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News 04 September 2019

Southwest passengers can use Apple Pay for flights

Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers buy tickets and other services using Apple Pay.

News 04 September 2019

Southwest customers get Apple Pay as payment option

Southwest Airlines flyers can now use Apple Pay to purchase tickets and ancillary products. The rollout begins with the Southwest app and will be extended to the carrier's website in 2020.

News 04 September 2019

Southwest Airlines will add Apple Pay as payment option

Southwest Airlines will join the roster of merchants that accept Apple Pay, according to an announcement Wednesday from CellPoint Digital and UATP.

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On the spot

On the spot 02 May 2019

CAPA event recording: innovation in ancillary revenues

Noel Connolly of CellPoint Mobile discusses how airlines can leverage the mobile channel to better understand their customers and ultimately increase ancillary revenues.

On the spot 28 November 2018

CAPA event recording: industry transformation

The digital transformation of airlines into global retailers: CEO Kristian Gjerding explores the challenges and opportunities in a panel at the CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit.

On the spot 17 October 2018

The growing demand for alternative payment methods

With more than 800+ alternative payment methods to choose from, how can airlines provide the right mix of payments for their customers while increasing profitability?

Press releases

Press releases 15 September 2019

Ethiopian Airlines launches WeChat Pay and KNET

CellPoint Digital’s Velocity payment platform enables Ethiopian Airlines to rapidly deploy two new popular alternative forms of payment to serve its fast-growing Chinese and Middle Eastern markets

Press releases 05 September 2019

CellPoint Digital partners with market leader VeriTrans

The new partnership will offer a unique digital payment platform giving travel merchants rapid access to a leading eco-system of payment methods in Japan and worldwide

Press releases 04 September 2019

CPD and UATP partner with Southwest to launch Apple Pay

CellPoint Digital and UATP selected to deploy Apple Pay across airline’s mobile channels.

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Insights

Insights 02 July 2019

Alternative payment methods for hospitality brands

Hospitality brands need an optimal strategy to launch alternative forms of payment (APMs) to increase conversions, bookings and upsell opportunities.

Insights 29 May 2019

What’s keeping African airline execs awake at night?

African carriers, like others, struggle to drive passengers to book in their direct channel, resulting in lower margin and lost customer relationships.

Insights 26 April 2019

Payments driving growth for Latin American Airlines

There is no simple way to sum up the Latin American airline market. It’s one of the fastest-growing regions in the world – projected to serve more than 693 million passengers.

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Resources

Resources 17 January 2019

Improving passenger experience in ground transportation

This report discusses how US ground transportation and mass transit providers can improve service, reduce costs, lift customer satisfaction and grow their bottom line.

Resources 14 December 2018

2019 trends: Latin America and the Caribbean

This report discusses how alternative payment methods and cross-border e-commerce are creating new industry opportunities in LATAM and the Caribbean.

Resources 25 April 2018

UK rail: revenue generation for passenger transport

This report discusses how the UK rail sector can leverage mobile technology to cut costs, increase existing capacity and generate ancillary revenue.

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