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LIFT Expands Payment Options with Apple Pay, Google Pay & Crypto

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June 24, 2026

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LIFT Expands Payment Options with Apple Pay, Google Pay & Crypto
Source: IT News Africa

LIFT has become the first South African airline to offer both Apple Pay and Google Pay directly on its website across both mobile and desktop, while also introducing cryptocurrency payments through Ozow, significantly expanding the ways customers can pay for f

LIFT has become the first South African airline to offer both Apple Pay and Google Pay directly on its website across both mobile and desktop, while also introducing cryptocurrency payments through Ozow, significantly expanding the ways customers can pay for flights.  In doing so, LIFT introduces one of the most comprehensive direct airline payment stacks […]

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