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Bruised After Layoffs, TripActions Tells Competitors That ‘Lack Integrity’ To ‘Look In The Mirror’
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Bruised After Layoffs, TripActions Tells Competitors That ‘Lack Integrity’ To ‘Look In The Mirror’

Ten days ago, TripActions called out unnamed competitors for emailing to prospects untruths about it. Contrary to these communications, TripActions asserted, it is not out of business. It has not withdrawn from Europe or Asia/Pacific. For competitors to suggest otherwise appears wrong and reckless, but such actions would be similar to what TripActions itself did…

Bruce McIndoe

WorldAware Analysis: ‘Normal’ Is Most Likely 12 To 18 Months Away, And Don’t Look For Indications From China

Depending on factors including how intensive care units cope with the surge of Covid-19 cases, a return to relative normalcy is most likely between 12 and 18 months away, according to timelines laid out this week by WorldAware. Other variables include whether recovering from the illness gives people immunity and for how long; when researchers…

Expensify marketing
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Ongoing Expensify Episode Puts To The Test That Age-Old Business Travel Question: Who Is The Customer?

Multiple Expensify clients are planning to find a replacement as complaints about the expense software company’s card program marketing to individual employees continued into a second month. Among the clients whose people have grumbled publicly are WordPress builder Automattic and payments platform Square. Katie Dally is a communications professional at Square. “Nobody likes doing expenses,…

TripActions Liquid
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TripActions Puts Its Millions To Work On Payment, Expense

[UPDATE, Feb. 25, 2020: TripActions announced partnerships with Comerica Bank, Goldman Sachs, Silicon Valley Bank and Visa for the Liquid initiative. The program, using cards issued by Stripe, offers clients a 1.5 percent rebate, integrates with the booking process to support policy compliance and delivers unified payment and booking reports.] At the GBTA convention in…

Steve Reynolds

Op Ed: Steve Reynolds On Finding The Right Mix Of Hotel Discounts

Tripbam CEO Steve Reynolds constantly examines hotel discounts on corporate rates. To help buyers assess the best negotiating approach, he explains the differences between corporate rate types and suggests a few targets to shoot for. This time of year, travel managers often ask whether they should consider a chainwide discount, a dynamic property-level discount or…

travel management companies payment

Under Amex’s Shadow, Travel Management Companies Tighten Payment Ties

BCD Travel on Thursday announced it would become UATP’s first travel management company issuer of lodge card accounts. An official from CWT said the TMC expected soon to make announcements about payment partnerships for next year. TripActions is said to be working on a card. There’s also the TravelBank-Brex partnership, not to mention the new…

Considering Raising More Capital, Expensify Capitalizes On Silicon Valley’s Fervor For FinTech
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Considering Raising More Capital, Expensify Capitalizes On Silicon Valley’s Fervor For FinTech

Expensify’s new payment product is not what comes to mind for most people when they think “corporate card.” While technically it’s a credit card, effectively it’s a debit card with the controls of a pre-paid card. It doesn’t seem to be an idea that could replace T&E cards at large companies. For small firms, it…

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