mobile payment
Why Time Is the New Currency
Audrey Hall | April 12, 2024
By Audrey Hall “Time is money” is an often-repeated phrase attributed to Benjamin Franklin. When the aphorism was written, Franklin was pointing out that time spent not working was time not making money. Fast forward to today’s society and the value, or currency, no longer comes from the time spent working to achieve results, but on the time saved. When interacting with customers, the focus is no longer on spending more time working, but on being more efficient with time. In the context of the hospitality industry, by giving time back to guests, hotels not only extend value but increase loyalty with their customer base. The ...
Onyx CenterSource Unveils Latest Integration for Travel Agency Affiliates of Booking.com
Onyx CenterSource | July 18, 2022
DALLAS (July 18, 2022) — Onyx CenterSource, a leading global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence to the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of its latest payment platform integration for Booking.com’s affiliate travel agencies. The integration is customized for Sabre-connected travel agencies, enabling them to directly connect into Booking.com and streamline revenue share payment processing for completed bookings sent through the platform. “Onyx has a long-standing commitment to ensuring that our offerings provide significant value to our clients,” said Tony Wagner, Onyx chief commercial officer. “A...
Agilysys & CITCON Announce Partnership Providing Integrated Hospitality Payment Acceptance
Agilysys | March 9, 2021
New Partnership to Offer Agilysys Customers Access to Alipay, WeChat Pay and China UnionPay Santa Clara, Ca, and Alpharetta, Ga, – March 09, 2021 – Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading global provider of next-generation cloud-native SaaS and on-premise hospitality software solutions and services, and CITCON, the leading mobile payment platform, today announced a new partnership to increase market presence for both companies by enabling global hospitality providers to provide travelers access to mobile wallet solutions from around the world. CITCON is a leading mobile wallet payment provider globally. The technology company offers...
MyCheck Teams with Lokion to Bring ‘Pick Your Room’ and ‘Find My Way’ Mapping Functionality to Hotels and Guests
MyCheck | October 31, 2017
Study shows 61% of guests want to select their room from a property map, but only 6% of hotels offer it; Integration partners MyCheck and Lokion plan to change that immediately [New York – October 31, 2017] —MyCheck, a leading provider of mobile payment platform solutions for hotels, announces that it has partnered with digital mapping and customer-engagement strategy specialist Lokion to enable travelers to select the hotel rooms they prefer during the online or mobile booking process. Properties equipped with MyHotel from MyCheck can now add Aegir Maps from Lokion to enable pick-your-own-room functionality, as well as wayf...
Don’t Budget for Costly Hotel Check-In/Out Apps; ‘Widget’ is the Way to Go!
Tal Nathanel | October 24, 2017
A front-desk widget offers maximum functionality at a minimal cost By Tal Nathanel If your hotel is planning to add software to your 2018 budget that will enable guests to check in, view their folio, and check out with just a click via your website, mobile web or hotel app, you're not alone. Being able to "wow" your guests with the latest mobile tools is key to attracting and retaining today's travelers; it can also be very expensive. Before allocating thousands of dollars to develop an app or hire someone to do it for you, there are three little words you need to get familiar with first: Front Desk Widget. Yes, "widget." A widget is a...
MyCheck Mobility Achieves Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle Hospitality’s OPERA 5 Property System
MyCheck | May 23, 2017
MyCheck's MyWallet and Front Desk Widget with OPERA 5 integration means more service options for hotels and a frictionless experience for guests [NEW YORK, MAY 23, 2017]- MyCheck, a leading provider of mobile payment platform solutions and Gold level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of its MyWallet and Front Desk Widget solutions with Oracle Hospitality's OPERA 5 Property System. To achieve Oracle Validated Integration, Oracle partners are required to meet a stringent set of requirements to ensure solutions successfully and reliably meet the needs and priori...
Three Ways Technology Makes Payments Easier For Hotel Guests
Cristine Sommers | January 26, 2016
By Cristine Sommers Technology has been making aspects of everyday life easier, and now consumers are using new and alternative technology to make paying for goods and services simpler. Buyers now are using smartphones and other mobile devices during transactions, all while paying for items through alternative methods. Hotels can attract more guests and make the payment process easier when they use innovative technology to accept new and alternative payment options. Understanding what your customers want and how to help make their payments easier is critical. Some of the ways in which technology makes payments easier for hotel guests in...
Mobile Payments: The New Expectation For Hotels
Kristen Gramigna | October 15, 2015
By Kristen Gramigna Mobile payments are now a common means of accepting payment in stores, food trucks and festivals — but did you know travelers have embraced them wholeheartedly, too? In fact, nearly half of travelers who responded to a survey by the air transport firm SITA said they'd "definitely" use mobile payments during their journey. Here's are a look at why customers now expect that the hotel they choose has embraced mobile payment technology. Mobile guests expect mobile accommodations. The Pew Research Center reports that nearly two-thirds of Americans now own a smartphone, which they use to "navigate the world around t...
