”

Bitcoin 131

Bitcoin blockchain Operations cryptocurrency 131

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Uber is testing out a service through Uber Eats that will allow customers to book culinary classes, Forbes reported. The rideshare giant introduced the experiment — called Uber Moments — in an email sent to its San Francisco customers, explaining that they can book an experience for the next month, scheduled until Nov.17.

San Diego 101

San Diego San Francisco Phoenix Austin 101

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 3, 2024

One common question we field is recommendations of books to improve either bank performance or personal performance. These books span a range of banking topics but emphasize second-order thinking, productivity, building client relationships, and innovation. The book also contains the best appendix that you will ever read.

Leadership 370

Leadership Management Strategy How To 370

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Travala.com , the Binance-backed online trading agency, will be allowing travel bookings through Expedia paid for in cryptocurrency for the first time since 2018, according to CoinDesk. has now been approved to operate its derivatives platform, CoinDesk reported. In other news, a subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken in the U.K.

Bitcoin 169

Bitcoin cryptocurrency blockchain Regulation 169

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Goldman Sachs booked a 4 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the third quarter of 2018, with that growth powered in part by increased lending through its Marcus by Goldman Sachs online consumer savings and lending platform. earnings per share booked for the third quarter of 2018. Q3 revenue for the investment bank hit $8.65

Lending 147

Lending Digital Banking Retail Branding 147

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Citing an email penned by Uber’s India head Pradeep Parameswaran, CNBC reported he told executives — including chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi and CFO Nelson Chai — that Uber India had an annualized bookings rate of $1.64 billion in the third quarter. India represents the last country in Asia where Uber remains a player.

Course 134

Course Marketing Company Operations 134

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal , the discounts can be as high as 25 percent, granted the loyalty members book their stays through the hotel website instead of an online travel operator like Expedia or Priceline. Take Hilton, for example.

Online 101

Online Operations Strategy Examples 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

That ethos still holds sway throughout much of Airbnb’s global operations , but for a few weeks in Rio, that book has been shotputted out of the window. Bloomberg is reporting that, based on an index of Airbnb booking prices around the globe, lodgings in Rio de Janeiro have overtaken those in every other city around the globe.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Miami Operations Industry 100

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 17, 2024

The takeaway is that banks interested in increasing their market-to-book ratio should consider allocating more resources and capital to deposit products and deposit marketing. Loans, by contrast, usually drive 75% of total asset productivity but only impact market-to-book changes by 8%. increase in M/B. The answer is – most likely.

Study 195

Study Maine Analytics Capital 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Chinese bike sharing company Mobike, which once attracted billions from big-name investors, said it is closing down all of its operations around the world, to focus solely on China. Competitor Ofo was suffering financially and had to pull out of operations overseas. When Meituan first bought Mobike, things looked better.

Operations 108

Operations Regional Analysis America 108

Bobsguide

APRIL 3, 2018

In a recent bobsguide article we discussed the changing role of the buy-side middle office. An increasingly critical middle office function is delivering accurate and timely position data to the front office and ensuring redundancy with outsourced back-office services. This article discusses the.

Operations 92

Operations Data 92

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Most of these chargebacks are legitimate requests — especially in the travel industry, where the pandemic canceled an untold number of travel plans — but some consumers might come up with elaborate excuses to avoid paying for something, like claiming fraudsters used their credit cards to book plane tickets when they just want to score free flights.

Operations 228

Operations Payments Compliance System 228

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A key part of business life is getting the books closed on time, with clean financial reporting that allows a high-level and granular view of what needs to be done next. Data accuracy — especially data flow between departments or far-flung operations — the survey found, remains among top concerns.

Survey 100

Survey Data Study Software 100

CB Insights

AUGUST 24, 2021

The company offers a 5-day free trial to potential clients so that they can experience the workspace and its facilities prior to finalizing a booking. JustCo has operations in Singapore, Japan, Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Become a CB Insights customer.

Operations 67

Operations Meeting Company 67

BankUnderground

JUNE 16, 2021

In part this reversal responded to another historical lesson drawn from Reinhart and Rogoff’s 2009 book This Time is Different about the threshold of debt/GDP beyond which risks of further financial instability increased. This shows that history can deliver contradictory advice; the academic debate about this threshold continues.

