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Zilch makes travel bookings more flexible with lastminute.com

By Gloria Methri

January 13, 2025

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Zilch, Zilch Travel, ad-subsidised payments network, Travel Payments, lastminute.com, travel bookings, interest-free payments, BNPL, flexible payments, FinTech, UK Zilch, a direct-to-consumer ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), has announced the launch of Zilch Travel to make booking and paying for holidays easier and more rewarding.

Powered by lastminute.com, this new white-label partnership will enhance Zilch customers’ experience of seamlessly searching, booking and paying for holidays, hotels and flights in the Zilch app.

Customers can earn up to 3% back in rewards on their travel bookings or can opt 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.

Travel is one of the largest household expenses, yet it’s also a non-negotiable annual priority, and in 2024, it hit an all-time high. This surge has made travel one of the fastest-growing categories for Zilch as customers seek smarter, more flexible ways to fund their trips.

By offering easy payment options to spread out the cost of large bookings and rewarding customers with perks they can use on their holidays, Zilch Travel ensures that planning the perfect getaway is both simple and rewarding.

Alessandro Petazzi, CEO of lastminute.com, said, “By investing in flexible financial solutions and leveraging our technology to enhance customers’ travel experience, we can unlock 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. This new offering will seamlessly combine lastminute.com’s cutting-edge platform for booking holiday packages, hotels, and flights with Zilch’s fantastic, flexible payment options. This will allow consumers to earn cashback rewards or spread the cost of their holiday purchases interest-free.”

Philip Belamant, CEO and Co-Founder of Zilch, said, “In 2025, travel is no longer a luxury – it’s a professional and family priority, with 84% of UK consumers exploring destinations at home or abroad, they are spending over £72 billion on overseas holidays alone in 2023. Zilch Travel is designed to give our customers what they have been asking for three years into an unprecedented cost-of-living squeeze: the convenience, security, and flexibility to create and pay for their trips seamlessly within the regulated app they trust to manage their money.

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