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Virgin Atlantic To Team With PCI Pal On Airline Omnichannel Payments
Digital Payments // September 28, 2022

Virgin Atlantic will make use of secure payment solution PCI Pal Digital to support its omnichannel strategy, a press release said. PCI Pal provides Software as a Service (SaaS) services to help out with companies’ payment systems. Virgin Atlantic’s global customers adopted a big range...

Space Crowded With the Rich as Virgin Galactic Joins SpaceX, Blue Origin
Travel Payments // February 15, 2022

In what could be a new “pay now, launch later” use case readying for liftoff, Virgin Galactic is open for consumer business as of Wednesday (Feb. 16), with tickets starting at just $450,000. The spacefaring arm of embattled Virgin Atlantic Airways said in a Tuesday...

Virgin Money Takes Big Haul In RBS Innovation Fund
Investments // September 23, 2020

Virgin Money said on Wednesday (Sept. 23) that it has landed the equivalent of $44.7 million from the United Kingdom’s Capability Innovation Fund, which was created as part of the Alternative Remedies Package that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) – now NatWest – funded...

Virgin’s Richard Branson Raising Capital For Acquisition Opportunities
International // September 17, 2020

A company recently created by billionaire Virgin Atlantic Founder Richard Branson plans to raise between $400 million and $460 million to acquire a yet-to-be identified business that is available at an attractive price due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 16) filing...

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Virgin Atlantic, CellPoint Digital Form Payment Orchestration Partnership

January 17, 2024
Virgin Atlantic has formed a partnership with airline-focused payment orchestration company CellPoint Digital. The collaboration is designed to make transactions for travelers on the British air carrier seamless and more secure, the two companies said Wednesday (Jan. 17). “By partnering with CellPoint Digital, Virgin Atlantic will see reduced transaction costs by leveraging intelligent routing capabilities, gain more control over […]

Virgin Atlantic To Team With PCI Pal On Airline Omnichannel Payments

September 28, 2022
Virgin Atlantic will make use of secure payment solution PCI Pal Digital to support its omnichannel strategy, a press release said. PCI Pal provides Software as a Service (SaaS) services...

Virgin Money Takes Big Haul In RBS Innovation Fund

September 23, 2020
Virgin Money said on Wednesday (Sept. 23) that it has landed the equivalent of $44.7 million from the United Kingdom’s Capability Innovation Fund, which was created as part of the...

Virgin’s Richard Branson Raising Capital For Acquisition Opportunities

September 17, 2020
A company recently created by billionaire Virgin Atlantic Founder Richard Branson plans to raise between $400 million and $460 million to acquire a yet-to-be identified business that is available at...