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We recently partnered with Forbes Advisor to analyze more than 114,000 award flight searches across the top U.S. to Europe routes for summer travel. A few patterns stood out immediately. First, there is still meaningful pricing dispersion in economy. Select routes are consistently coming in well below typical redemption expectations, even during peak summer months. Second, premium economy is emerging as a far more efficient use of points than many assume. The gap between economy and premium economy remains relatively contained, while business class redemptions often require a disproportionate increase in points with significantly tighter availability. More broadly, the data points to a shift in how redemption value is being realized. It is becoming less about maximizing for a single aspirational redemption and more about identifying options that are consistently available, price-stable, and repeatable across a broader user base. That distinction has real implications for how loyalty programs drive engagement over time. If you are thinking about summer travel or how redemption behavior is evolving, these are worth a read. Links in the comments. #TravelLoyalty #Fintech #EmbeddedFinance

We recently partnered with Forbes Advisor to analyze more than 114,000 award flight searches across the top U.S. to Europe routes for summer travel. A few patterns stood out immediately. First, there is still meaningful pricing dispersion in economy. Select routes are consistently coming in well below typical redemption expectations, even during peak summer months. Second, premium economy is emerging as a far more efficient use of points than many assume. The gap between economy and premium economy remains relatively contained, while business class redemptions often require a disproportionate increase in points with significantly tighter availability. More broadly, the data points to a shift in how redemption value is being realized. It is becoming less about maximizing for a single aspirational redemption and more about identifying options that are consistently available, price-stable, and repeatable across a broader user base. That distinction has real implications for how loyalty programs drive engagement over time. If you are thinking about summer travel or how redemption behavior is evolving, these are worth a read. Links in the comments. #TravelLoyalty #Fintech #EmbeddedFinance

I'll be speaking for Odynn at the third Fintech Summit by Fiat Growth and Fintech Is Femme on April 28th — and this year, we're going bigger. 200 of fintech's top founders, operators, and investors are coming together at Penn 2, right by Madison Square Garden, as the opening anchor of Fintech Week NYC. This isn't a traditional conference — it's a builder-led summit. Deep technical conversations, real operator playbooks, and curated 1:1 connections powered by proprietary matching software designed to put you in the right room with the right people. AI. Stablecoins. Embedded finance. Payments infrastructure. The conversations shaping what fintech actually looks like next. A few spots are still available. If you want to be in the room where the next era of fintech is being built, get your ticket here: thefintechsummit.com See you on April 28th.

I had so much fun writing this article! Big thank you to John Taylor Garner and the Odynn team for doing all the heavy lifting with the award flight research. If you want to travel to Europe this summer for the fewest number of points or miles as possible, make sure to check out these award deals before they disappear! https://lnkd.in/eYDxkkEy

There's a real tension that purpose-driven fintechs face in bank conversations... Lead with your mission and risk being put in the nonprofit box. OR Lead with the business case and feel like you're editing yourself to fit the room. But the founders who strike the right balance are securing partners who understand that serving underserved customers isn't philanthropy — it's a real market opportunity. So how do you walk into a bank conversation as a purpose-driven fintech and get taken seriously, without leaving your mission at the door? That's just one of the questions we're digging into on Wednesday at Stripe's Fintech for Good Community's virtual panel! More than 50 people have already signed up; join us and hear from four dynamos who've had a front seat building these critical relationships. I'm so excited for Kristen Castell, Pam Kaur, John Taylor Garner, and Shreenath R. to share their insights with you! Register here: https://luma.com/fpemxt9n

I’ll be joining Stripe’s Fintech for Good Community next week for a panel on how fintechs build successful bank relationships. Looking forward to sharing what we’ve seen firsthand working with banks, fintechs, and card issuers, including what actually moves partnerships forward, how to approach early conversations, and what teams are evaluating before taking the next step. April 22 at 1pm ET on Zoom. Registration link in the comments. Excited to join Pam Kaur from Alloy Labs, Kristen Castell from Fintech Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE), and Shreenath R. from Starlight. #Fintech #Banking #Stripe

John Taylor Garner is a beast!

I'll be speaking on behalf of Odynn at the third Fintech Summit on April 28th — and this year, we're going bigger with Fiat Growth and Fintech Is Femme! 200 of fintech's top founders, operators, and investors are coming together at Penn 2, right by Madison Square Garden, as the opening anchor of Fintech Week NYC. This isn't a traditional conference — it's a builder-led summit. Deep technical conversations, real operator playbooks, and curated 1:1 connections powered by proprietary matching software designed to put you in the right room with the right people. AI. Stablecoins. Embedded finance. Payments infrastructure. The conversations shaping what fintech actually looks like next. A few spots are still available. If you want to be in the room where the next era of fintech is being built, get your ticket here: thefintechsummit.com See you April 28th.

New York Fintech Week is around the corner, and Odynn will be there! If you’re a bank, fintech, or card issuer thinking about loyalty, embedded travel, or new ways to drive engagement and revenue, we’d love to connect in person. Odynn helps teams launch and scale loyalty and travel programs without the heavy lift. Our modular, white-label infrastructure makes it easy to embed booking, rewards, and payments directly into your product, driving higher card spend, stronger retention, and new revenue streams. John Taylor Garner, CEO & Founder, Nancy Yaffa, CTP Yaffa, Senior Vice President of Business Development, and Scott Brodows, Senior Vice President of Operations & Travel will all be on the ground meeting with partners throughout the week. If you’re attending New York Fintech Week, let’s find time to connect. #Fintech #NYFintechWeek #NYFTW