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CellPoint Digital Deepens Strategic Partnership with Southwest Airlines, Selected to Power Modern Retailing and Payments for Getaways by Southwest
DALLAS, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CellPoint Digital, the leading provider of Payment Orchestration solutions to the Airline and Travel industry, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Southwest Airlines Co. for Getaways by Southwest™. The collaboration coincides with the launch of CellPoint Digital’s new cloud-native Payment Orchestration platform, marking a significant advancement in travel commerce technology.
Orchestrating Modern Retailing Through Payments Optimisation
Southwest® will leverage CellPoint Digital’s new platform to deliver personalised travel experiences through an advanced Offer & Order payment solution. The platform enables the seamless combination of multiple payment methods—from credit cards and travel credits to alternative payment methods and Rapid Rewards® points—all within a single transaction.
“Our growing relationship with Southwest Airlines reflects both the strength of our existing partnership and our shared vision for the future of airline commerce,” said Kristian Gjerding, CEO at CellPoint Digital. “With the launch of our new platform, we’re helping one of our most valued airline partners navigate the crucial transition to modern retailing, enabling them to take greater control of their shopping experience whilst delivering the payment flexibility their customers demand.”
Delivering Next-Generation Travel Experiences Through Payment Innovation
Set to launch later in 2025, the implementation showcases the platform’s enterprise-grade capabilities with industry-leading reliability and processing power. This marks a natural evolution in Southwest’s payment technology strategy, creating a unified Payment Orchestration ecosystem that supports retail innovation.
“Our enhanced collaboration with CellPoint Digital for Getaways by Southwest represents the next chapter in our ongoing partnership,” said Kayce Ford, Vice President of Technology—People and Finance at Southwest Airlines. “Their deep understanding of our business needs and proven track record of success made them the clear choice to power our vacation package payment processing.
For more information about CellPoint Digital or to speak with company executives, please get in touch with Steven Osei at steven.osei@cellpointdigital.com
About CellPoint Digital
CellPoint Digital is a fintech leader in payment orchestration and optimisation. CellPoint Digital’s main solution is a powerful Payment Orchestration Platform that optimises digital payment transactions from cards or alternative payment methods and accelerates the deployment of new payment options. Merchants can easily scale their own payment ecosystem across the world, unify the customer payment experience across their website, mobile apps and other channels, optimise the routing of each transaction, increase conversion rates and minimise payment costs. CellPoint Digital has offices in Copenhagen, Dallas, Dubai, London, Miami, Pune and Singapore. Visit www.cellpointdigital.com to learn more.
About Southwest Airlines Co.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world’s most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 117 airports across 11 countries. Southwest took flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline1. By empowering its more than 72,0002 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among more than 140 million Customers carried in 2024. Southwest leverages a unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting Southwest.com/citizenship.
1 Based on U.S. Dept. of Transportation quarterly Airline Origin & Destination Survey since Q1 20212 Fulltime-equivalent active Employees
BERLIN, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — From March 4-6, 2025, ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show—kicked off in Germany, gathering over 5800 exhibitors and industry leaders from 170 countries. This year’s theme, “The World of Travel Lives Here” highlighted the digital transformation shaping the future of global tourism. As a leading enterprise payment provider in the airline and travel industry, YeePay showcased its one-stop global enterprise account solution, demonstrating how seamless payments are at the heart of a connected global travel ecosystem.
At ITB Berlin, Hua Lei, Senior Vice President and Head of International Business at YeePay, shared insights into how evolving visa-free policies are boosting inbound tourism to China, unlocking new business opportunities.
“Payments serve as the bridge, connecting businesses, distributors, and travelers. We are dedicated to creating efficient and secure payment solutions that facilitate seamless transactions between China and global travelers, as well as between Chinese and international businesses,” said Hua Lei.
During the event, YeePay engaged with global airline and travel companies, system providers, and payment technology firms, exploring collaborations to drive digital transformation across the travel industry. YeePay introduced its one-stop global enterprise account solution, designed to streamline complex cross-border transactions with low costs, competitive exchange rates, and fast processing speeds. By leveraging a comprehensive global collection, payment, and FX management system, YeePay enables travel businesses to efficiently handle international payments, foreign exchange management, and financial settlements. All within a single account.
As the travel industry embraces digitalization and globalization, YeePay is accelerating its global expansion to further enhance collaboration and co-innovation with travel businesses worldwide. The company remains committed to driving the evolution of global payment services, making transactions smarter, more seamless, and more efficient.
At ITB Berlin, YeePay not only showcased the strength of China’s payment technology but also reinforced its vision of fostering open, collaborative, and innovative partnerships to support the global travel industry. As the event’s theme suggests, “The World of Travel Lives Here”and YeePay is helping connect the world’s travel ecosystem through payments.
About YeePay
Founded in 2003, YeePay is a leading enterprise payment service provider in China, offering secure, innovative, and intelligent transaction solutions across industries such as airlines & travel, retail, fintech, and cross-border commerce. With a focus on financial inclusion and technological innovation, YeePay empowers businesses with seamless digital financial services.
For more information on YeePay, visit https://global.yeepay.com.
