PXP, a leading omnichannel global payment platform, have teamed up with Net Affinity, a leading provider of direct booking solutions for the hospitality industry.

Their strategic collaboration will integrate PXP’s next generation payment technology with Net Affinity’s advanced booking platform, enabling hotels to streamline both reservations and payments in one unified solution.

This partnership offers a seamless way for hotels to simplify payment processing, reduce fraud risks and manage international transactions more efficiently. By combining PXP’s reliable payment infrastructure with Net Affinity’s intuitive booking platform, hotels can improve the overall guest experience while ensuring smoother, more secure transactions from booking to payment.

Christopher Gilderson, Head of Retail & Hospitality at PXP, commented: "Net Affinity’s deep industry knowledge and focus on delivering seamless booking experiences make them an ideal partner for us. By integrating our secure, multi-channel payment solutions with their platform, together we help hotels reduce the complexity of payment processing and fraud management while enhancing the guest experience."

For PXP, this partnership opens up new opportunities within the hospitality sector. Net Affinity benefits by incorporating PXP’s robust payment technology, which complements its booking system and enables hotel clients to streamline operations. The PXP tech platform is designed to make commerce simpler, better and more connected, processing over EUR 30bn yearly for customers globally.

Guests also stand to gain from this collaboration, enjoying a smoother and more secure booking and payment process. Hotels can offer a wider variety of payment options, enhanced fraud protection, and an easier way to manage international transactions, all of which improve guest satisfaction and increase revenue potential.

Through this partnership, PXP and Net Affinity aim to address several challenges faced by international hotels:

• Reducing fraud and chargebacks: PXP’s advanced fraud detection tools help hotels lower the risk of chargebacks and protect against fraudulent transactions, improving their financial security.
• Improving booking-to-payment conversion rates: By integrating PXP’s secure and flexible payment methods, the partnership streamlines the booking and payment flow, helping to boost conversion rates and reduce abandoned bookings.

William Cotter, Managing Director added: "At Net Affinity, our mission is to simplify the lives of hoteliers so they can focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences. By integrating PXP’s secure payment system, we’re helping hoteliers spend less time managing payments and more time creating unforgettable stays that keep guests coming back again and again."

Looking ahead, PXP and Net Affinity plan to expand their offering by adding more payment features and improving fraud detection capabilities tailored specifically to the hospitality industry.