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Kristian Gjerding

Chief Executive Officer

CellPoint Digital

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12 Aug 2021

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London

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What the video game industry can learn from payments

The video game industry is one of the largest and most lucrative sectors around, bringing in $162.32 billion in 2020 alone. Yet, payments technology within the gaming space still lags behind its contemporaries. While retailers who sell video games, both specialists like GAME and broader eCommerce stores like Amazon, offer a wide range of alternati...

09 March 2022 /payments /markets Fintech

How to maintain culture when scaling

When starting a business, the culture you want to create is likely to be one of the first things you talk about; it’s an essential ingredient in building a team of people who hold the same principles and will work to achieve common goals. But it’s all too easy to let that culture slip down the priority list as your business grows. Kristian Gjerdin...

07 March 2022 /payments /people Fintech

How Payment Orchestration Enables more Players to take part in Gaming by Opening up Payment Options

Over the last two years, sign-ups to online gaming websites and programmes greatly increased. Due to the effects of lockdown forcing casinos and gambling halls to close down, online poker and online sports betting, amongst several other forms of iGaming, became increasingly popular. Digital payments also saw a rise over the last two years. While A...

01 March 2022 /payments /people Fintech

How airlines can improve the post-covid payment experience

As the world re-opens, airline passenger capacity will soon return to pre-pandemic levels. But like all customers, travellers have developed new payment habits during the pandemic, and expectations of a smooth payment experience are higher than ever. Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Digital, explains how airline payment managers can avoid a rep...

23 February 2022 /payments /covid-19 Fintech

How Payment Orchestration can enable Online Education for Thousands of Students

The last few years have been a blessing for those looking for online education. With furlough schemes forcing people to stay at home with little to do, many looked to online to education courses in order to further, or learn, new skills. Now, even as lockdown has subsided and many have returned to work and formal in person education, the experienc...

17 February 2022 /payments /people Fintech

Why Payment Orchestration is the key to international merchant growth

The shift to ecommerce has changed the game for modern retailers, leading many to shift their attentions online and start to plan for international growth. To do so effectively, however, retailers need to optimise their payments ecosystems now to put in place the right framework for expansion in the future. In a digital-first world where consumers...

06 September 2021 /payments /retail Fintech