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Capital One Builds on Managed Travel Credentials, Agrees to Acquire Brex

Capital One last night announced it had agreed to the acquisition of payments and spend management specialist Brex in a move ...
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Delta Expects to Build on Q4 Corporate Gains, but Mindful of Industry Volatility

Airline posted record revenue in "challenging environment" and expects corporate growth in Q1, but co-branded credit card ...
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Perk Leverages AI in Debut Product From its Innovation Incubator

Perk president and COO Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo tells The Beat how the company is quietly building new product lines through an internal incubator—and why the application of AI in meetings and ev ...
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GUEST: Your Biggest Competitor Is Not Yet In The Room – Why The Next Corporate Travel Power Shift Starts With Payments

While corporate travelers count lost points and suppliers calculate merchant fees, payment providers are building platforms on unsustainable economics, says Brook Armstrong, co-founder and co-CEO of ...
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GUEST: Swimming With The Current – Michael Qualantone On United's Course Correction

Michael Qualantone is founder and partner at industry advocacy group New M.O. and a more than 30-year veteran of American Express and American Express Global Business Travel. He submitted the ...