AwardWallet

AwardWallet is an American Software as a service company that allows users to digitally store, track and manage loyalty programs, frequent flyer accounts and credit cards. AwardWallet is based out of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
In 2012, AwardWallet was involved in a series of disputes with several airlines companies which denied access to AwardWallet's tracking software on their websites.
==Overview==
AwardWallet was established in 2004US News: 5 Online Tools for Managing Airline Miles by Alexi Vereschaga and Todd Mera, two former employees and software engineers from the Aelita Software Corporation. The company's initial focus was on tracking loyalty and reward programs for frequent flyer users. It later expanded its services by adding a variety of customer loyalty programs and also allowing users to manage their accounts.CreditCards.com: How to keep track of all those rewards points 
AwardWallet added a companion mobile application for iOS and Android (operating system)|Android devices apparently in 2010 or 2011.AppStore: AwardWallet Track RewardsAmerican Airlines News: American Airlines and AwardWallet Offer New Reward Tracking Technology for AAdvantage MembersAs of June 2020, AwardWallet had over 650,000 members and 705 loyalty programs.AwardWallet: Official website statisticsSocial Report: Facebook Groups Spotlight: Award Travel 101® Builds Community AwardWallet software has been discussed and cited in travel and technology sections of the media outlets such as BBC, CNN,CNN Travel: 10 most useful travel websites Bloomberg,Bloomberg: A Travel Hacker's Guide to Elite Status in 2017 and Beyond Forbes, Entrepreneur,Entrepreneur: World Leaders Weigh in on the State of Business Travel VoxVox: 4 frequent flier mile pro tips that anyone can use Los Angeles Times CNBCCNBC: How this 30-year-old manages 35 credit cards and earns free flights and The Wall Street Journal.
==Technology and API integration==
AwardWallet's software is equipped with several APIs related to the travel space including an AwardWallet Email Parsing API, AwardWallet Web Parsing API, and AwardWallet Account Access API. For example, Email Parsing API retrieves travel reservations from confirmation emails. Travel reservations are then parsed by the API to return the reservation data in a structured JSON formatProgrammableWeb: AwardWallet Email Parsing API The AwardWallet Account Access API operates via OAuth protocol.Official Website: AwardWallet Account Access API The AwardWallet Web Parsing API retrieves account balance, membership tier, expiration date and more from online accounts. It also provides access to travel itineraries and historical account activity.AwardWallet Web Parsing API A number of sourcesCapital One: Award Wallet + Rewards APIE-week: Capital One Launches DevExchange Developer Portal indicate that the AwardWallet software is a part of an emerging API economy.Gartner: Welcome to the API EconomySearchAppArchitecture: API economy
==Controversy==
AwardWallet was a part of controversy related to the denial of the airline companies to have tracking software programs in their API systems. In late 2012, AwardWallet (along with TripIt and MileWise) received a number of cease and desist letters from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines|Delta, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, demanding that AwardWallet discontinue accessing their websites for tracking clients' miles rewards programs. In August 2013, American Airlines resumed its use of the AwardWallet by integrating its software in the company's API.
==References==
Category:Personal finance websites
Category:Customer loyalty programs
Category:Credit card rewards programs
Category:Travel management
Category:Software companies based in Pennsylvania
Category:Software companies established in 2004
Category:Software companies of the United States