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CellPoint Mobile Fully Compliant with EU's GDPR RegulationsIncreased support for Privacy by Design, Right to Forget and other principles of data governance LONDON, May 24, 2018 /CNW/ -- CellPoint Mobile, a PCI-certified provider of sales and payment-side technology solutions for the worldwide travel, ground passenger transportation and hospitality sectors, is now fully compliant with the European Union's (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules to guarantee the security of consumer data and enforce data governance as a top business priority. "We have successfully completed the necessary adjustments and enhancements to our mobile solutions, including our Velocity, Voyage and Vantage products, to be fully compliant ahead of the May 25, 2018 deadline," said Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Mobile. "GDPR regulations are data-specific rather than product-specific and will affect travel, transport and hospitality operators served by CellPoint Mobile solutions. Our clients rightly expect full compliance with GDPR, PCI DSS and other consumer protection regulations that make travel easier and more secure." GDPR Compliance and Implementation Some of the measures undertaken by CellPoint Mobile for full GDPR compliance included:
Data security has become a much higher priority for travel, transportation and hospitality operators, as more consumers today expect to book, pay for and manage their journeys directly from a mobile device. This has opened up new opportunities for mobile commerce, but merchants will need better mobile security to protect sensitive personal data, such as credit card numbers, passports and loyalty points which are shared across millions of customer journeys every day. For ecommerce merchants doing business in the EU, GDPR can be a significant cost center – roughly half of data and compliance decision-makers in the U.S., U.K., Germany and France have allocated at least $1 million to meet GDPR requirements, and a third have earmarked over $5 million. While it may be costly in the short term, GDPR is helping merchants prepare the future by standardizing data governance and making it easier for non-EU merchants – including travel, transport and hospitality merchants – to do business seamlessly across the EU without risking their customers' data. The long-term benefits of GDPR compliance – such as having your customers' and partners' trust – far outweigh the short-term costs, which can be leveraged as an opportunity to invest in martech, fraud management and other solutions for mobile commerce. GDPR for Travel, Transport and Hospitality CellPoint Mobile provides mobile solutions for secure transactions across the entire customer journey, from booking and ticketing to payments and travel management, working with merchants that are implementing GDPR and preparing for a more seamless and secure future for travel. For more information?or to schedule an interview?with CellPoint Mobile CEO, Kristian Gjerding, please contact?Vanessa?Horwell?at?[email protected] or Kristin Grages at [email protected]. ? About CellPoint Mobile:?We Make Travel Easier™ for airlines, travel companies and their customers.?? CellPoint Mobile provides airlines, ground transportation providers, hospitality firms and travel companies across the globe with flexible, configurable solutions that help them collect revenues from the mobile channel and profitably manage interactions and transactions from both the selling side and the payment side. Dedicated to a client-first, mobile-first culture since 2007, CellPoint Mobile provides companies with the fintech and travel-tech solutions they need to get to market quickly:? booking, payments, alternative payment methods, ancillary sales, loyalty transactions, communications, stored payment capability, real-time reporting, reconciliation, connections to payment service providers (PSPs) and acquirers, and more. Serving companies on five continents, CellPoint Mobile has locations in Miami, London, Copenhagen, Dubai, Pune and Singapore.??Visit?www.cellpointmobile.com?to learn more. View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cellpoint-mobile-fully-compliant-with-eus-gdpr-regulations-300654017.html SOURCE CellPoint Mobile |