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Monthly round up of travel payments news
March was a busy month with yet more scams and data breaches catching travel companies off guard. Here is a monthly round up of the main news.
Ride sharing app Uber became the latest firm to suffer a damaging data breach, with the personal details of up to 50,000 drivers compromised. Full story
Loyalty programme AsiaMiles said a new alphanumeric password format will be introduced for all members following the theft of 4.7 million miles and gifts from more than 100 accounts. Full story
Luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental confirmed card processing systems at some US and European hotels were accessed by hackers. Full story
Marriott International becomes the first global hospitality firm to accept Apple Pay. It will be initially rolled out at 11 hotels across multiple Marriott brands. Full story
A competition posted on a fake Qantas Facebook page offering the chance to win free flights duped thousands of customers. Full story
Sabre Corp launched Virtual Card Number (VCN) payment on its corporate travel booking platform GetThere. Full story
A class action lawsuit was brought against Uber following a data breach. The lawsuit claims the company were negligent in safeguarding drivers’ personal data and waited far too long before disclosing it. Full story
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