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Saturday, August 1, 2026

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Zalando Payments and Deutsche Bank executives compare liquidity management at traditional corporates with practices at digital platforms. They argue that treasury and customer payments are strategic functions, while fintechs and e-commerce companies increasingly converge in how they manage money and operations.

7:00 AMFinextra

Currensea's new whitepaper examines how technology, tighter household budgets and changing consumer behaviour are reshaping loyalty in Europe. It argues that co-branded debit cards could help airlines and hotel groups build more everyday engagement as loyalty programmes become increasingly important profit centres.

2:01 AMBreaking Travel News

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