# How Airlines Quietly Became Banks | Wendover Productions

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Published: 2026-07-10T20:39:00+00:00
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How Airlines Quietly Became Banks For a limited time, save 60% on your first 3 months of Audible at http://Audible.com/wendoverWatch Extremities at http://youtube.com/extremitiesBuy a Wendover Productions t-shirt: https://standard.tv/collections/wendover-productions/products/wendover-productions-shirtSubscribe to Half as Interesting (The other channel from Wendover Productions): https://www.youtube.com/halfasinterestingYoutube: http://www.YouTube.com/WendoverProductions Instagram: http://Instagram.com/sam.from.wendover Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/WendoverPro Sponsorship Enquiries: wendover@standard.tv Other emails: sam@wendover.productions Reddit: http://Reddit.com/r/WendoverProductionsWriting by Sam Denby Editing by Alexander Williard Animation by Josh Sherrington Sound by Graham Haerther Thumbnail by Simon BuckmasterReferences: [1] https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/ceb67596-d59a-41e3-ad0c-b5556dd43b4a [2] https://ir.united.com/static-files/1c0f0c79-23ca-4fd2-80c1-cf975348bab9 [3] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257430933_30_years_of_frequent_flyer_programsSelect footage courtesy Getty and AP; Select imagery courtesy Geolayers; Select music courtesy Epidemic sound Wendover Productions is all about explaining how our world works. From travel, to economics, to geography, to marketing and more, every video will leave you with a little better understanding of our world. Follow the podcast for daily episodes. Find Wendover Productions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wendoverproductions Disclaimer: This podcast is an unofficial, fan-created project that repurposes content originally produced by Wendover Productions. It was made with the intent of broadening access to Wendover’s educational videos by offering them in an audio-only format, id…

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