A new partnership has been announced between, Zilchthe payment innovator behind the ad-subsidized payments network, ASPNand lastminute.comthe European travel tech and holiday package provider, to make booking and paying for holidays easier.
Together, the companies will launch Zilch Travel, a white label solution that improves the customer experience when searching, booking and paying for holidays, hotels and flights in Zilch app.
Saving for the holidays is often a non-negotiable in a household. However, giving this priority can be difficult. Looking to ensure that customers get the best financial offer, as well as the holiday experience, Zilch offers users up to three percent cashback on their rewards GETTING Zilch Travel bookings. In addition, they can choose to spread the cost of their trip with interest-free payments over six weeks or three months – always with complete transparency and no hidden fees using the platform at the last minute. com.
Zilch launched this new offer after 140 percent year-over-year growth with customers demanding smarter and more flexible ways to pay for their trips.
According to lastminute.com’s Travel Horizons family report, nearly half of families now book their travel plans 5 to 12 weeks before departure. To meet this demand, Zilch Travel offers payment options to spread the cost of multiple bookings and reward customers with benefits they can use on their holidays. Plus, it ensures that planning the perfect vacation is simple and rewarding.
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Alessandro PetazziCEO of lastminute.com said: “By investing in flexible financial solutions and using our technology to improve the travel experience for customers, we can open up a world of possibilities for holidaymakers. We are delighted to partner with one of the UK’s leading fintech companies by powering their new Zilch Travel service.
“With over twenty-five years of experience, we know that the holidays are a ring-fenced purchase that everyone makes every year, this is why we continue to invest in solutions to fintech and innovative payment options to improve personalization and empower people to pay on their terms.”
Philip BelamantCEO and co-founder of Zilch said: “Partnering with lastminute.com, a pioneer in online travel, marks an exciting step forward as we launch Zilch Travel. By 2025, travel will no longer be a luxury – it will be a professional and family priority, with 84 per cent of UK consumers exploring destinations at home or abroad, spending over £72 billion on holidays abroad alone in 2023.
“Zilch Travel is designed to give our customers what they have been asking for, three years in an unprecedented cost of living pressure: the convenience, security, and flexibility of design and payment their journeys smoothly within the regulated app they trust to manage their money.
“This launch is another way we’re revolutionizing everyday spending and expanding Zilch’s wallet segment, following the success of our Pay in 3 months product for bigger-ticket purchases, which has already helped drive total sales on the Zilch platform to over £3.6 billion since launch and has doubled our revenues for three years running.
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