More than two years ago, Booking Holdings, the online travel giant, secured an e-money licence from the Central Bank of Ireland. Now it’s planning to put that licence to use, according to new accounts filed recently in Ireland. Filings for Booking Holdings Financial Services International state that the company “intends to begin trading as an e-money institution in 2025”. The Irish-registered company is an arm of Booking Holdings, the umbrella firm of its namesake Booking.com and other properties Priceline, Kayak, and OpenTable. The licence and the 2025 timeline are name-checked several times throughout the latest Irish accounts. It fits into…
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