About this episode

This episode explores the transformative impact of fintech on the travel industry, including payment innovations and loyalty management.

Fintech has quietly become one of the most transformative forces in the travel industry — shaping how we pay, how we earn and redeem loyalty, and increasingly, how companies manage global transactions behind the scenes. From B2B payment flows between hotels, OTAs, and suppliers to B2C innovation in digital wallets, loyalty currencies, and embedded finance, fintech is no longer just an enabler — it’s a strategic differentiator. Fintech also plays a role in the expanding agentic AI space. After...

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Hosts: Gilad Berenstein, Cara Whitehill

Topics covered

• FinTech
• travel industry
• blockchain
• stablecoins
• digital wallets
• loyalty currencies
• embedded finance

Keywords

• FinTech
• stablecoins
• blockchain
• crypto
• digital wallets
• loyalty
• global transactions

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Organizations: Fintech, OTAs, AI

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