First Data to power mobile and eCommerce
payments for global leader in travel and lifestyle
Today First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in
commerce-enabling technology, announced that it has entered into a
strategic agreement with AccorHotels to enable global and cross
channel payments. The AccorHotels Group is a global leader in
travel and lifestyle, and a pioneer in digital technology, offering
unique experiences in more than 4,200 hotels, resorts and
residences, and in more than 10,000 outstanding private residences
worldwide.
As part of the deal, First Data will power payments for
AccorHotels for in-store, online, and mobile transactions. This
includes facilitating transactions for AccorHotels’ online booking
tool that enables customers to quickly and easily make and pay for
reservations online.
“AccorHotels owns some of the most well-recognized hotel brands
in the world, and we are delighted to form this long-term
relationship with them,” said Gert Vido, Head of Corporate
Institutional Sales for First Data in the EMEA region. “As we
continue to strengthen our presence throughout EMEA, working with
premier partners like AccorHotels will accelerate our efforts to
enable global commerce for businesses of all sizes across the
region.”
“As part of our global digital plan, it is crucial to simplify
the guest experience process with seamless, safe, cutting-edge
mobile commerce solutions that make it easy to find, book and pay
for a room anytime, across 95 countries and more than 4,200
properties,” explains Matthieu Le Louer, Vice President, Client
Payment Systems at AccorHotels.
First Data will also provide a Nexo central acceptance platform
for AccorHotels, based on the new Nexo standard protocols. Nexo
standards enable fast and borderless payments acceptance by
standardizing the exchange of payment acceptance data between
merchants, acquirers, and payment service providers in the EMEA
region.
With the Nexo host, First Data will enable AccorHotels to manage
all their point-of-sale devices and eCommerce transactions from one
central location, regardless of which country they are operating
in. Globally, the First Data implementation with the Nexo host
ensures all customers – regardless of where they are booking – will
have the same streamlined client experience.
Additionally, First Data will provide tokenization services for
AccorHotels. First Data’s tokenization solutions provide a high
level of security to protect cardholder data during a
transaction.
The phased introduction of the First Data and AccorHotels
partnership starts with properties in Germany, France, and the
United Kingdom, before continuing into other countries throughout
2018.
First Data serves businesses and financial institutions in
dozens of countries across the EMEA region. As a leading global
commerce technology company, First Data has operations throughout
EMEA and provides next-generation, commerce-enabling solutions to
financial institutions, merchants, and governments.
About First Data
First Data (NYSE: FDC) is a global leader in commerce-enabling
technology, serving approximately six million business locations
and 4,000 financial institutions in more than 100 countries around
the world. The company’s 24,000 owner-associates are dedicated to
helping companies, from start-ups to the world’s largest
corporations, conduct commerce every day by securing and processing
more than 2,800 transactions per second and $2.2 trillion per
year.
About AccorHotels
AccorHotels is a world-leading travel & lifestyle group and
digital innovator offering unique experiences in more than 4,200
hotels, resorts and residences, as well as in over 10,000 of the
finest private homes around the globe. Benefiting from dual
expertise as an investor and operator, AccorHotels operates in 95
countries. Its portfolio comprises internationally acclaimed luxury
brands including Raffles, Sofitel Legend, Fairmont, SO Sofitel,
Sofitel, onefinestay, MGallery by Sofitel, Pullman, Swissôtel and
25hours Hotels; as well as the popular midscale brands Novotel,
Mercure, Mama Shelter and Adagio; the much-prized economy brands
including JO&JOE, ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget and the
regional brands Grand Mercure, The Sebel and hotelF1. AccorHotels
provides innovative end-to-end services across the entire traveler
experience, notably through the acquisition of John Paul, world
leader in concierge services.
With an unmatched collection of brands and rich history spanning
close to five decades, AccorHotels, along with its global team of
more than 250,000 dedicated women and men, has a purposeful and
heartfelt mission: to make every guest Feel Welcome. Guests enjoy
access to one of the world’s most rewarding hotel loyalty programs
- Le Club AccorHotels.
AccorHotels is active in its local communities and committed to
sustainable development and solidarity through PLANET 21, a
comprehensive program that brings together employees, guests and
partners to drive sustainable growth.
Accor SA is publicly listed with shares trading on the Euronext
Paris exchange (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and the OTC marketplace
(Code: ACRFY) in the United States.
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accorhotels.com.
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Liidia LiuksilaFirst Data+1
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LévineAccorHotels+331 45 38 84 76melissa.levine@accor.com
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