NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Odynn, the AI-powered platform enabling banks and fintechs to launch personalized travel and loyalty programs, announced it has raised $9.5 million in seed funding led by Bonfire Ventures and co-led by Fiat Ventures. Odynn is transforming how financial institutions deliver travel experiences by enabling personalized, branded programs in weeks versus years, at a fraction of legacy costs.

For decades, banks and fintechs have tolerated a broken system of expensive, clunky travel portals that have cookie-cutter deployments due to inflexible infrastructure, yet they're stuck paying millions.

"Every executive knows their travel partner isn't cutting it. The portals are slow, the customer service is subpar, and the customer experience is unsatisfying which leads to low engagement," said Odynn founder and CEO John Taylor Garner. "We built Odynn to be the alternative we wished existed, one that finally allows financial institutions to deliver the personalized, transparent booking experience their customers expect."

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