Examples 128

Examples Policies United States Exercises 128

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

The startup is fully compliant in all 13 cities it operates in, he said. “We As of today Lyric has short-term rental permits in Austin and Nashville, is the only company licensed to operate short-term rentals in Orlando and has partnerships with 20 of America’s top real estate firms, Kitchell said.

Compliance 109

Compliance Innovation New York San Francisco 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Hong Kong’s travel and leisure booking platform Klook has closed a $200 million Series E funding round led by Aspex Management , with participation by Sequoia Capital China , SoftBank Vision Fund, Matrix Partners China and Boyu Capital , according to a press release.

Capital 241

Capital Maine Regional Innovation 241

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

Operations 100

Operations Strategy United States Regional 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

“We had our drop-off in April, and then come May we saw a very quick rebound, Bryan Petro , chief operating officer of boat rental and charter marketplace GetMyBoat , told PYMNTS. How does a travel company increase bookings almost 4,000 percent in just four months in the middle of a global pandemic? Making Fraudsters Walk The Plank.

Fraud 317

Fraud US Examples Tools 317

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

31 closing of would-be rival Snapcash, the peer-to-peer payment service operated by Snapchat. Zelle began operations just more than a year ago, and has since processed 320 million transactions worth $94 billion. Venmo will have an estimated 22.9 million U.S. users by year’s end, behind Zelle’s 27.4 NACHA P2P Figures.

Conference 105

Conference Payments Branding Operations 105

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

The online retailer booked a $108 million net loss — compared with nearly $57 million for the same period last year — and its $0.91 However, international was a bright spot for the eCommerce operator, with direct revenue up 97 percent year over year, to about $203 million. In the Q1, Wayfair revenue hit $1.40

United States 100

United States Pennsylvania Retail Conference 100

Perficient

JANUARY 19, 2021

There are seven phases in total, but we will only consider the following five: Starting with a booked order, any change will need to be documented. Changes are only possible when the Order is in the “booked” phase. You can also reset the order to the “Booked” phase once it has been Picked or Staged.

Management 360

Management Leadership System Operations 360

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Some consumers may wish to travel with their pets or book a room that accommodates their disabilities, for example, while others may want to ensure that the homeshares they are renting are LGBTQ-friendly before finalizing their itineraries. Developing trust between renters and hosts means successfully overcoming familiar challenges.

Security 225

Security Fraud Examples Payments 225

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

“This partnership will help us bolster our payments and ticketing technology solutions for bus operators and enable us to provide a more seamless booking and post-booking experience to our growing base of online bus ticketing customers.”. million to expand its travel sector.

Software 130

Software Operations US Online 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

According to Loadsmart, examples include “truckload instant pricing and booking in 2015; server-to-server autonomous truckload booking via API and TMS integrations in 2016; and drayage and transload digital services in 2019.”.

Capital 253

Capital Online Industry Strategy 253

Perficient

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This is the first time the parameters under which debt collectors can operate have been updated regarding modes of communication since 1977 when the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was enacted. Reduce Net Charge Off rates, Loan Loss Reserves and the number of troubled loans sitting on the books.

Analytics 294

Analytics Compliance Cards Operations 294

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Airbnb, of course, comes to market after the pandemic hit operations earlier this year — and then things snapped back. billion year over year, while operating losses grew from $173 million to $489 million over the same period. As noted in this space previously, on Sept. 30 of this year, revenues were down 32 percent to $2.5

Course 247

Course Online Marketing Operations 247

PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

For small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ), the demand to drive cost savings and keep workers safe is just as high as any large organization, but the technologies available to them aren’t always up-to-par, says Monaker Chief Operating Officer Tim Sikora. Keeping Spend In Check. The first, said Sikora, is in SMBs’ lack of buying power.

Marketing 208

Marketing Management User Experience Tools 208

PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2020

Travel tech companies TravelgateX and PayParc have made a deal to create a B2B digital wallet, operating via API integration and available for any buyer or seller using TravelgateX, a press release says. PayParc specifically touts its ability to read booking data and convert it to automatic payment execution as a way to help save costs.

Payments 198

Payments Fraud Cards Data 198

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Its staffers were reportedly fully booked and will stay that way up to the conclusion of May, according to a report in The New York Times. Instead, trips to the gym will have to be booked through the company’s app and restricted to three hour-and-a-half appointments weekly.

Retail 151

Retail social media Guidelines Colorado 151