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Simplify Business Transactions with Virtual Cards

In today’s dynamic business environment, efficient and secure payment solutions are crucial for maintaining smooth operations and healthy cash flow also when it comes to payments from OTAs.

Many OTAs including Expedia and Booking.com offer payment via Virtual Card — a game-changing single-use credit card designed to streamline your payment process, ensuring it is seamless, secure, and accessible.

What is a Virtual Card?

A Virtual Card is a single-use credit card for each reservation for which the channel collects the payment. It offers a streamlined method for receiving payments from the channel, ensuring that you get paid quickly and without hassle. This innovative solution enhances your business operations, improves cash flow, and reduces administrative tasks.

Key Benefits of the Virtual Cards

Fast payments: Virtual Cards operate just like a regular credit cards, ensuring you receive payments as promptly as other credit card transactions.

Easy to operate: Using Virtual Cards is straightforward. At checkout, charge the provided card number for the amount stated on the booking notification. There’s no need for additional payment requests or invoices. This simplicity saves you time and effort, allowing you to focus on delivering excellent service to your guests.

Improved cash flow: Virtual Cards help improve your business’s cash flow with faster and more efficient payments. Reduced administrative tasks mean you can allocate resources to other critical areas of your business, ensuring smoother operations and better financial health.

Protection guarantee: Each Virtual Card number is unique and assigned to a specific reservation, offering enhanced security.

Auto Charge Virtual Cards via Beds24

If you use Stripe with Beds24 you can automatically charge Virtual Cards when the card becomes valid. This speed means less waiting time for your funds and more time focusing on growing your business.

Expedia Virtual Cards

Sign up for Expedia Virtual Card via the “Payments” tab in Expedia Partner Central to reeive Virtual Cards for your Expedia Collect reservations.

Booking.com Virtual Cards

Click the Finance tab in your Booking.com extranet, for Payments by Booking.com.

Other OTAs

Hotelbeds, Tiket and many others also support Virtual Cards. Ask your account manager how you can activate this option.

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