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TVP AND DEMAND POOL ANNOUNCE UPCOMING LAUNCH OF FIRST STRATUM V2 BITCOIN MINING POOL AND CLOSING OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
AUSTIN, Texas, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DMND (“Demand Pool”), the world’s first Stratum V2 Bitcoin mining pool, announced the opening of the application for miners to join DMND as launch partners today. Successful applicants will benefit from a 0% fee for an initial two-month period, as well as a special two-year founding miner agreement. DMND also announced its venture capital financing that took place in Q4 2024, led by Trammell Venture Partners (“TVP”).
Stratum V2 enhances Bitcoin’s decentralization and privacy by enabling miners to construct their own block templates. DMND’s Stratum V2 pool implements end-to-end encryption to prevent hashrate hijacking and features a novel payments system called SLICE that ensures maximum miner payouts with auditable transactions and no hidden fees. Built on open-source, authenticated security, DMND creates a fairer and more profitable Bitcoin mining landscape. DMND is committed to increasing miner profits while strengthening Bitcoin’s decentralization.
“The Bitcoin mining industry has a key problem which I’ve pinpointed over my 10 year career: mining pool centralization,” said Alejandro de la Torre, DMND co-founder and CEO. “This is why it is paramount that we make Stratum V2 a reality. SV2 will help decentralize Bitcoin mining by allowing miners to build their own blocks. With the release of DMND pool—the world’s first Stratum V2 pool—we help combat this problem – a historic moment in Bitcoin.”
“The mining pool industry is one where murky fee payouts and relative centralization have become the norm,” said Christopher Calicott, TVP’s managing director and founding partner. “By empowering mining operators to securely and privately design their own block templates while facilitating radical transparency and fairness of payments to mining pool participants, DMND will bring a new era to the mining industry. Mining operators of any size—from small home miners to publicly traded giants—will all work to enhance Bitcoin’s decentralization.”
Mining operators are encouraged to apply to join the launch event and contribute to mining the first Stratum V2 block on the DMND website here. Applications for launch participants will end March 28, 2025, at midnight PST.
About Demand Pool
DMND is the first Stratum V2 Bitcoin mining pool. DMND’s revolutionary technology empowers miners with greater transparency, higher payouts, and true decentralization via miner block template creation. For more information visit us on the web.
About Trammell Venture Partners
Trammell Venture Partners, founded in 2016, is an Austin-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in highly technical companies in three core areas including Bitcoin-native technologies, security and privacy tech, and applied AI. Since 2020, TVP has focused on backing founders building on the layers of the Bitcoin protocol stack via the venture capital industry’s first dedicated Bitcoin-native mandated VC fund series: The TVP Bitcoin Venture Fund series of funds.
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Alejandro de la Torre
DMND: Demand Pool
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sensor Tower, a leading provider of digital marketing insights, announced today that it has acquired gaming intelligence platform Video Game Insights. This acquisition strengthens Sensor Tower’s position as the preeminent source for gaming insights and expands its coverage into PC and Console.
“Gaming is a significant part of the digital economy, and with this acquisition, Sensor Tower is excited to offer our customers gaming insights across mobile, PC, XBox, and Playstation,” said Sensor Tower CEO Oliver Yeh. “Video Game Insights has become a trusted name in the industry, providing its customers with reliable estimates on sales, pricing, engagement, and ratings. We look forward to working with the entire Video Game Insights team to continue to innovate and provide Sensor Tower customers with the most comprehensive gaming insights.”
Video Game Insights is a market research company best known for providing game performance data and user trends from Steam, one of the most widely used video game distribution services. As of this year, Video Game Insights has expanded to provide data for Playstation and Xbox.
The addition of PC and Console data to Sensor Tower’s existing mobile gaming solutions unlocks new market opportunities in the $249 Billion gaming landscape. Top game publishers and developers can now track sales, engagement, and advertising across Apple App Store, Google Play, and Steam, enabling them to better understand market shifts, benchmark against competitors, and drive retention and growth.
“We are thrilled to join Sensor Tower and further our goal of providing the industry with a comprehensive view of the gaming ecosystem,” said Karl Kontus, Co-Founder and CEO of Video Game Insights. “The power of our combined datasets provides deeper insights into market trends, competitor strategies, and user preferences, allowing our customers to grow and scale at a faster rate than ever before.”
With this acquisition, Sensor Tower furthers its mission to measure the digital economy, providing global leaders with market analysis and competitive intelligence across mobile app, digital advertising, and website.
Video Game Insights will operate as Video Game Insights by Sensor Tower.
For more information please visit www.sensortower.com
Press contact: Amber Ellis, SensorTower@ccgrouppr.com
About Sensor Tower
Sensor Tower is the leading source of mobile app, digital advertising, retail media, and audience insights for the largest brands and app publishers across the globe. With a mission to measure the world’s digital economy, Sensor Tower’s award-winning platform delivers unmatched visibility into the mobile app and digital ecosystem, empowering organizations to stay ahead of changing market dynamics and make informed, strategic decisions.
Founded in 2013, Sensor Tower’s mobile app insights have helped marketers, app, and game developers demystify the mobile app ecosystem with visibility into usage, engagement, and paid acquisition strategies. Today, Sensor Tower’s digital market insights platform has expanded to include Audience, Retail Media, and Digital Advertising Insights (formerly Pathmatics), helping brands and advertisers understand their competitor’s advertising strategies and audiences across web, social, and mobile. Learn more at www.sensortower.com
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