Kristian Gjerding news and trends

Orchestration Helps Airlines Turn Payments Costs Into Profits
Payments As A Service // August 22, 2023

Kristian Gjerding, CEO at CellPoint Digital, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that amid the rise of open banking, faster payments and pay by bank’s continued embrace, there’s one thing that’s top of mind for his company’s clients: “It’s always the key business value,” he said....

Airlines Turn to Orchestration as Consumer Payments Preferences Multiply
Travel Payments // March 22, 2023

As talk in payments circles turns more and more to localization and alternative payment methods (APMs), smart routing and payments orchestration is stepping up as a solution to the soft declines and complex billing issues that attend air travel, especially international. To that end, London-based...

CellPoint CEO Says Payments Orchestration Reduces Transaction Turbulence as Air Travel Rebounds
Travel Payments // January 24, 2023

A glitch at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sparked chaos in the airline sector this month. And in an interview with PYMNTS, Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Digital, said the swirling headlines and the aftermath underscore a few truths in the travel industry: Running an...

Why Airlines Need To Get Their Wheels Up On Alt Payments
Payment Methods // February 07, 2019

Time is up. That — according to CEO Kristian Gjerding of CellPoint Mobile and CEO Ralph Kaiser of Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) — is the reality that airlines and other travel vertical players must wrap their minds around when it comes to thinking beyond card payments from leisure...

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Airlines on Payments Autopilot: How Automation Streamlines the Travel Refund Process

September 06, 2023
Air travel is complex. And that complexity trickles down to nearly every customer and airline touchpoint — particularly airline refunds, a process that has become a pressing issue for travelers and airlines. “Not only do you have a whole range of fare rules and ticket types, but you have various refund policies, including non-refundable or partial […]

Orchestration Helps Airlines Turn Payments Costs Into Profits

August 22, 2023
Kristian Gjerding, CEO at CellPoint Digital, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that amid the rise of open banking, faster payments and pay by bank’s continued embrace, there’s one thing that’s...

Airlines Turn to Orchestration as Consumer Payments Preferences Multiply

March 22, 2023
As talk in payments circles turns more and more to localization and alternative payment methods (APMs), smart routing and payments orchestration is stepping up as a solution to the soft...

CellPoint CEO Says Payments Orchestration Reduces Transaction Turbulence as Air Travel Rebounds

January 24, 2023
A glitch at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sparked chaos in the airline sector this month. And in an interview with PYMNTS, Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Digital, said the...