JPMorgan Chase has agreed to purchase one of the biggest third-party credit-card loyalty operators in a bet that pleasure travel will rebound sharply after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, CNBC has learned.The bank agreed Monday to acquire the technology platforms, travel agency, gift card and points businesses of cxLoyalty Group, a privately-held Stamford, Connecticut-based company, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.JPMorgan is taking about half of the company’s 3,100 employees in the transaction and will create a new business within its retail division reporting to Marianne Lake, head of the bank’s consumer lending business, the person …
