International carrier becomes the world's first airline to integrate "Buy with Android Pay"
into a mobile app for passengers
LONDON, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CellPoint Mobile (www.cellpointmobile.com), a payments and mobile commerce solutions provider for the world's airlines, and Emirates, the world's largest international airline, now support Android Pay in the UK, making it easy, simple and secure for the airline's passengers to purchase tickets and travel products directly from the Android Pay-enabled Emirates mobile app.
"Almost all of today's passengers rely on their smartphones and mobile devices to pay for items and interact with airlines as they travel," said Kristin Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Mobile. "Adding Android Pay to the pool of available payment options offers Emirates passengers simplicity, security and choice when paying for things with their Android phones."
According to Gjerding, the Android Pay integration is already live for passengers who have downloaded the Emirates app.
Available to U.S. consumers at select retail stores, Android Pay rolled out officially in the UK on May 18, 2016. CellPoint Mobile's integration of Android Pay makes Emirates the world's first airline to integrate "Buy with Android Pay" for its passengers. With Android Pay fully integrated into CellPoint Mobile's platform, roll-outs of the solution with new airline clients can be accomplished in days or weeks rather than months.
"We want to make it easier for businesses like Emirates to offer a faster in-app payment solution for their passengers," said Pali Bhat, director of product management for Google. "With Android Pay, people will be able to speed through checkout with their Android phones in as few as two clicks."
To arrange an interview with Kristian Gjerding or find out more about CellPoint Mobile's integration of Android Pay with Emirates, please contact Vanessa Horwell at +44.203.807.3735 or vhorwell@thinkinkpr.com. The company's recently published white paper, "The Mobile Payments Imperative for Global Airlines: Outlook 2016" can be downloaded here.
About CellPoint Mobile: Making Travel Payments Easier
CellPoint Mobile helps airlines around the world navigate and own the complex payments ecosystem from beginning to end, regardless of their passengers' preferred currency, payment method, device or channel. Its technology infrastructure, solutions and professional services enable airlines to manage and process payments and transactions from a single, data-integrated platform. With offices in London, Miami, Copenhagen, Pune and Dubai, CellPoint Mobile serves global and regional airlines. Since 2007, its Commerce Orchestration Platform has helped companies across the world fulfil their digital strategy, increase sales and improve margins. Visit www.cellpointmobile.com or email info@cellpointmobile.com.
